Once again, I'm teaching the relatively new ethics module in "Introduction to Engineering". Today was the discussion of what kinds of ethics might reasonably govern an engineering student's behavior, and how these might be important on the road to becoming...
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Posted on May 1, 2008 11:41 PM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Speaking of science fairs, if you know of kids (grades 5-12) in the San Francisco Bay Area who are looking for a challenge, this one might be of interest: It is not too late to participate in this year's Tech...
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Posted on March 6, 2008 1:19 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
As I mentioned earlier, the sprogs and I decided to try our hands at building an entry for the contest to build a gingerbread house using sustainable building design practices. We read up on principles of sustainable design and stocked...
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Posted on December 23, 2007 2:00 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In an earlier post, I shared the responses freshman engineering students had made (via electronic clickers) to a few questions I asked them during an ethics lecture I was giving them. My commenters are pretty sure I left out options...
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Posted on December 1, 2007 11:05 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In the freshman introduction to engineering class, where I am teaching the ethics module, the students have electronic clickers with which to respond in real time to (multiple choice) questions posed to them in lecture. I took advantage of this...
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Posted on November 28, 2007 6:38 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Since you all were so helpful in response to my query about how engineers are different from scientists, I hope you won't mind if I pick your brains again. Specifically, I'm after information about the sorts of engineering labs (or...
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Posted on August 23, 2007 2:19 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks