Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore. (http://www.abet.org/criteria.html) [3] Schmaltz, K.S., Byrne, C., Choate, R. and Lenoir, J., “Integrated Professional Component Plan from Freshmen Experience to Senior Project,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. [4] Lau, Andrew, “Teaching Engineering Ethics to First-Year College Students,” Science and Engineering Ethics, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2004 [5] Catalano, George, “Senior Capstone Design and Ethics: A Bridge to the Professional World,” Science and Engineering Ethics, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2004 [6] Fleischmann, Shirley, “Essential Ethics – Embedding Ethics into an Engineering Curriculum,” Science and Engineering Ethics, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2004 [7

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Ida Ngambeki, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

articulation of values, andintroduce frameworks for ethical problem solving and case analysis. Core engineering coursesbuild on this experience, employing additional cases that integrate relevant engineering content.In the capstone design course, students apply what they have learned preventively to identifypotential pitfalls related to their particular projects. Additionally, advanced ethics topics areexplored in two upper-level technical electives, examining key issues of environment andsustainability and considering critically the role of engineering in global development.The approach to date has been grounded in problem solving and systematic analysis, teachingstudents to build and support arguments engaging with primary themes in ethics. This

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

soon back up. It was determined by both hisemployer and social worker that some variety of device that would help David’s pacewould be a great aid. A team of senior engineering capstone design students selected thisproject and dedicated two semesters to the design, fabrication, testing evaluation anddelivery of the final device.During the two terms, David made several visits to the campus and he and the studentsbecame quite close. Delivery day became a highly publicized event with local officials,university officials, family and friends all in attendance along with local and nationalpress. David thoroughly enjoyed the festivities and was immensely pleased by his device.At that time, the project seemed an incredibly successful effort for