Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

andpolitical pressure.8 Within the last few years Japan made the labeling of genetically engineeredfoods mandatory.9The different labeling laws in each country also affect the trade of genetically modified crops. Ifthe United States is producing herbicide-resistant corn and wants to sell it to Spain, it probablywill not be allowed to because Europe has strict labeling laws, unlike the United States.BSE sophomore year: course implementationCurrently, BSE sophomores are required to enroll in a fall semester introductory course whichincludes an oil extraction laboratory. Students are presented with raw cottonseed andinstructions for grinding and extracting cottonseed oil. The procedure exposes students tovegetable oil production, yield calculations and

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

engineer in the state of Louisiana.Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University BILL ELMORE, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Professor and Hunter Henry Chair, Mississippi State University. His teaching areas include the integrated freshman engineering and courses throughout the chemical engineering curriculum including unit operations laboratories and reactor design. His current research activities include engineering educational reform, enzyme-based catalytic reactions in micro-scale reactor systems, and bioengineering applied to renewable fuels and chemicals. Page 11.562.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsty Mills, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

policy, spoke of nanotechnology’s geopoliticalimplications. Two further lecturers were invited to explore the routes by which nanotechnologymoves from the laboratory into society. The first, a faculty member and co-founder of ananotechnology start-up company, described the constraints and opportunities of the nanotechsmall business experience. The second, another faculty member, described the universityresearch process, and the extent to which this is shaped by societal forces such as fundingprocesses, safety considerations, collaborative interactions, and so on.Perhaps the most unique speaker was a philosopher from the Deaf community, who talked of theimpact of technology in that community. (The ‘Deaf community’ is a sociocultural grouping