Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University; Jason Rhode, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Ethics

2006-1104: PROMOTING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY THROUGH AN ONLINEMODULEMurali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University MURALI KRISHNAMURTHI is Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Director of Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University. His teaching and research interests include information systems, project management, optimization, simulation, and engineering ethics.Jason Rhode, Northern Illinois University JASON RHODE is the Online Technologies Coordinator at the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University. He has a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and is currently a Ph.D

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Engineering Ethics

2006-1556: ENGINEERING ETHICS INSTRUCTION AS AN INTEGRATEDPROFESSIONAL COMPONENTKevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a project engineer for Shell Oil, designing and building oil and gas production facilities for offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Page 11.563.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsty Mills, University of New Mexico

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Engineering Ethics

semiconductor device fabrication, now focus on the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. In response to the increasing need for interdisciplinary function, she initiated and leads the University of New Mexico's 'Science and Society Dialogue' project, embraced by a wide range of University departments, schools and institutes. As well as teaching engineering ethics, Dr. Mills offers seminars and workshops to a range of stakeholder groups. Page 11.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Graduate Level Ethics Course

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Ethics

2006-914: IMPROVING ETHICS STUDIES THROUGH A SPIRAL THEMEDCURRICULUM IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGChristan Whysong, Virginia Tech Christan Whysong is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She has been involved with multiple undergraduate research projects including one to enhance engineering ethics education at the undergraduate level.Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an assistant professor with the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech Kumar Mallikarjunan is an associate professor with the Deparmtent of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, Texas A&M University; James H. Gill, Jr., Jr., Louisiana State University

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Engineering Ethics

were able to be carried onto a more qualitative, complex andfuzzy platform16.The idea behind the systems thinking concept is to study things in a holistic way while aimingto gain insights into the whole through the interactions and processes between the elementsthat comprise the whole "system". In light of this definition, the first step to establish thesystems approach framework is to describe the structure for the built environment. Figure 1illustrates the major building blocks of the system that starts with public defining the need andends with the delivery of the full project for use. Page 11.598.4Figure 1. Built Environment System Flow and

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Engineering Ethics

in conjunction with a minor issue. By using personal experience, the instructorreinforces the idea that this topic is one that the student will inevitably encounter, that it will notbe a simple issue to resolve, and that forethought into how the student will react in thesesituations may help them in their careers.A simple example of how this can be used in a class involves the subject of safety factors.Assume an engineer designs a project using appropriate safety factors. To provide aneconomical design, the engineer is likely to design close to allowable limits. After construction,while reviewing as-built drawings the engineer realizes a small construction change has reducedthe safety factor just below those allowed by code [say from 2.00 to

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

engaged in learning ethics material. Parts of these changes are attributedto an NSF supported department-level reform (DLR) project. Traditionally, ethics instruction inthe course included reading assignments and video presentations. However, this year, apresentation assignment was developed for the course’s 32-seat workshops. Groups of 3 to 6students were assigned one of eight recent topics: 1) levee construction in New Orleans2) looting and government response in New Orleans 3) debris removal in New Orleans4) contamination issues in New Orleans 5) rebuilding New Orleans 6) Asian tsunami ofDecember 2004 7) San Francisco and earthquake preparedness and 8) Galveston and hurricanes.For each topic, groups were given instructions regarding subjects

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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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

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Ethics

2006-256: THE ETHICS BLOG: STUDENTS MAKING CONNECTIONS AMONGETHICS, THERMODYNAMICS, AND LIFEDonna Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Assistant Professor in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Her work focuses on implementing liberative pedagogies in engineering education.Ida Ngambeki, Smith College Ida Ngambeki is a student at Smith College.Lionel Claris, Smith College Lionel Claris holds a master's degree in education from Smith College and currently teaches Spanish and French to elementary school students in Springfield, MA. He is a passionate advocate for new ways of thinking about learning, involved locally in the Holistic School Project of Amherst and the Re

Conference Session

New Horizons in Academic Integrity

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor Harding, Kettering University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

variables found in both the academic andprofessional settings that influence particular individuals’ decisions to engage in unethicalbehavior.To understand what motivates a student’s decision to engage in unethical behavior in college andthe connection between this behavior and future unethical behavior in professional practice, theauthors undertook the Work Experience Study (WES) as part of a larger research project. TheWES was designed as an exploratory study to provide insight into students’ decision makingprocesses in instances where they had previously been tempted to engage in unethical behaviorsin college and workplace settings. In short, WES is meant to investigate the usefulness ofseveral important variables involved in students’ ethical

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Moriarty, San Jose State University

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Engineering Ethics

tend to be disinclined towardthe concerns of ethics. That does not mean that engineers are unethical. Rather they tend to getcaught up in the exigencies of a given engineering project and have little time to spend on theruminations of ethics. Leave that for the supervisors and managers to worry about. Mycontention is that if engineering ethics were presented in a mathematical framework it might Page 11.1288.2have more appeal to the typical engineer. 1The aim of engineering ethics is to indicate to engineers how they ought to be, what they oughtto do, and what they ought to make, in order to bring