engineering ethics, writing in the disciplines, and the development of professional skills.Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University Shelly is currently an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering and has taught technical writing as well as various English composition and literature courses at MSU since 2005. She also tutored writing with the English department’s Writing Center from its inception in the early 2000’s until 2015. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from The University of Alabama and a master’s degree in English from Mississippi State University. ©American Society for Engineering
attributes of, “The ability to learn a new skillfairly quickly.” (Student-05). Being organized as in “staying on top of your tasks” (Student-03),along with having “a positive, upbeat attitude” (Student-03), and being empathetic, patient,collaborative, self-aware and ethical were also important attributes mentioned by students.Learning to manage one’s education. Students responded to the question about what they woulddo differently if they could start over in their engineering education. Most emphasized theimportance of joining organizations, clubs, and making better use of the resources offered by theschool and university (e.g., Career Services and advising). Some described the importance ofhaving an open mind and being more proactive about having a
| Standard of living | Cost savings | Equal Profit | Economic opportunities Growth | R&D Socio-Economical: Business Ethics | Fair trade | Workers’ benefits Figure-1 The three major attributes of sustainability, and their interactionsFigure-1 shows the three major aspects of sustainable development
tasks including things liketechnical coordination, human resources and problem solving in diverse environments [4] [5] [6].To tackle today’s engineering challenges, students must be made aware of societal issues,particularly with relation to injustice and inequity, and the human element which interacts withthe problem at hand. Very often, topics such as social justice and ethics are thought of astangential to the engineering curriculum, to be covered in other general education classes or notat all. This omission conveys to students the idea that these issues are separate from “realengineering” (or worse, inconsequential), lessening their ability to meet today’s globalchallenges [7].Many engineering educators will argue that it is not our place
an environment ofunprecedented change, so their curriculum needs to prepare them for these social, cultural, andtechnical challenges.In a 2017 review of the academic literature on climate change education strategies by Monroe etal., the authors identified increases in curricular guidelines that address climate change,coinciding with increased interest in and funding for climate education [3]. ABET incorporatessustainability and ethics in criterion 3, in student outcome 2: “an ability to apply engineeringdesign to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety,and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors” andoutcome 4: “an ability to recognize ethical and
with a range of audiences • (4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts [2].These meaningful documents guide all engineering programs and are more than aspirational.They are strategic and designed to affect change, so implementing action to produce studentswith global awareness and competency starts with the faculty.UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University’s Strategic Plan (2016-2025) spotlighted the need forgraduates to have more global awareness and competence. Its mission statement (abbreviated)below shows global engagement
, comprised of threetopics with many ties to engineering ethics. Service to society describes a broadening of thetraditional ideas of economic development and expansion to include a deeper consideration ofhuman and nonhuman impacts of engineering. Dignity and worth of all stakeholders opens theidea of what is traditionally considered to be a stakeholder to include the natural environment.Engineers as whole professionals questions the assumption that engineers can be entirelyimpartial in their work, but instead that they bring their own culture, personality, and morality totheir work. All these aspects of empathy should be considered in engineering education.MethodsFollowing the work of Sochacka et al. [9] using the propagation paradigm, the original
career goalsof a new researcher in EERRecommendations: (a) lobby for support by identifying institutional- or program-specific issuesthat the proposed EER can potentially alleviate; (b) obtain approval to participate in the advisingof graduate students in the social sciences prior to submitting EER grant proposals.7. Research ethicsChallenges: Although ethics are generally universal among all scientific fields, the authors facedseveral unexpected issues rooted in the ethical conduct and dissemination of results related toEER studies. These included (a) assigning students into control and treatment groups, (b)withholding student artifacts, and (c) publishing results in social science journals.Control and treatment groups. The authors carried out
Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.[7] Gupta, A. (2017, June). A practitioner account of integrating macro-ethics discussion in an engineering design class. In 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.[8] Hess, J. L., & Fore, G. (2018). A systematic literature review of US engineering ethics interventions. Science and engineering ethics, 24, 551-583.[9] Winiecki, D., & Salzman, N. (2019, January). Analyzing and Working-Out Ways of Addressing Problems of Social-Justice in an Engineering or Computer-Science Context. In 2019 NSF REDCON (Revolutionizing Engineering & Computer Science Department CONference), Arlington, VA.[10] Gupta, A., Turpen, C., Philip, T., & Elby, A
. were evaluated. conducted/completed. Solution was not placed into context Solution is not placed into context; Solution is described in context with Solution is placed into context and is on how it affects or is affected by however some indication of how this some indication of how this solution described with regards to its affect (or how itContext larger ethical, global, societal, solution is affected by ethical, affects (or how it is affected by) larger is affected by) larger ethical, global, environmental, reglatory, etc. environmental, societal, regulatory
stakeholders) as customer relations.Also, within interpersonal skills, there were 29 listings that explicitly mention the need for heability to work in teams.In addition to the previously mentioned skills, behavioral attributes were also mentioned in thejob listings. Some of these attributes included a growth or learning mindset, self-motivation andethics. In fact, 11 listings explicitly mentioned the need for ethics or integrity, such as“demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.” Finally, leadership skills were not frequentlymentioned, which would be expected as our scope was entry-level positions. Yet, 7 listingsincluded some requirement in leadership skills, ranging from just mentioning “leadership skill”to “experience with leadership in
be a source of renewable or reusable energy. Using the knowledge we already had onfluid mechanics and our new information about engineering ethics, we decided as a group to pursuea form of hydropower.The project was completed throughout the latter half of the course which allowed us to draw fromthe experiences we had in class. Homework and classwork were continually assigned to helpimprove our knowledge of certain aspects of the engineering design process. Every one and a halfweeks, the groups were required to complete a milestone–an evaluation of the final project’sprogress–and a checklist of requirements. This provided students with the opportunity to properlymanage their time while also simultaneously learning skills that would be
the following ABET-specified student outcomes: an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; an understandingof professional and ethical responsibility; and an ability to communicateeffectively. We discuss more detail below concerning each outcome:- 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of
computer ethics have evolved in the CS discipline over the past 50 years and found thatinterest in the topic only spiked around 2017-2018, despite the topics being explored to someextent in the mid-1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s [7].Researchers have addressed the issue of academic misconduct in the CS discipline in a variety ofways. One approach is the creation of CS specific policies to address the unique nature of work inthe discipline, which is often not covered by institution level policies for student conduct. Forexample, a study proposed a model for developing and implementing an academic ethics policy(which encompasses academic integrity) that specifically addresses the challenges imposed byinformation technology, through evidence-based
Use the propagation of uncertainty equation IKD HW8 Identify different distribution shapes, including normal, HW 1, 3-9, 11, P3, EU skewed, uniform, and bimodal Q Distributions Explain and utilize the Central Limit Theorem IKD HW4, HW11, P3 Recognize natural limits in a dataset WF Critique the ethics of a particular statistical analysis that Statistical may or may not support the analyst's conclusions (e.g
ofengineering leadership research first assumes that leadership can be taught and therefore aims toidentify qualities, skills and styles in order to guide curricular and co-curricular programming.The framework by Farr et al. [33] contains both trait-like attributes such as “big thinker”,“ethical and courageous” and practiced skills and behaviors, such as “uses power wisely andgood communicator.” Their proposed leadership qualities framework is intended to supportassessment and development of engineers’ leadership abilities. While the classification ofleadership (for example, skills, competencies, qualities, attributes, themes etc.) varies betweenand even within works, what is valued in engineering leadership converges on a few commonattributes. Handley
university research ethics board). One section of students(n = 28) was exposed to a 10-minute lecture with engaging slides and an enthusiastic delivery,followed by a hands-on activity to replicate an image of a circuit to light one LED, then threeLEDs. The time to complete the two-part activity was recorded for each participant, and thenparticipants completed a survey to assess their technical knowledge of the functionality ofbreadboards and whether they enjoyed the activity. The second section (n = 41) read the storybook,then completed the same timed activity, and concluded with the same survey.The instrument had two qualitative items (What is a breadboard? What is the red rail generallyused for?), a mixed-methods question with three items
thatprepare graduates to “explain the importance of professional licensure” [4]. EAC-ABETCriterion 5 requires programs to have curriculums to “ensure that students are prepared to enterthe practice of engineering,” a term defined in all fifty state licensure laws [5]. The third editionof ASCE’s Body of Knowledge includes a professional responsibility outcome [6]. Civilengineering graduates are expected to identify and explain professional responsibility issuesincluding professional licensure. Many accredited civil engineering programs introduceprofessional licensure topics in their senior capstone and senior seminar course, a time whenstudents take the FE exam and are on the pathway to becoming licensed. However, there is noaccreditation or ethical
Paper ID #38234Engineering Firms as Racialized Organizations: The Experiences of BlackMale EngineersDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Engineering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. His research interests are in the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, and social justice in engineering ethics education.Erica D. McCray, University of Florida Dr. Erica D. McCray is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida. Prior to joining the faculty
objective and politically neutraldiscipline, scholars have recently called for reforms to engineering education that challengetechnical/social dualism by integrating the “social realm” into dominant ways of thinking,knowing, and in doing engineering [1-2]. By social realm, we mean to evoke the waysengineering shapes, and is shaped by, social, cultural, political, and ethical systems, that informwho gets to participate in engineering, how and why engineering problems are perceived andundertaken, the results of engineering work, and who benefits from the outcomes of engineeringwork [1,3]. As scholars become increasingly aware of the role engineering plays in socialsystems, there have been increasing calls for engineering education to center the
-course materials, students in Botswana will complete the eight-week course guided by aproblem-based learning activity wherein students will work to solve an authentic real-worldproblem local to their community. As a part of the learning experience students in Botswanawill also develop 3-D modeling skills and their spatial ability while designing a solution to a real-world problem; students in the US will develop skills in the area of engineering ethics, creativityand problem-solving as they will serve as “consultants'' for student teams in Botswana (Finelliet al., 2012; Guntur, Setyaningrum, & Retnawati, 2021). The ABLE short program offers civil engineering students in Botswana an opportunity todevelop their visualization and 3D
Paper ID #40105Work in Progress: Engaging First-year Engineering Students throughMakerspace Project-based PedagogyDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Dr. Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented engineering students, engineer- ing ethics, PreK-12 STEM education, and also research about engineering global preparedness.Dr. Erik A. Johnson, University of Southern California Dr. Erik A. Johnson is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern
Cost of production (CoP)scaling strategiesFinancing a business Financing a business (FB)Generating new ideas based on societal needs and business opportunities Generating new ideas (GNI)Innovating to solve problems under organizational constraints Organization constraints (OC)Innovative client centered solutions through design thinking Design thinking (DT)Learning from failure Learning from failure (LFF)Role of product in value creation Role of product (RP)Resolving ethical issues
xmodification, & operation ofengineering tools…Safety. Identify health, safety,and environmental issuesrelated to technological x xprocesses and activities, anddeal with them responsibly.Communication.Communicate effectively x xabout laboratory work with aspecific audience…Teamwork. Work effectively x x xin teams…Ethics in the Laboratory.Behave with highest ethical x xstandards…Sensory Awareness. Use thehuman senses to
knowledge andparticipating in ethically in communities of learning [1]. In previous courses, it was found thatstudents lacked these information literacy skills and needed far more than one library instructionsession and one assignment to master these skills. It was determined that in order to accomplishthese objectives, multiple library information literacy instruction sessions and informationliteracy-based assignments were necessary.Implementation GuidelinesTo prepare for the unit of study, the professor reached out to professors in each of the 11engineering departments and conducted at least one interview with a faculty member about theirresearch. These five-to-ten-minute conversations were recorded on zoom and posted for studentsto watch.Table 1
Comprehension and laws and regulations, and social movements; identify alignments and gaps in Analysis (1) research and (2) practice within this context. Recognize and respect cultural differences and apply relevant skills to 2 Cross-cultural Humility collaborate across cultures, with an emphasis on life-long learning. Examine ethical implications of global research and development, including Global Engineering 3 consideration of power imbalances; recognize the limitations of engineering in Ethics guiding global development
. Figure 1. Desired skills for instructors in COILWithin the socioethical management skills, we have grouped social and ethical skills. One ofthe essential abilities is communication, not only oral and written communication but alsousing distinct channels or tools (e-mail, text messages, or chats). One related skill tocommunication is using comprehensiveness to clarify statements and notes [9], facilitating thestudents' feedback in diverse forms. In this part, ethical and social skills acquire a relevantrole, so communication must be based on respect in a comfortable and sure environmentconsidering cultural differences and institutional policies. Under this last point, instructorsmust also establish course policies and rules for class
Outcomes 2(an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs withconsideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,environmental, and economic factors) and 4 (an ability to recognize ethical and professionalresponsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider theimpact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts).Summary Faculty hoping to implement the Solar District Cup in capstone design courses can lookforward to an engaging, detailed design opportunity for students. Faculty using the project in thefall should prepare for some time at the beginning of the semester during which the
and Students. 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14-17, Seattle, WA.[10] Martin, T., Rayne, K., Kemp, N.J., Hart, J., & Diller, K.R. (2005). Teaching for Adaptive Expertise in Biomedical Engineering Ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol. 11(2), pp. 257-276.[11] McKenna, A. F., Colgate, J. E., Olson, G. B., & Carr, S. H. (2006). Exploring Adaptive Expertise as a Target for Engineering Design Education. In ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (pp. 963-968), ASME Digital Collection.[12] Martin, T., Baker Peacock, S., Ko, P., & Rudolph, J. J. (2015). Changes in Teachers’ Adaptive Expertise in an
Paper ID #38822Board 419: Students use their Lived Experiences to Justify their Beliefsabout How they Will Approach Process Safety JudgmentJeffrey Stransky, Rowan University Jeffrey Stransky is a PhD candidate in the Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd) Department at Rowan University. His research interests involve studying engineering ethics and decision making and using digital games as safe teaching environments. He has published in the overlap of these topics by integrating digital games into chemical engineering curriculum to help students build an awareness of the ethical and practical implications of their