Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

• District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) University Departments Offering Sustainability Courses: • Agriculture and Life Sciences • Agriculture, Environmental and Regional Economics and Demography • Anthropology/Sociology with an environmental studies minor • Applied Sciences • Architecture • Architecture and Urban Planning • Biology • Business Administration • Center for International Programs 5Page 13.115.6 • Civil Engineering • Civil and Environmental Engineering • Economics • Environmental Earth Sciences • Environmental Economics and Policy • Environmental Engineering and Science • Environmental Health

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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AC 2008-968: PATHWAYS TO LEARNING: ORCHESTRATING THE ROLE OFSUSTAINABILITY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRichard Theis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescottpatricia watkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library MLIS, Research and Reference Instruction LibrarianMary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Assistant Professor of Humanities and Communications Page 13.966.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Pathways to Learning: Orchestrating the Role of Sustainability in Engineering EducationAbstractThe 2001 Action Plan put forth by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) articulatesthe

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Ethics

develop and implement their own. These two workshops reinforced that experience.• Developing EAC interventions: Participants took advantage of workshop time to develop their own modules in EAC. They prepared these in small groups. Then each group presented its module ideas to the rest of the participants for comment and feedback.The original plan was for each workshop to conclude with preparing SM drafts for publication inConnexions.10 But experience (and assessment) showed that this was a bit too ambitious for aday-long workshop. Consequently, two further mini-workshops (2-3 hours) were planned: thefirst took place November 2, 2007. Thus, the workshop component of the EAC Toolkit can bestbe seen as a workshop series that takes one year to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

subjects, andthat engineering classes must contain enough material to motivate students. Page 13.1013.12 Graph 15 Graph 166. Goal after graduationGraphs 17 and 18 show the students’ goal after graduation by years and by total numbersrespectively. While 22 % of students are undecided, 62 % of students plan to join industry and14 % plan to study at graduate schools. However, the number of students who considergraduate schools is actually decreasing from freshmen to seniors. This fact needs more study

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Ethics

communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management. Page 13.762.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integr ating Engineer ing Ethics Education into a Multi-Disciplinar y Seminar Cour se: Making the ÐUqhvÑ"Qwveqogu RelevantIntr oduction The Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina atCharlotte (UNCC) has developed and implemented a comprehensive program leading toan academic environment of continuous improvement consistent with the ABETTechnology Criteria 2000 (TC2K).1 With the advent of TC2K, many

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Ethics

our characters good orbad.”2 Discussion of engineering ethics is not only beyond the scope of the course, but itwould not be appropriate as a majority of the course’s students are not engineers.To meet ABET criterion 3f, each engineering major has found it necessary to supplementthis classical ethics theory with additional instruction on professional ethics. In the past,this instruction was usually accomplished during several lectures within each major’ssenior capstone design course. Typically the lesson plans were discussions focused onthe Code of Ethics associated with each major’s professional society and the NationalSociety of Professional Engineers. However, depending upon the knowledge, interest oreven class time available to the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Ethics

natural product of the learning process, and one of themost commonly used cognitive strategies to promote students’ thinking21, 22. A question reflectsthe level of thought entailed to answer it and therefore they can be ranked23. Questioning iseffective in facilitating thinking21. Various studies showed that questions were effective foreliciting metacognition in terms of planning and reflection in web-based learningenvironments24, and that questions were effective in fostering ill-structured problem solving Page 13.622.4processes20, 25. Additionally, problem solving is influenced by various factors including cognitive andmetacognitive

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

Do not place your name on this sheetAnswer the questions below on the basis of your current beliefs as to how a professionalengineer may ethically act.The SituationYou are a young engineer employed by the State Transportation Department. You have beenplaced in charge of inspecting a highway bridge project which is being built by a privatecontractor. Because of your education and extensive field engineering experience, you are ableto suggest techniques and procedures that save the contractor both time and money. The work,however, is done strictly according to the plans and specifications.Scenario No. 1It is quitting time on a hot summer Friday afternoon. The contractor comes to the site and offersa can of soda to each of his employees. He

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

) you can find and write down each one’s nutritional data from the USRDA label and cost. What is the energy cost ($/100kcal)? What is the energy density (kcal/kg)? b. Now find the most nutritious item you can find in each category in the store and write down their nutritional values and costs. What are their energy costs ($/100kcal) and energy densities (kcal/kg)? 2. Plan a day’s menu for yourself using each of three alternative budgets: a. $5 (maximum individual daily allotment for a food stamp recipient) b. $10 (low budget/student)Maximize nutrition regardless of costModule 7: Carbon FootprintFrom a physics point of view, the creation of electrical

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

codes.During all of this classroom discussion, actual work experiences are solicited from the students.Many of the students have previous or current job experiences and most of the students have, bythis point in their academic program, completed an internship. Experiences that the students havehad in these working environments provide a wealth of material for discussion. Additionally, theinstructor provides a few examples of his own, and also includes some of the classic examplesused to discuss ethical failures within the technology and engineering professions. This entirelesson is also a subset of a lifelong learning project each student in the capstone course mustcomplete. In this project the students create a ten-year career plan that involves

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

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Engineering Ethics

their projects.• We recommend that each trip include an exploratory component so that future projects can be planned without the expense of separate exploratory trips.• Given the health issues we faced, we recommend that some health care personnel come with any engineering group that is going to a rural site in East Africa. The potential for serious illness is too high to risk not having someone on site to be able to help us.There are some other issues that relate to making service learning a more important part of theElectrical and Mechanical Engineering programs at our university. One example would be tomake the projects technically more challenging, but also allow the students to get three semesterhours of technical elective

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

bears a majorresponsibility for the deaths of over 1300 people and the destruction of hundreds ofthousands of homes and livelihoods in metro New Orleans. Page 13.799.8The reality of life in New Orleans today stands in contrast to the excitement generated bythe speech made by President Bush in Jackson Square in New Orleans President Bushpromised New Orleans would be at the center of the government's plan. "This great citywill rise again,"xiv Bush said. He outlined several initiatives that would provide tax breaksfor area businesses, along with federal funds for rebuilding roads and bridges damaged bythe storm and the flooding that followed. The

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Andrew Hable, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Engineering Ethics

. 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