Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy-Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhe) Division Technical Session 3 / Perspectives on Advances in Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen T. Frezza, Gannon University; Justin Michael Greenly, Franciscan University of Steubenville

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Identifying Core Engineering Virtues: Relating competency and virtueto professional codes of ethicsAbstractThis work focuses on a single question: “Which virtues ought to be emphasized in the formationof engineering and computing professionals?” The authors assume that the ethical codesproposed and maintained by various engineering and computing (E/C) professional bodiesrepresent reasonable assertions as to the types of ethical considerations expected of E/Cprofessionals. It then attempts to bridge what the profession(s) assert to be good (e.g., within thevarious codes of ethics) to observable virtues/dispositions that can be connected to studentformation. This