Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ochs, Lehigh University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technology University

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, Opportunity Scanning, to identify projects during the semester before the January start Page 14.250.5of the year long project. Students teams of approximately six students from engineering, businessand design arts work on step 2, Concept Design and Product Planning and step 3, the parallel andintegrated development of the product, its manufacturing system that produces it and themarketing plan. In general the sponsoring companies are responsible for the resource-intensivesteps 4 and 5 of product and market launch and service and support. Project and Process Management

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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projects at our university will be used to illustrate this point.The pedestrian bridge in Africa was designed with a non-profit called Bridging the Gap Africa15.Before they will work on building a bridge it must first be requested by the local community.The local community must also commit to help build the bridge and agree to maintain the bridge.This ensures that the bridge is something that the local community wants to have.Another example of involving the local community is in the projects we plan to do in 2009. Inearly January 2008 the first author visited with several groups in Rwanda. We identified severalprojects where the local people have already requested our help. One example of this is theSonrise School near Musanze, Rwanda. This is an

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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people from 10 institutions in 9 states provided responses to thesurveys. The respondents included all academic ranks, deans to assistant professors.Several references about engineering ethics education were useful in the development of thesurvey.1,2,3,4,5 With this survey, the authors hoped to capture a sense of engineering ethicseducation in terms of courses, content, assessment, and future plans. The following questionsappeared on the survey: • Do you feel an ethics course taught specifically to engineering students is necessary, or can ethics best be taught to engineering students as a general education requirement or learned on the job? • Do any of your engineering departments have a full course in ethics? • Excluding any

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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were apparentlyviolated by employees of Enron and how that lead to financial disaster for Enron, its employees,and many others.I also provided them with copies of the NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers)Engineers’ Creed as another example of a Code of Ethics and the class discussed how thoseprovisions were violated at Enron. In particular, some of the trading schemes that Enron usedwere described and discussed. I pointed out that some of the work to implement those schemeshad to involve engineers and programmers. During the past year I added a case study from theNSPE for the students to discuss. This involved a graduating student who planned to work forone company but decided to take a recruiting visit and ski trip to another

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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and predicaments. As this studydiscovered, many students are not well enough prepared to encounter real world engineeringchallenges. Additional training and exercises are being planned to improve this aspect of theirengineering ethics education.This study also revealed that many students still make poor ethical decisions. This finding aloneindicates that more work needs to be done. The earlier and more frequently a student becomesexposed to engineering ethics, the better prepared they will be to meet the challenges of the realworld upon graduation. A single learning module incorporated into one course cannotaccomplish this. It takes repetitive exposures from a variety of engineering courses to accomplishthis objective.Conclusions

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Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Sheila Vaidya, Drexel University; Stacey Ake, Drexel University

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WI programrequires that one of the three designated WI courses be in a course outside of the student’s major,ensuring that students’ writing experiences are not excessively focused upon only one format orstyle. Background Drexel University is strongly committed to co-operative education and this naturallyleads to a five year undergraduate program: freshmen; sophomore; pre-junior; junior and senioryears. Six month co-operative education experiences typically occur in the sophomore, pre-junior and junior years alternating with six months on campus attending classes. The School ofBiomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, where we plan to pilot this ethicsprogram, is a separate academic unit from the College of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Ethics. 10 (2), 311-324.7. Crown, D. F. and M.S. Spiller. 1998. Learning from the literature on college cheating: A review of empirical research. Journal of Business Ethics, 17, 683–700.8. Sims, R. L. 1993. The relationship between academic dishonesty and unethical business practices. Journal of Education for Business, March/April, 207–211.9. Hall, K.D. 2004. Student development and ownership of ethical and professional standards. Science and Engineering Ethics. 10 (2), 383-387. Page 14.952.1010. Harding, T.S., M.J. Mayhew, C.J. Finelli, D.D. Carpenter. 2007. The theory of planned behavior as a model of academic dishonesty

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

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MethodologyAbstractThis paper explores plagiarism through the system’s lens and takes you on a journeythrough the complex world of plagiarism using the tools of Boardman’s Soft SystemsMethodology (BSSM) to bring deeper insights into how plagiarism has proliferated theacademic landscape. In a recent survey of 11 universities across the United States, DonaldMcCabe of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, showed that plagiarism is agrowing phenomenon on campuses that, with the evolution of technology, is continuing togrow at an exponential rate. By applying the methods of systems thinking, we plan topresent a deeper insight into this growing epidemic. Using BSSM as our lens andSystemigrams (i.e. Systemic Diagrams) as our modeling approach, we will map

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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mental and physical experiences that are new, unique, or different. ≠ Intelligence: a property of mind that encompasses many related mental abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn.Affirming what we view as valuable at the outset requires that we clarify what we meanwhen we say we value someone or some idea. In essence what we are doing is clarifyingwhat we value, and why we value it. A process describing the guidelines of the valuesclarification approach was formulated by Simon et al.17Values change over time in response to changing life experiences. Recognizing thesechanges and understanding how they affect one's actions and behaviors is

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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the Insider stated that: 3 “The Reactor Head was successfully cleaned yesterday, thanks to Andrew’s efforts…This is the first time in Davis-Besse’s history that the Reactor head has been cleaned. Andrew was a salesman to management… because he felt so strongly about the need to successfully clean the Reactor Head.”14 In 2001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued NRC Bulletin 2001-01,requiring FENOC to report on the plans at Davis-Besse to detect cracking of the reactor head.Inspecting the reactor head would require shutting down the plant. Due to the high cost of such ashutdown, FENOC chose not to inspect

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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location was convenient for Purity, because of its proximity tothe trainyard, but controversial, since that area was Boston’s most densely populated. However,due to the “political impotence” of the immigrant residents, the deal went through.11Construction was plagued from the beginning by a series of delays: the death of a worker, asuperstorm which blew through the Northeast, and a lengthy testing protocol, which consisted offilling the completed tank with water to detect leaks, a process that would take weeks. Nobuilding plans were filed by contractor Hammond Iron Works, because the tank was consideredto be a “receptacle,” rather than a building, although a permit was required for the foundation.Completion of the structure was rushed, and

Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff; B.Kyun Lee, Le Tourneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University

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, suffering and social justice do not enter in the design of a gear.)The suggestion has also been made that the ABET Criteria be modified to include an additionaloutcome for Engineering programs beyond the given outcomes (a) through (k):“Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain…(outcome l) A fully integrative approach to engineering problems incorporating both reasonand compassion in the development of solutions.” 22In addition, the article “Promoting Peace in Engineering Education: Modifying the ABETCriteria” urges three modifications to ABET Criterion 3: “Modification 1: Promote peace through the development of an individual plan for thelifelong cultivation of an awareness of the interdependence of all and of the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. As our workforce evolves to reflect the growing diversity of our communities and the global marketplace, our efforts to understand, value, and incorporate differences become increasingly important. By fully pursuing the company's mission and in keeping with what we value, DotEdu has Page 14.190.5 established a comprehensive plan to promote and integrate diversity at every level within our organization and in everything we do. By achieving these goals, DotEdu hopes to enable its employees to realize their full potential.Evidence of DotEdu's commitment to the community is that it sometimes donates some of its K-12software

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

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qualifications plans and new admission approaches to procedures for implementation students Figure 1. Outcome Model (simplified from Green & Stone 1977)The overall program goals and specific curriculum objectives feed into the “Decisions to beMade” component of the Outcome Model. In this case, the decision to be made is the curriculummethod adopted at a program level to satisfy the professional and ethical responsibility aspects ofABET accreditation. As noted, those decisions are influenced by both “Input from theProfession” and “Input from Society