Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

: history of electrical engineering,electrical concepts and components, digital systems, communications systems, electronics,power systems and computer engineering. The students are also exposed to the NationalElectrical Code and to the tools commonly used by electrical engineering students likeoscilloscopes, multimeters, functions generators, PSpice and MATLAB. In order to complementthe freshman experience, practicing electrical engineers is invited to talk about their industrialexperiences and a module on engineering your career is introduced. Finally, the students are alsoexpected to attend IEEE meetings, and study the IEEE code of ethics. The intention of the courseis to provide the students with a healthy exposure to professional practice and

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Satyajit Verma, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

5 Describe the operations and applications of industrial equipment 6 Identify, analyze and describe environmental, health and safety issues 7 Define professional and ethical responsibilities in the engineering profession 8 Analyze ethical issues in case studies 9 Use hardware and software tools to solve basic engineering problems 10 Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively 11 Apply unit conversions and statistical metrics to solve problems and analyze data Table 2 Classroom Assessment Activities Assessment activity wt% Assessment activity wt% 1 Tour Reports 8 6

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; John Krupczak, Hope College; James F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

that appropriately reflects the values and culture of society for which it is intended.9 Give examples of relationships among technologies and connections between technology and other fields of study.Responsibility10 Can identify and analyze professional, ethical, and social responsibilities as related to technology.11 Participates appropriately in decisions about the development and use of technology.12 Demonstrates an interest and ability in life-long learning and self-education about technological issues.Capabilities13 Formulate pertinent questions, of self and others, regarding the benefits and risks of technologies.14 Obtain and interpret information about new technologies.15 Discriminate the role of problem

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Yoder; D. Raj Raman

students submitted a final project report, and made a slide presentation covering thesame topics to the faculty and representatives of the cooperating food processor.The course technical content and grading method remained the same. However, we didincorporate readings6, 7, 8 into the early design classes, to take the opportunity to discussprofessionalism, ethics, and other important topics with the class. This illustrates a tactic that webelieve is critical to the success of engineering curricula in general: students know that what wespend time doing is important. If we pay lip service to ethics, writing, computer use, synthesis,and oral communication skills, and focus our classes on analysis, then our students come tobelieve that engineering is

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

., The Innovation Ethic, American Management Association, 1971. 3) Drucker, P., Managing in a Time of Great Change. 4) Army Leadership FM 22-100, Headquarters, Department of the Army, August 1999. 5) Bush, Vannevar, “Science The Endless Frontier”. A Report to the President by Vannevar Bush, Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development,” July 1945 ... Page 15.1104.7 Appendix: A Stages of Professional Maturation, Autonomy, and Responsibilities in Engineering Practice for Responsible Technology

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

introduce Page 15.421.9 technology to rural African villages? • We require a course in critical inquiry for second semester students. The goal there is to have them develop a broad perspective on engineering and to begin the process of becoming a rational thinker instead of a rationalizer. • In the ethics area, we have a small module at the sophomore level that we are developing it in the context of a campus wide effort at having ethics education permeate the curriculum. Most of these students did not have an opportunity to take this module and it is not a formal degree requirement. • All of these would

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Kelly, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

presentations by VillanovaEngineering and Business faculty, as well as industry experts. The technical (molecules, processand equipment) and business (pharmaceutical economics, marketing and management basicswere covered by Villanova engineering and business faculty respectively. Experts from theindustry discussed current and complex issues facing the industry such as; drug manufacturingand marketing regulations in China, ethics and logistics of clinical trials in India and drug anti-counterfeiting efforts. The pedagogical approach included lecture, discussion, case analysis, andindustry focused projects.The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits and challenges associated with this newcourse at Villanova. Two noteworthy and somewhat

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosanne Simeone

ethical perspectives.This paper will focus on body-altering technologies as portrayed in H.G. Wells’s The Island ofDr. Moreau (1896). 1 In addition to raising animal-human, gender, and mind-body issues, thisnovel questions the level of responsibility required of the researcher towards his subjects andtowards other professionals.The Island of Dr. MoreauA classic of science fiction, The Island of Dr. Moreau tells the tale of a mad vivisectionist whotoils on a remote Pacific island, attempting to transform animals into humans. We first meet ournarrator, Edward Prendick, a natural historian, in the dinghy of the Lady Vain, a ship that hasrecently sunk. Castaway from the very opening of the novel, Prendick relates how he alonesurvived the ordeal

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Baran, The Pennsylvania State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

International

countries o Work in a globally distributed team o Work in a team with colleagues from other disciplines (e.g. marketing, law, biology) o Develop innovative solutions to problems o Make effective oral presentations o Write effectively o Use project management skills o Identify ethical implications of my job assignments and decisions o Apply a professional code of ethics in my work o Consider sustainability in my projects/products o Lead a project teamThere are many questions asked on the survey, and not all were of interest for this particularstudy. In addition to the internationalization questions listed above, other survey questions thatwere of

Conference Session

ML and Generative AI Tools and Policies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University; Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

recognized. 4. Writing Voice: Students emphasized maintaining their writing style while leveraging AI for assistance. 5. Commitment: The importance of personal engagement and critical thinking in academic work was highlighted.Recommendations for Improved Integration:  Enhanced Resources and Training: Providing students with resources and training opportunities to effectively utilize AI tools in engineering education.  Critical Thinking and Verification: Emphasizing the importance of independent verification and critical thinking alongside AI-generated information.  Ethical Considerations: Raising awareness about potential biases and the evolving nature of AI, promoting responsible use. Developing new

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Filza H. Walters, Texas A&M University; Nadia Shuayto, Ohio Northern University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Research and International Marketing. Committed to academic excellence, she actively contributes to the institution’s strategic planning initiatives and has served as a judge for various prestigious competitions, including The American Marketing Association’s Student Case Competition, Ethics in Leadership, and Marketing Research. Prior to her academic tenure, Dr. Shuayto co-founded Wingme Cosmetics, LLC, where she held the position of Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, she provided visionary leadership, directing the company’s overall administration and spearheading its mission-driven activities. Her responsibilities ranged from representing the CEO in business matters to overseeing operational functions

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Jorge Paricio Garcia Ph.D., HRM, MID, University of Connecticut; Jake Scoggin, University of Connecticut; Martin Huber, University of Connecticut; Michael Cohen, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut; Kathrine Pavel Ionkin, University of Connecticut; Sean Patrick Hirt, University of Connecticut; Britney Russell, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

systematic procedures. Itrequires cultivating ethical values, honing creative skills in engineering, working collaborativelyand iteratively, and solving complex problems in a multidisciplinary environment. TheAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) formally acknowledged theimportance of these notions in their most recent requirements - (students’ outcome 5): “an abilityto function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.”Project-based teamwork is particularly crucial in a first-year engineering design course. Anexperiential learning environment promotes acquiring essential skills and abilities that will beused

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

. At the start ofthe course, students are introduced to the ethical conduct standards and practices published bythe IEEE and ACM14, which they are expected to follow throughout the course.While some courses simply download programs onto a student’s existing computer platform,simulating a penetration test is more involved. Rather than simply providing students with acompiled list of security tools, it’s important to provide a structured lab environment in whichstudents can safely practice and develop information security techniques. For the first two weeksof the course, students receive instruction on how to set up a VMWare virtual environmentwhich is used for the rest of the course, including a review of basic programming techniques ageneral

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Tina Smilkstein

-formed groups and did a project ofinterest to all members of the group. Grading of the project was based on a demonstration andreport that were due at the end of the quarter. Due to the uniqueness of each project, weeklymeetings were set up where the students reported progress and problems. An ongoing Google-Doc document was also created that they were required to update weekly and was graded.Lectures included topics which all majors could participate in such as privacy and security,ethics, discussions of computer systems where humans are considered an element and a moretechnical section where each major taught the rest of the class something that was related to thecourse that they were experts on. Grading was largely based on the project but

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon M. Clancy, University of Michigan; Berenice Alejandra Cabrera, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane (SJ) Bork, University of Michigan; Kayleigh Merz, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Joi-Lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. IntroductionEngineering curriculum frequently focuses on technical, analytical, and decision makingknowledge and skills, evident by the common focus of courses on math and physics principles[1]–[3]. Course problem sets and projects routinely focus on determining variables and solvingequations where there is one “right” answer [4]. However, engineering work is inherently bothtechnical and social [5], [6]. To address major problems of today’s world, engineering studentsneed to develop contextual and cultural competencies, ethical responsibility, and socialengagement knowledge and skills, as well as the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries[7]–[10]. Engagement in these skills, which we collectively call “comprehensive engineeringknowledge and skills”, are

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E.Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder Greg Rulifson is a Civil Engineering doctoral candidate focused on qualitative engineering education re- search while also completing the Engineering in Developing Communities certificate. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley where he acquired a passion for using engineering to facilitate developing communities’ capacity for suc- cess. He earned his master’s degree in Structural Engineering and Risk Analysis from

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

engineering projects. The National Academyof Engineering [1, 2] argues that the “Engineer of 2020” must not only be technically capable, butalso be able to understand the contextual requirements and consequences of their work.ABET program accreditation criteria[3] promote contextual engineering practice in several of itsoutcomes criteria [italics added]: (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 (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Delorme, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Michael Giglia; Ethan Hayon; Joseph Huyett; Donald Montemarano; Mark Siembab

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability?” The average score for this criterion was a 9.5 indicated a significant educational impact. The entire Perseus II project is directly aligned with this criterion. The fact that the project had an actual mission demonstration and engaged stakeholders and sponsors added Page 26.110.23 tremendously.(d) How did you participation in Perseus II impact your “ability to function on multidisciplinary teams?” This criterion scored a 10. All students indicated that they had significant positive impact on what is a critical skill

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

itsoutcomes criteria [italics added]: (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 (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.In this research, we define contextual competence as an engineer's ability to anticipate andunderstand the constraints and impacts of social, cultural, environmental, political, and

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

in common models of learning.A Critique of Outcomes-Based EducationThe above offers several possible critiques of outcomes-based education. In the spirit ofHabermas’ discourse ethics, the point is not to assert outcomes are bad per se, but rather torecognize that the limitations of a system that has become extremely prevalent in education areoften ignored. For example, when ABET adopted outcomes-based evaluation with EC-2000 thefocus become on continual quality improvement. This framework was well understood byengineers and thus readily accessible to engineering educators. In this case the quality that isbeing improved in the ABET process are the defined student learning outcomes that eachprogram is responsible for assessing and evaluating

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kang Xia; Mohammad Yunus Naseri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University; Manoj Jha, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Erin Henrick, Vanderbilt University; Emily Kern; Caitlin Snyder; Landon Marston, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abhishek Dubey; Christopher Vanags; Niroj Aryal; Steven Jiang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (CoE); Erin Hotchkiss; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brendan McLoughlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sambridhi Bhandari

different STEM disciplines, course pedagogies, academic levels, and needsindependent of each other. However, using only an emergent approach to coding would haveobscured the topical inadequacies of our modules. Therefore, we conducted a literature reviewon the most common categorization of data science concepts and techniques. Despite theevolving nature of data science as an academic discipline, we found general trends of datascience concepts and techniques common across disciplines. These general trends werecategorized into six broad categories: (1) data acquisition, (2) data quality issues, (3) data useand visualization, (4) machine learning, (5) data ethics, privacy, and security, and (6)miscellaneous. Table 2 summarizes the coding scheme and

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

affinities foralgorithmic thinking, abstraction, problem decomposition, and producing solutions that can bedone by information-processing agents. This is concerning since few (if any) of the definitionsfor computational thinking mention anything vaguely sociopolitical, such as ethics, social justice,cultural competency [7], or global competency [8].1 Even though computational thinkers areexpected to shift between varying levels of abstraction [10], the omissions imply thatsociopolitical concerns are auxiliary to thinking computationally and, potentially, to being acomputer scientist. If computational thinking is as central to computing pedagogy as researcherssuggest, then there should be concern that the assimilation of students into

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy Chang, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

defined parameters similar to those given in theirassignments and exams, they become flustered when pushed beyond those comfort zones. Somehave argued that this kind of curriculum not only fails to foster creativity, it actually stiflesingenuity1, inhibiting innovation to solve the world’s greatest problemsWe sought to reverse this negative association between creativity and engineering education bymotivating a large engineering class with a combination of Ethic of Care2,3,4 andentrepreneurship. Ethic of Care is a concept grounded on value-guided practices to meet theneeds of those receiving the care, within a framework of justice and rights5. By incorporating awider view of stakeholders and their relationships in the engineering design process

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Assessment and Integrating Entrepreneurship into the Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Leadership Skills and Incorporation of a New Leadership CourseAbstractAs one part of a larger required leadership curriculum, a new course covering leadership modelsand practices was developed and administered. The course addresses many of the aspects of theentrepreneurial mindset including communication, teamwork, leadership, ethics and ethicaldecision-making, opportunity recognition, persistence, creativity, innovation, creative problemsolving, and critical thinking. Through in-class activities and games, as well as assignedcollaborative work, the course explores the various theories on leadership including relational,shared, global, and organizational models. Along with these models, integrity, character,diversity

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

projected 17% STEM growth inemployment in next 10 years compared to 9.8% for non-STEM fields13. There are now morestrategic efforts in engineering to address society problems, liberal arts literacy, the “big ideas”,innovation and entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary studies related to engineering (calledSTEAM by including the ARTS). Some large engineering schools in their strategic plans arenow including growth in these areas to impact society (e.g. Purdue, Iowa, Texas A & M).2.0 Unique Vision and Calling for SCU Liberal Art SchoolsA few sectors of the STEM market and associated salary may be weak and connected to weakSTEM skills, work ethic, and too many product engineer type graduates looking for high payingjobs but who are unprepared to

Conference Session

Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn R. Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Her training is in nineteenth-century literature, but for the past 9 years she has taught engineering ethics, first-year en- gineering courses, and humanities for engineers. She has also worked with students and colleagues to develop role-playing games teaching engineering within its complex humanistic context. NOTE: this paper has co-authors.Dr. Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Leslie Dodson is a Faculty Teaching Fellow in Undergraduate Studies at WPI. She received her PhD from the University of Colorado-Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, ATLAS Institute. Her current research interests focus on the intersections of international development, human-centered de- sign and

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Younkyeong Nam, Pusan National University; Jina Yoon, Pusan National University; Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

] proposed that students’ epistemic practice in SSI are understood through bothargumentation and informal reasoning [6], [13]. Based on an intensive literature review, Sadler [6]concluded that it is hard to assess the quality of student argumentation only by logical reasoningbecause in SSI contexts, everyday life experiences, moral and ethical beliefs, values, and cultureaffect students’ argumentation practices. Duschl also points out that student argumentation in SSIis a reasoning strategy that involves the general reasoning domain of informal logic as well ascritical thinking [10].In most recent research concerning argumentation, Toulmin’s model [14] was adopted as a usefultool to understand logical reasoning of argumentation. However, Toulmin’s

Conference Session

Women Faculty Issues and NSF's ADVANCE program

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barb Silver, University of Rhode Island; G. Boudreaux-Bartels, University of Rhode Island; Helen Mederer, University of Rhode Island; Lynn Pasquerella, University of Rhode Island; Joan Peckham, University of Rhode Island; Mercedes River-Hudec, University of Rhode Island; Karen Wishner, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of the ADVANCE Leadership Team, the URI President's Commission on the Status of Women, and coordinates the Work/Life Committee at URI.Lynn Pasquerella, University of Rhode Island Page 11.143.1 Lynn Pasquerella is the Interim Vice Provost for Gradaute Studies, Research and Outreach, Professor of Philosophy, and recent Chair of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Rhode Island. In addition, she is a Fellow in the John Hazen White Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service and was a professor of medical ethics for two years, from 1993–95, in the Brown© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Deisenroth

Failure 11) Teamwork2) Models 7) Creativity 12) Ethics in the Lab3) Experiment 8) Psychomotor 13) Sensory Awareness4) Data Analysis 9) Safety5) Design 10) CommunicationA near-term action item identified by the colloquy attendees was to, “Validate the…learningobjectives…and note any new issues or challenges related to achieving them.” 6 The remainderof this paper describes a study done at Virginia Tech seeking to validate the learning objectivesand to explore issues and challenges associated with them.MethodsThe set of objectives is intended to apply to any

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

concepts, professional practice topics (such as teamwork, ethics, and projectmanagement), and a robot project. The second course, ICEE 1020, was taught in five one-hourlectures and one two-hour lab session per week and included statics, mechanics of materials,materials science, and engineering economics.In an “ideal” environment (all students beginning in fall semester at the same math level, allstudents highly motivated to learn engineering, and no transfer students), these freshman courses Page 15.210.2could probably be taught successfully. In practice, the six-credit freshman courses presentedseveral problems: ≠ Because there were no admission