Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Didier Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Erika Jaramillo Giraldo, University of Puerto Rico; Jorge Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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integrateresearch ethics into the graduate curriculum in science and engineering. Funded by the NationalScience Foundation, this project has developed four workshops directed toward graduatestudents to provide them with decision making tools for reaching ethical decisions. Theworkshops which build upon one another, (1) help graduate students become aware of issues andproblems in research ethics, (2) outline a method of moral deliberation to help them analyzeproblematic situations, (3) provide students with tools and practice in analyzing real world ethicscases in the research context, and (4) offer a capstone activity in which the students give posterpresentations on a case connected to their research interests.This paper focuses on the third of the series

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salvatore Marsico, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre

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unregistered persons whomay have violated the statutes governing the profession. The power of theseboards, in the United States, is vested in them through the police power of theirrespective states’ constitutions. Addressing ethical issues impacting the professionis a central theme which runs throughout the required capstone courseProfessional Aspects of Land Surveying offered at Penn State University. Inaddressing these issues students, for first three weeks of the semester are engagedin reading, interpreting statutes, and researching case law with respect toregistration laws, code of ethics, and the disciplinary actions taken by thelicensing boards of a number of jurisdictions. It is the intent of this article topresent a compilation of the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

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were, she said that she wanted to be a part of acompany that contributes to society, either as a developer or as a manager. When asked by the developers technical questions, she demonstrated that she could design andwrite simple code (design of a tic-tac-toe game, and how to determine whether some has won in a gameof tic-tac-toe). When asked to write Quicksort, she had trouble at first, but she eventually got it right.Had trouble remembering when it might be more appropriate to use a hash table than a binary searchtree. When asked what courses she took for electives, she said she took the database course, thenetworks course, the digital media course, the entrepreneurial course, and a capstone project where sheimplemented a

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

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various cases and your responses as an engineering professional and anengineering educator. Case: The Next Generation Landmine Part I.Ms. Jane Enaj is a project manager at a multinational corporation which has just beenawarded a contract to develop and produce the next generation land mine. She is also amember of the Design Review Committee. The committee’s responsibilities includereviewing and approving design changes, procedural changes and submittingperformance reports to various U.S. Department of Defense agencies withrecommendations.Today Jane finds herself in a difficult situation. DRC is meeting to finalizerecommendation concerning the new land mine. It offers significant