Intrapersonal skills: self-management, time management, self-development, self- regulation, adaptability, flexibility, executive functioning, core self-evaluation, work ethic, persistence, study skills, ethics & integrity, and citizenship.Gaven, et. al. further specifies: “Researchers agree that cognitive intelligence or technical skillsare needed, but not sufficient to have success in executing complex professional tasks and thatinterpersonal and intrapersonal skills improve performance. Some authors hold that the cognitiveskill is the basic determinant of labor market outcomes. In contrast, others researchers havestated that “Non-cognitive ability is as important, if not more important, than cognitive ability.”Globalization
for the first of the two course sequence.Specific requirements for this Senior design experience are that the students need to complete aproject based on the following criteria: 1. The project must be based on the knowledge and skills related to the design process acquired in earlier course work. This explains the lengthy prerequisite list. 2. The project must incorporate engineering standards and be responsive to local codes and regulations. This explains why proposals are presented by practicing engineers. 3. Consideration must be given to the recognition of reasonable constraints imposed by economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, constructability, ethical, health, safety, reliability, social
theypropose, undertake, and complete projects for a variety of clients. The tenor of the sequence focuses on theunderlying principle that engineering is a profession in which services for clients are rendered in an equitable,economical and ethical manner. This paper describes the learning objectives, evolution, current status, andassessment of the four-course sequence. This paper details the content, implementation, activities, teaching loads,assessment, and student reactions to the design sequence.Index Terms – Creativity, Teamwork, Design, Project, Professional.Introduction“. . . the proper study of mankind is the science of design . . .”, Herbert A. Simon1In the mid-90’s, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Rose-Hulman Institute
ethical responsibility; andunderstanding the impact of engineering solutions within a contemporary and societalcontext. Furthermore, IUPUI, like many universities, explicitly recognizes theimportance of critical thinking as a component of undergraduate education by identifyingit among the university’s Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs). However, theability to think critically and independently is cited by employers as one of the greatestdeficiencies in recent engineering graduates [1, 2]. We may believe we are fosteringcritical thinking skills in our engineering and technology curricula – but are ourundergraduates developing those skills as we intend?Background and Motivation“Critical thinking” is the ability to analyze carefully and
laboratory data collection and report writing,team forming and experiences, improved (technical) writing skills, and designexperiences. Table 1. Course Objectives1. Explain the engineering profession and engineering ethics.2. Use technical communication skills to explain the results/analysis of introductorylaboratory exercises in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering and ComputerScience.3. Explain engineering analysis and design.4. Analyze data collected during laboratory exercises.5. Analyze the impact engineering has had on the modern world.6. Design a simple engineering device, write a design report, and present the design aspart of team
at LOA 5 – Synthesis - is not easily fulfilled by all current civil engineeringgraduates, so the response could merely reflect that some programs are skeptical that allgraduates have demonstrated an ability to design a complex system or process. The lowerresponse for that outcome in Table 1A could also be a function of the rubric specified. The rubricidentifies LOA5 - Synthesis as incorporating “realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”Some of the surveyed programs may not expect graduates to consider more than one constraintin their designs. Thus, the graduates may be able to “design a complex system or process to meetdesired needs,” but not
commonly for each specialty. Students are advised by faculty members in theirdiscipline. In the mechanical engineering specialty, we commonly have two students per project,but when appropriate, as in this project, we will have three students. The student learningoutcomes, associated ABET outcomes, and performance criteria for the course are listed in Table1. In addition to fulfilling the departmental objectives, this course also incorporates thefollowing university core curriculum (UCC) objectives:A. Enhancement of Cognitive Abilities- composition, speech, and math,B. Enhancement of Individual Development- ethics,C. Enhancement of Cultural and Natural Awareness - environmental, economic, health and safety, sustainability aspects of projects, as
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions resultingfrom operation of campus buildings has been developed and is being taught at RowanUniversity as part of Sophomore Engineering Clinic. The goals of Sophomore Clinic areto develop design and communication skills. This paper will discuss the framework ofthe class, with specific emphasis on how the project fits into the objectives of SophomoreClinic, and disclose details to allow implementation of the project in similar project-based courses at other institutions. The technical aspects of conserving energy are wellsuited for introducing design. Introducing ethics and professionalism are also goals ofthe clinic sequence and a project on reducing greenhouse gas emissions is compatiblewith these
: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h)the broad education necessary to understand the
’ technical, social, political, ethical social contextsWilliams Co-taught course on Question-posing; Students “to determine which tools applied science exploring intersections [engineering, ethical] they will need to applications of technical and ethical solve [a given] problem” involving the dimensions of application of advanced technologies technology applicationsSmith Two versions of intro Stages of engineering Impacts of engineering on society; engineering course for design plus technology
students to determine if these perceptions could beused to enhance Veteran retention in engineering. Social responsibility is embodied in theEngineer’s Creed and is directly related to engineering ethics [10], so much so that theengineering accrediting agency ABET requires that graduates can approach their work in asocially responsible manner [11]. The principles of social responsibility are what attract manystudents to engineering, specifically those from underrepresented groups [12]. Matusovich et al.[13] and Mehaffy [14] identified the need to incorporate students’ personal values, such as socialresponsibility, into the engineering curriculum to allow them to personally connect with theirengineering identity and thereby increase retention. The
professionalism, ethics, and trust/ trustworthiness in professional-client relationships. A licensed engineer with over 35 years experience in engineering education and practice, Dr. Lawson has provided project management and technical oversight for geotechnical, construction ma- terials, transportation, environmental, and facilities projects nationwide.Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University Dr. Cleveland combines laboratory and field methods with information management, experimental design, and computational modeling. He is an experimental researcher, modeler, and teacher. His technical background includes environmental and civil engineering, and his research work is focused on water resources problems encompassed in
,health, safety, and welfare, as well as environmental, social, political, ethical,global, cultural, social, environmental, health and safety,and economic factors manufacturability, and sustainability3. an ability to communicate effectively (g) an ability to communicate effectivelywith a range of audiences (f) an understanding of professional and4. an ability to recognize ethical and ethical responsibilityprofessional responsibilities in (h) the broad education necessary toengineering situations and make
developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her academic and research interests include the profes- sional formation of engineers, diversity and inclusion in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Andrew O. Brightman serves as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engi- neering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His research background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue engineering, and engineering ethics. He is committed to developing effective ped- agogies for ethical reasoning
; and/or c. develop entrepreneurial engineering activities. 2. Engage in life-long and continuous learning, including advanced degrees. 3. Exert technical leadership over multi-disciplinary projects and teams. 4. Contribute as responsible professionals through community service, mentoring, instructing, and guiding their professions in ethical directions. 5. Communicate effectively to professional and business colleagues, and the public.The PEOs shape the curriculum in specific ways, especially regarding entrepreneurship, multi-disciplinarity, and ethics, as described later.2.3. STUDENT OUTCOMESAlthough Robotics is not recognized as a distinct engineering field by ABET, the program wasdesigned to be
courseobjectives at Northeastern University. Capstone is effective for teaching and assessing ABET outcomes 2,3, 5, 6, and 7. Student Outcome #1 on problem formulation and complex problem solving may not bedirectly assessed, but it is a necessary skill in order to successfully complete a design. Student Outcome#4 on ethical and professional responsibilities and global/cultural factors may be difficult for students toapply consistently, and may not be captured by typical capstone assessment instruments, yet theimportance of this factor is emphasized.Previous work has discussed the challenges of assessing the ABET objectives, particularly those relatingto professional skills [9]. Although the ABET criteria, program objectives and student outcomes
inFigure 8. The nanoengineering, entrepreneurship and ethics course then requires the students toapply these concepts as the students develop models and create their own process flows andgenerate their own models regarding nanoscale devices. Throughout this course sequence, basicphysics is applied and taught to the student in terms of the micro and nanoscale, including optics,mechanics, electronics, fluids and biology.Figure 9. Nickel nanowires grown by the students in EP280( Intro to nanoengineering).MEMS and sensingEP410, EP411, EP408During their time at RHIT, the EP students take two courses in MEMS and one course insensing. During EP410, the introductory MEMS course, the students are introduces to severaltopics in microfabrication such as
software, and teaching students how to regularlybackup information to the cloud [6]. At Le Moyne College, an interdisciplinary non-majorscourse was offered titled ‘Cybersecurity for Future Presidents.’ This course, like the one atLoyola, taught students technical skills like encryption, decryption, and packet switching[4].The non-majors courses in cybersecurity that have been designed vary greatly in the style andcontent [6]. Some of the topics covered in these courses are similar to ours: computer networks,cryptography, access controls, threats and human factors, forensics, privacy, ethics, and freespeech, and other computer science fundamentals like, digital representation of information, dataencryption, time complexity, packet switching
STEM education, with a focus on engineering education, art in engineering, social justice in engineering, care ethics in engineering, humanitarian engineering, engineering ethics, and computer modeling of electric power and renewable energy systems.Dr. Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University Jeong-Hee Kim is Professor of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education in the Department of Curricu- lum and Instruction at Texas Tech University. Kim is a curriculum theorist, teacher educator, and narra- tive inquiry methodologist. Her research centers on various epistemological underpinnings of curriculum studies, particularly engaging in hermeneutical excavation of the stories of students and teachers around the notion of
solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. 3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and social contexts. 5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. 6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate
enrolled as college freshman—as well as other freshman engineering students.Engineering and business faculty members, along with a focus group of entrepreneurs,were involved in the course’s development. At the beginning of the course, the designcycle for product and process innovation, as well as problem definition, was described.A number of outside business speakers provided insight into the world ofentrepreneurship, including teamwork, intellectual property, business and marketingplans, international and social entrepreneurship, and ethics. The students engaged incritical thinking exercises and worked on projects to develop marketing and businessplans for projects based on inventions. Examples of course curriculum, and retention andrecruitment
and practicesustainability. Human activities must be designed to allow this generation to meet its needswithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability is oftendescribed as requiring attention to the triple bottom line: people, planet and prosperity.This paper presents background concerning the incorporation of sustainability into engineering,for example, in the student outcomes of ABET criteria and in the codes of ethics of someengineering disciplines. We focus on describing and analyzing the efforts toward sustainabilitybeing taken in our community and the efforts of our engineering department to incorporatesustainability throughout our curriculum. We describe the methods we are using, starting
online electronic portfolio system (www.innovationportal.org). The electronic portfoliosystem contained step-by-step elements that guided students in the design process: from thedevelopment of an idea to execution of a plan.Summative findings from the curricular material indicated that both freshmen and sophomoresdemonstrated enhanced confidence and performance in key areas (i.e., hypothesis design) andcompetencies (cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal). Interestingly, while freshmendemonstrated improved confidence in the use of bioengineering analytical tools, sophomoresshowed increased self-efficacy in fundamental scientific topics. In the intrapersonal andinterpersonal domains (ethical awareness and teamwork, respectively), little
oral and written communication, project management,team skills including collaboration and leadership, an appreciation of different cultures andbusiness practices, engineering ethics and understanding the societal, economic andenvironmental impacts of engineering decisions 2-5. Experiential learning as well as the Page 8.75.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationopportunity to work on multi-disciplinary and multi “major” teams can provide an opportunityfor students to develop these
Page 25.786.6 FindingsStatements of values, missions, goals, and expected outcomes were found on the websites of allorganizations included in this study. At the departmental level, ABET outcomes were prominentdiscourses on university websites. In addition, universities promoted creativity, leadership,service, knowledge creation, and flexibility as important engineering attributes or programoutcomes. Companies universally promoted service to customers on their websites and describeddeveloping and producing innovative products of quality and value. Many companies alsodescribed their ethical practices including valuing sustainability and protecting the environment.A focus on employees was found on many company websites with statements about
within the academic setting as well asactivities like Engineers Without Borders or other service activities to be able to properlydemonstrate accomplishment of the outcome.7 Another example of the difficulty is thatstudents may properly assess a situation based on proper ethical reasoning, but there is noassurance that they will actually act ethically. Some define professional skills as how weperform in professional settings, but how do educators develop and assess such skills? Table 1 UT Tyler CE Program OutcomesGraduates:1. Apply knowledge of traditional mathematics, science, and engineering skills, and use modernengineering tools to solve problems.2. Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret
-development, self-regulation,adaptability, flexibility, executive functioning, core self evaluation, work ethic, persistence, study skills,ethics & integrity, and citizenship.7 Page 24.209.3 Previous studies have investigated the skills that will be required in the 21st Century. Some havefocused on specific skills such as critical thinking, 8,9,10 while others have studied categories of skillsindependently, including cognitive skills, 11,112,13 social skills, 14,15 self-regulation, 16,17 andintrapersonal skills.18 A few other studies have investigated more than one skill or category of skillssimultaneously such as the effect of
alternatives) - Evaluation of the pros and cons of each alternative design are compared. An analysis of engineering ethics, hazards, and failures are considered for health and safety concerns. 5. Implementation - Develop the final solution and fabricate, test, and evaluate design. 6. Reflection and Iteration - Contemplates final design, reviews the failures, and redesigns the product accordingly.Figure 1: Graphical Representation of the Engineering Design Cycle, from Voland 2004Following the engineering design cycle, students are walked through each phase of the cycleusing real world examples. Lectures and homeworks are given for each of the cycle phasesusing different examples in world needs and engineering.This course also
: Introduction and Orientation to the University o First Stipend Payment o Meet Your Faculty Luncheon o Central Campus Tour • June 4 o GRE-Pre-Test with Princeton Review o Graduate Library and North Campus Tour • June 5 Page 10.1176.8 o Cookout at Island Park“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright @ 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” • June 6 o Holiday • June 7 o ERC Orientation and Tour o Research Group Meeting • June 8 o GRE Class 1 • June 9 o Ford Rouge Plant Tour o Seminar #3: Research Ethics
balance between a number of opposingforces. A minimum of fundamentals in science and math are required to prepare students fortheir sophomore engineering coursework, and exposure to the nature of engineering and itsopportunities is needed to enable students to identify an appropriate career path. However, theacademic rigor of the first year in engineering is overly challenging and even shocking for manystudents. Still, calls for engineering education reform speak of educating students in areas ofcommunication, ethics and professionalism, design, working in teams, leadership,entrepreneurship, and global understanding (to name a few), all of which vie for curriculum time.As we seek to transform the first year we also need to keep an eye to current