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Electronics Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: the use of a CAD framework in distance learning assignments 2019冠状病毒病大流行期间的电子教育:在远程学习作业中使用CAD框架

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507239

Francisco M. Campos

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Apple pie to Apollo 13: the need to refocus engineering ethics with deontological elements, similar to medical ethics 从苹果派到阿波罗13号:需要用义务论元素重新关注工程伦理，类似于医学伦理

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507216

Domhnall Ó Sioradáin, Michael Carr

{"title":"Apple pie to Apollo 13: the need to refocus engineering ethics with deontological elements, similar to medical ethics","authors":"Domhnall Ó Sioradáin, Michael Carr","doi":"10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507216","url":null,"abstract":"In 2006, FEANI (the European Federation of National Engineering Associations) adopted a position paper on engineering ethics, stating that: The decisions and actions of engineers have a large impact on the environment and on society. The engineering profession thus has an obligation to ensure that it works in the public interest and with regard for health, safety and sustainability. There is little to argue against in FEANI's position paper. However, critics would say that it is too vague, and focused too much on the individual. This paper examines the type of ethics taught and practiced by engineers, and argues for the need for a change in the ethical framework, from an ethics founded on consequentialism, to one based on deontology, or responsibility and duty. It is argued that engineering should more closely follow medical ethics, where two strong deontological principles apply, first, do no harm and second, apply the precautionary principle. This argument is illustrated by three case studies of engineering accidents, past, present and one future possible accident.","PeriodicalId":333998,"journal":{"name":"2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125685671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Face-to-Face and On-line Physics Teaching on Engineering Courses: Strategy Effectiveness Measurements 工程课程物理面对面与在线教学:策略与效果的测量

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507204

M. H. de Sousa, E. P. Sixpence

{"title":"Face-to-Face and On-line Physics Teaching on Engineering Courses: Strategy Effectiveness Measurements","authors":"M. H. de Sousa, E. P. Sixpence","doi":"10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507204","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the recent global events, in this case, the Covid-19 pandemic, a new challenge arises at all levels. Higher education was one of the most affected areas. This communication presents the use of interactive simulation software in on-line Physics education. This resource is directed towards Engineering courses which are offered at Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicações (ISUTC) a private institution of higher education in Mozambique. In the field of Physics, it was necessary to move from face-to-face teaching to on-line teaching. This discipline is divided into two semesters as Physics I and Physics II, with their components, in theory, problems and laboratory. To implement the laboratory classes, a search on the web was done and a virtual lab model was selected, which made use of interactive simulation experiments. In the first semester, the laboratory experiments were selected based on the criteria that they exist in laboratory work in a face-to-face system. In the second semester it was possible to develop totally new laboratory experiments. The conventional Physics teaching laboratory, LabFis, was reinvented as a virtual laboratory. Using a platform of open access, the lab guides were prepared for the different experiments. The student is guided to use the simulations to get an effective learning. To measure the effectiveness of this strategy on the on-line system, an analysis was done of the assessment results of three groups of fifty students of different Engineering courses. A comparison was established from the results in Physics I and Physics II. The assessment results compared are of the year 2019, and the year 2020. The average of students' assessments is used as an indicator of effectiveness of the adopted strategy. In general, it was observed an improvement on this indicator. After an uncertain start, the students were motivated and they welcomed these changes. They adapted satisfactorily to the new paradigm.","PeriodicalId":333998,"journal":{"name":"2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130325061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Profiling ECE Students Through Horizontal Skills 通过水平技能剖析ECE学生

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507224

João Silva Sequeira

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Designing Maths Interactive Lessons 设计数学互动课程

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507208

Ana Moura Santos, D. Brunetto

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Teaching Ethics to Engineering Students: Case Studies 工程专业学生的伦理学教学:个案研究

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507205

A. Soeiro, Luísa Oliveira

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The relevance of promoting Self-Regulated Learning and Motivation in a Supercomplex Higher Education Landscape 在一个超复杂的高等教育环境中促进自我调节学习和动机的相关性

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507251

I. Gonçalves, Isabel Sá, I. Marrucho

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Women and STEM: A methodology for studying factors affecting attractivity 女性与STEM:一种研究吸引力影响因素的方法

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507243

Rita de Cássia de Faria Pereira, Cristina Borges, Bill Williams, F. Coutinho, F. Soares, Gilberto Vaz, João Carlos Cunha, I. M. João, C. Leão, M. J. Meireles

{"title":"Women and STEM: A methodology for studying factors affecting attractivity","authors":"Rita de Cássia de Faria Pereira, Cristina Borges, Bill Williams, F. Coutinho, F. Soares, Gilberto Vaz, João Carlos Cunha, I. M. João, C. Leão, M. J. Meireles","doi":"10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507243","url":null,"abstract":"A research group formed by several higher education institutions (HEIs) came together with a common objective: study the factors that influence the choice of female students in STEM programs like engineering and technological ones. Based on a phenomenological analysis, semi-structured in-depth interviews were first conducted as pilot studies in two HEIs and these were used to arrive at the final methodological framework for the study planned for completion in 2020. Due to the pandemic the implementation phase had to be postponed. This paper reports on the methodology to be followed, the implementation challenges encountered in the different HEIs and expected outcomes. The study is intended to provide insights into what drives female students to choose STEM programs and their perceptions about difficulties they come across during the 1st year of studies. Also, it will contribute to improve procedures and methodologies applied to 1st year students in general and enhance motivation for new strategies to attract female students.","PeriodicalId":333998,"journal":{"name":"2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133333554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ethics as Pathway to sustainability and social balance 伦理是通往可持续发展和社会平衡的途径

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507209

J. Figueiredo

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mathematics Subject 新冠肺炎疫情对数学学科的影响

2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) Pub Date : 2021-06-21 DOI: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507234

Ana Júlia Viamonte, António Sousa, Luis A. C. Roque, Marta Ferreira

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