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Orientation to Engineering Education System: Structure, Regulations, and Ethics

This chapter provides an overview of the organization and structure of engineering education, including the role of community colleges, academic advising, regulations, student conduct and ethics, graduate study in engineering, and engineering as preparation for other careers.

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Orientation to Engineering Education System: Structure, Regulations, and Ethics

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  1. Chapter 8 Orientation to the Engineering Education System

  2. Chapter Overview • Organization of engineering education • Community college role in engineering education • The engineering education system • Academic advising • Academic regulations • Student conduct and ethics • Graduate study in engineering • Engineering study as preparation for other careers

  3. Organization of Engineering Education • Engineering education in the U.S. • Organization of the engineering unit • Position of engineering unit in the university

  4. Engineering Education in U.S. • 2,533 four-year colleges and universities in U.S. • 352 have ABET accredited engineering programs • 1,495 accredited programs (average of just over four programs per institution) • Accreditation is critically important

  5. Organization of Engineering Unit • Engineering department headed up by department chair or department head • Several departments form a school or college headed up by the “dean” • Non-engineering departments (computer science, engineering technology, etc may be part of engineering unit

  6. Position of Engineering Unit in University

  7. Community College Role in Engineering Education • 1,683 community colleges in the U.S. • 40 percent of engineering graduates attended a community college at some time • Articulation and course selection • Advantages of starting at a community college • Applicability of Studying Engineering to community college students

  8. ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 • Students • Program Educational Objectives • Program Outcomes and Assessment • Professional Component • Faculty • Facilities • Institutional Support and Financial Resources • Program Criteria

  9. Program Assessment Process • Establish educational objectives and outcomes • Measure whether objectives and outcomes are being achieved • Identify program strengths and areas for improvement • Develop plan of action and implement changes to bring about improvements

  10. Academic Advising • Quality of advising can be a problem • Take personal responsibility for getting proper advising • Sources of advising Faculty Staff Other students Publications (student handbook, catalog)

  11. Academic Regulations Academic Performance • Grade point average • Credit/No credit • Incompletes • Repeat grade policy • Academic renewal • Credit by examination • Other

  12. Recognition for Academic Performance • Probation • Disqualification • Dean’s List • Graduation Requirements • Graduation with Honors

  13. Enrollment Policies • Selecting your major • Changing your major • Double majors • Minors • Registration • Drop/add Policy • Leave of Absence/Withdrawal • Course Substitutions • Overload policy

  14. Student Rights (Examples) • Right to receive advisement • Right to express your views, receive instruction, be graded fairly • Right to form and participate in clubs and organizations • Right to publish or broadcast our opinions or concerns • Right to file petitions • Right to file grievances • Right to privacy of your records

  15. Student Conduct and Ethics (Examples) • Cheating or plagiarism • Forgery, alternation, or misuse of campus documents, records or identification • Obstruction or disruption of the campus educational process • Physical abuse of any member of the campus community • Theft of campus property • Sale or possession of dangerous drugs • And many more

  16. Academic Dishonesty • Cheating • Fabrication • Facilitating academic dishonesty • Plagiarism

  17. Graduate Study in Engineering • Benefits of graduate study in engineering • M.S. degree in engineering • Ph.D. degree in engineering • Full-time or part-time • How will you support yourself?

  18. Engineering as Preparation for Other Careers • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Law • Medicine

  19. Group DiscussionEthical Dilemma In your group, discuss the following situation: A friend has been sick and asks to copy your homework that is due in a few hours. What do you do? Appoint a leader to keep the discussion on topic and a recorder to record and report what was learned

  20. Group Discussion on Benefits of Graduate Education Poll your group members to determine how many plan to pursue formal education beyond the B.S. degree in engineering. Then brainstorm a list of the rewards, opportunities, and benefits that result from pursuing a graduate degree in either engineering or another discipline (e.g., MBA). Discuss each of the benefits on your list. At the end of the exercise, poll your group members again. Appoint a leader to keep the discussion on topic and a recorder to record and report what was learned

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