Board 97: Robots at Your Service: An Entrepreneurial and Socio-Technical ACL Course Module

Abstract

Island and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently professor and chair of mechanical engineering department at USD. His research interests are coordination and computer aided design optimization of of robotic mechanisms, theory and practices of inventive problem solving and engineering pedagogy.

Developing Changemaking Engineers – Year Five

“…We have published an overview of some of these efforts [1,2]. We have also published details about modules in existing courses including Statics [3,4], Heat Transfer [5] and Robotics [6] in Mechanical Engineering, Circuits [7,8] in Electrical Engineering, Operations Research [9] in Industrial & Systems Engineering, and Introduction to Materials Science [10,11,12]. In addition, we have described courses on User-Centered Design (UCD), Engineering and Social Justice [13], and an elective on Engineering Peace [14,15,16,17].…”

“…ENGR 311 -Engineering Materials Science ENGR 311 is a third-year introduction to materials course taken by engineering students throughout our school. Several new modules have been developed for and used in one section of this class in Fall 2017 [5,6], 2018 [7], and 2019. Note that our 2018 ASEE paper was awarded best paper in the Materials Division.…”

Development of a Sociotechnical Module Exploring Electric Vehicle Batteries for a Circuits Course

“…However, the course could also expose students to engineers' potential impact on society, thereby introducing sociotechnical concepts for engineers to consider beyond the classroom. Researchers have suggested ways to introduce sociotechnical concepts specifically in EE related courses [1], [14], [15], [16].…”

“…Courses outside of the traditional EE curriculum also have the potential to introduce sociotechnical content [15], [16]. In a study of interdisciplinary engineering education, Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick [15] developed course materials for faculty to explore the intersection of drones and society.…”

“…In a study of interdisciplinary engineering education, Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick [15] developed course materials for faculty to explore the intersection of drones and society. Similarly, Huang and Reddy [16] designed a robotics course module for an elective robotics course to promote critical thinking about the ethics and social implications of robotics [16].…”