Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1476: USING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIALENTREPRENEURSHIP TO HELP TRANSFORM POOR COMMUNITIESWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses and does research concerning appropriate technology in developing countries. He also writes and does research in the areas of engineering ethics and engineering education

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos; Andrew Hable, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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. Following Peace Corps service he plans to attend graduate school in the United Kingdom for a degree related to his primary career interest, engineering for international development. He is 23. Page 13.725.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Including Questions of Military and Defense Technology in Engineering Ethics EducationWe review the strong historical inter-relationships between the discipline of engineeringand the military, and provide additional data to illustrate that these ties persist today.With the association to military and defense-related enterprises comes a host of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

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AC 2008-652: ETHICAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONCONTROLLING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGYPradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College Page 13.568.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ethical Issues in Engineering Education Controlling Innovation and Technology Pradeep K. Bhattacharya Department of Electrical Engineering Southern University and A & M College, P. O. Box 9969 Baton Rouge, LA 70813 Email: pradeepbhattacharya@engr.subr.edu AbstractEngineers design

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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AC 2008-309: USING THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONALENGINEERS’ (NSPE) ETHICS EXAMINATION AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL INTHE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, computational fluid dynamics, professional ethics, and piano

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

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relative to the prevalence of preconventionalreasoning, which corresponds to self-interest and the avoidance of punishment. Although thereis scholarly debate about the merits of the DIT, among its advantages are that it is scalable andpromises a quantitative measure of the effectiveness of ethics education. Our own use of the second edition of the test (DIT-2) to compare different modes ofethics instruction at the Georgia Institute of Technology yielded troubling results: in a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-tests and a control group, we found no statisticallysignificant change in students’ moral reasoning over a semester, even for those students whotook a full course in engineering ethics.[2] What the study did not tell

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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effort requires considerable time and effort. There are about 340 colleges and universities that offer bachelor’s degree programs in engineering that are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and about 240 colleges that offer accredited bachelor’s degree programs in engineering technology [U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002-2003]. There are about 14 different branches of engineering: aerospace; agricultural; biomedical; chemical; civil; computer hardware; electrical and electronics (except computer); environmental; industrial (including health and safety); materials; mechanical; mining and geological (including mining safety); nuclear; and petroleum engineering [U.S

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Birmingham, Grove City College

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1665: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE AND ITS APPLICATION TO ETHICSWilliam Birmingham, Grove City College Page 13.1294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Towards an Understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Its Application to Ethics1. IntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is a broadly defined discipline involving computer science,engineering, philosophy, psychology, political science, and a host of other disciplines. BecauseAI is so broad, it is hard to succinctly define; for the sake of brevity, we will use the handle of“thinking machines,” without commitment to depths of this thinking.The

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; David Jonassen, University of Missouri; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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AC 2008-150: FOSTERING ENGINEERING ETHICS PROBLEM SOLVINGTHROUGH COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY HYPERTEXT: AN APPLICATION OFMULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, MAKING CONNECTIONS AND CRISSCROSSINGRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Demei Shen, University of Missouri DEMEI SHEN is a doctoral

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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AC 2008-765: INTRODUCING ETHICS IN BIOENGINEERINGGeorge Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton Page 13.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008INTRODUCING ETHICS IN BIOENGINEERING Page 13.799.2IntroductionEngineering applies technical knowledge to solve human problems. More completely,engineering is a technological activity that uses professional imagination, judgment,integrity, and intellectual discipline in the application of science, technology,mathematics, and practical experience to design, produce, and operate useful objects orprocesses that meet the needs and desires of a client. Today engineering is seen as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy

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Engineering Ethics

, the argument above would affirm the propriety and desirability ofparticipation from any religious perspective. I’ll speak below from an exclusivelyChristian perspective because that’s what I know, encouraging others to contribute theirown distinctive viewpoints."What are the requisite presuppositions for a robust engineering ethic?" We agree that there’s a need for the ethical, thoughtful practice of engineers; thecapacity of technology for harm is manifest. But the question is begged, “Why should wecare?” A simple appeal to intuition should disappoint us; none of us rely on intuitionalone for our other professional judgments. Why would we then content ourselves withintuition alone as the basis for our moral judgments? It seems that the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queen's University; Donna Riley, Smith College; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

meaning. I suppose an engineer oughtto be ingenious and ingenuous, artful and artless, sophisticated and unsophisticated, bondand free.” Vesilind concludes with a description of the dichotomy that he claims capturesthe essence of engineering today. “The engineer is sophisticated in creating technology, but unsophisticated in understanding how this technology is to be used. As a result, engineers have historically been employed as hired guns, doing the bidding of both political rulers and wealthy corporations.”ivAccording to the Social Summit Programme of Action, “Poverty has variousmanifestations, including lack of income and productive resources sufficient to ensuresustainable livelihoods; hunger and malnutrition; ill health; limited

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

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AC 2008-1791: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TEACHINGENGINEERING: AN ETHICAL MANDATE TO PRODUCE RESPONSIBLEENGINEERS.B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University B. KYUN LEE is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he taught since 1988. He received his B.S. degree from Young Nam University, M.S. and PH.D. from Oregon State University in mechanical engineering. Prior to joining LeTourneau University, he was a research and development engineer at Hyundai Motor Company. His professional interests include system dynamics, control, and applied mechanics. Email: kyunlee@letu.eduPaul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Fleischmann, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Daniel Pickles, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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head of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering major. He earned his MS degree in Ocean Engineering and PhD degree in Hydrodynamics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Address: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Department of Engineering, 27 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320-8101; telephone: 860-444-8551; fax: 860-444-8546; e-mail: Todd.E.Taylor@uscga.edu.Corinna Fleischmann, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Corinna Fleischmann, MSCE, PE, is an instructor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). She graduated from USCGA with his BSCE in 1998 and earned her MSCE from University of Texas, Austin in 2004. She holds the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard. Address

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Theis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; patricia watkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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declaration: Creating a sustainable world that provides a safe, secure, healthy life for all peoples is a priority for the U.S. engineering community. It is evident that the U.S. engineering community must increase its focus on sharing and disseminating information, knowledge and technology that provides access to minerals, materials, energy, water, food and public health while addressing basic human needs. Engineers must deliver solutions that are technically viable, commercially feasible, and environmentally and socially sustainable.5Clearly, sustainability education will play a major role in providing society with engineers whoare environmentally conscious and critically aware of the global engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1616: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATION INTO AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINAR COURSE: MAKING THE “SOFT”OUTCOMES RELEVANTDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-2465: COMPARISON OF CHEATING BEHAVIORS INUNDERGRADUATENorma Mattei, University of New Orleans Page 13.312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Comparison of Cheating Behaviors in Undergraduate Engineering Students and the General Student Population at the University of New OrleansAcademic dishonesty is a problem at most universities, including the University of New Orleans(UNO). The percentage of students who report cheating varies by college major. Recent studiesindicate that engineering students more frequently engage in cheating behavior than students ofmost other majors [1]. One of the most recent studies, called

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Halley Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Aury Curbelo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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the documentation of continual improvement required by various assessment strategies including those of ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Page 13.396.3 2 Technology) and AACSB (Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business).These levels (and the supporting Connexions® courseware platform) encourage the emergenceof valuable editing and mentoring collaborations. Ethicists and BSE faculty working in theToolkit interact to educate and mentor one another as well as collaborate throughout theconceptualization, editing

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

students were likely to encounter in professional practice 5, 6. EC 2000 Criterion 3fstates that an outcome of accredited engineering and technology programs should be graduateswho can demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 7. Subsequent Page 13.1299.2to the EC 2000 implementation, the engineering education literature has generated a largevolume of material that discusses a variety of pedagogical methods and curriculum integrationmethods 1, 2, 6, 8, 9. However, the literature appears to be lacking in long-term studies of trends inethical judgment among engineering students.Much of the instructional material

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Travis Rieder, University of South Carolina

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Engineering Ethics

, 1998), 235.34 Diane Vaughn, The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA(Chicago: University Press, 1996).35 It should be noted that such an interpretation is no longer unanimously accepted. Vaughn, who coinedthe term ‘amoral calculation’ (previous footnote), argues persuasively that the well-accepted interpretationof the Challenger tragedy as a result of engineers being unwilling to strongly voice their opinions and themanagers being unwilling to listen to the engineers is over-simplified and misleading. See both Vaughn’sThe Challenger Launch Decision and Lynch and Kline’s “Engineering Practice and Engineering Ethics.”36 Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons (Oxford: University Press, 1984), 381-387. This