Campus Units
Mechanical Engineering
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Publication Version
Published Version
Link to Published Version
https://peer.asee.org/27438
Publication Date
2017
Journal or Book Title
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
First Page
18742
Conference Title
Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8
Conference Date
June 24-28, 2017
City
Columbus, OH
Abstract
This paper describes the development and first offering feedback of a course for engineering graduate students aimed at introducing students to the notion of broader impacts of engineering research. During the course, students explored ways in which an engineer’s activities can potentially benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes. The course incorporated lectures from the instructor and invited speakers. Students developed a personal broader impacts plan that is aligned with their personal and professional interests and goals. Students demonstrated attainment of course outcomes through assignments, class discussions and a final project that incorporated one or more suitable broader impact efforts in the context of their technical research area. The first offering of the course was taken by 13 students and student feedback indicated that 90% of the students gained a better understanding of broader impacts, could better articulate the impacts of their research and understood the importance of intentional efforts to achieve specific societal outcomes.
Copyright Owner
American Society for Engineering Education
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sundararajan, Sriram, "A Broader Impacts Course for Engineering Graduate Students" (2017). Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings. 192.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/me_conf/192
Comments
This proceeding is published as Sundararajan, Sriram. "A Broader Impacts Course for Engineering Graduate Students" In 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Columbus, OH. June 24-28, 2017. Posted with permission.