Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Herkert, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State University; Heather Canary, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

) recognize that small personal decisions can have an effect ongroup dynamics and institutional decisions; (3) develop habits of mind; (4) educators need tocreate a space and opportunity to discuss these kinds of issues; (5) demonstrate the importance ofmoral imagination; and (6) encourage students to recognize their own biases and weaknesses.There was general agreement that helping graduate students understand the various contexts theywill be required to work in and make decisions about is key to producing more ethical engineersand scientists.One of the most exciting benefits of the workshop for the PI and Co-PIs was the detailedfeedback we received on the instructional models we have been developing. We receivedvaluable feedback regarding

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego; Tom Waidzunas, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

other students, faculty members and co-workers “behavedthemselves” most of the time does not mean that respondents did not find the climate to bemarginalizing. This was particularly well expressed in a conversation during the first focusgroup: Q: So, is engineering “tolerant,” then? ERIC: To me, it seems that you are tolerated, but you are not fully embraced…. DAVID: Yeah, if we use the word “tolerant” then people might think it’s all OK. ERIC: Yeah, gays are tolerated. As opposed to an environment that is tolerant, gays are Page 14.1384.14 tolerated