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William M. Baer

Plagiarism Education: Teaching Students to Use Information Ethically William M. Baer Wichita State UniversityAbstract The engineering profession has always valued ethical behavior. However, it seems thatunethical behavior is more and more prevalent in our classes. The rising incidence of plagiarismis and should be a concern to educators not only to ensure academic integrity, but because of theimplications for our profession. The ethical use of engineering information is important for ourstudents to learn. There are two ways to combat plagiarism: detection and education. Programs likeTurnitin and

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Day W. Radebaugh

the Northeast United States, the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, and a host ofothers. Even worse, system complexity renders the process of diagnosing and correctingthese failures more difficult still.If complexity of a system increases its potential risk to failure, then it would make senseto develop a robust measure of engineering complexity, and to teach engineers themethods that could be used to assess the complexity of a system that they are considering.In fact, one could argue that an assessment of system complexity should be done prior toany consideration of the ethical implications of a system, using the common-senseprinciple that a designer cannot evaluate ethical consequences if he cannot reliablypredict the behavior of the project. An

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Day W. Radebaugh

philosophy.After all, the so-called soft sciences have no findings which are certain, but rathercompeting sets of assertions that arise from one or another set of values.This paper argues that engineering in general is not entitled to the degree of certaintytypically associated with it. This point is illustrated by analyzing eight topical areas ofengineering design, showing the limits of certainty in each case. Further, a case is madethat the recognition of this inherent uncertainty should be acknowledged and taught inengineering ethics classes. In the first instance, understanding the limits of knowledge inengineering is a useful antidote to a riskier approach which might tend to ignoreunknowns. Secondly, it would seem that an objective assessment of

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Abu S.M. Masud; Don E. Malzahn

provide students with a betterappreciation for real-world engineering.Following is the list of the current B.S.I.E./B.S.Mfg.E. program outcomes selected asattributes that its graduates will attain at the time of graduation. These are the sameOutcomes (a) through (k) of Criterion 3. 1. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. 2. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. 3. 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. 4. Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. 5

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William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

needs within realistic c constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g an ability to communicate effectively the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, h economic, environmental, and societal context i a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j a knowledge of contemporary issues an ability to use the techniques, skills, and

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Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

attend and participate in a MechanicalEngineering seminar series that will expose them to topics such as Ethics, Safety, EnvironmentalIssues, Global Collaboration, Energy Conservation, Entrepreneurial Aspects of Engineering,Engineering Professionalism, Sustainability, Manufacturability, Project Management, and othertopics of professional interest and use. Furthermore, students will have opportunities to work asa team on faculty’s research project or a creative project of their own. These hand-onopportunities will give Mechanical Engineering students a more insightful appreciation formanufacturing capabilities and limitations, and permit them to coordinate more effectively withengineering technologists to create more competitive products in the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Steven Skinner

communication skills; • be mastered in the principles of business and management; • understand the principles of leadership; • have a strong sense of professionalism and ethical standards; and • be lifelong learners.A number of noted engineering education leaders have responded and commentedon these reports. Butcher claims the reports call for, “ingenious leaders —ingenious engineers” and calls these engineers, “well-rounded RenaissanceEngineer”[s] [3]. Turns, Atman, et al., [4] use these reports as an input to what anengineer needs to know. Dym, et al. present how engineering education is beingchallenged to require students to consider additional design constraints required aspart of a “new fundamentals” [5]. In response to

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools

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Keith L. Hohn; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin; Julia Keen; Hani Melhem; Anil Pahwa; Jan Wiersema; Barb Licklider

constructed only of parts that can beeaten. Student teams were formed within each learning community. These teams were taught asimple brainstorming technique, and utilized this technique to generate ideas for how to buildtheir scale. They then built the scale outside of the learning community meeting time, andbrought it to a large group meeting where all groups competed to see which scale could mostaccurately measure a small weight (several grams). Students were asked to reflect on how theirteams function on this task, how they contributed to the team, and how they could improve theirperformance on teams.Another engineering-related activity was to have students consider engineering ethics. Thisactivity was structured as an “academic controversy.” An

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J. Collins

Information Literacy, distributed cognition, and virtual teaming in a linked writing/general education chemistry assignmentIntroductionInformation literacy is an umbrella concept encompassing library instruction, computerliteracy, critical thinking, communication, ethics, and lifelong learning. How mightinformation literacy contribute to teamwork? Information Literacy enables learners to“master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assumegreater control over their own learning” 1 . In a teamwork situation, can individual skillswith information gathering and synthesis contribute to the work of the group? We knowfrom communication and composition journals that a teamwork assignment

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Kamesh Namuduri

• Preparing case studies based on real life incidents • IT professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, and CISM • Designing the transition from community college to university (2+2) programs • Integrating cybersecurity concepts and topics into other computer and information courses and training programs • Recruiting students into degree programs • Providing internship opportunities in government organizations • Developing collaborations with local industry • Understanding law, ethics and privacy issuesTask 4 – Professional Certification Programs Professional certification programs provide professional development opportunities for

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Kevin R. Lewelling; Kevin S. Woolverton; Michael C. Reynolds

project. Our selected project stressed management principles bycreating realistic budgets, Gantt charts, fundraising, advertising, and managerial interactions.Likewise, teamwork was encouraged by real-world time demands, task complexity, moderncommunications, and public visibility.2.0 Project objectives and outcomesThere were four main objectives considered in selecting the “Holiday Light Show” project whichintroduced first-year engineering students to the following concepts. 1) Exposing students tocommunication methods within the global business environment will better equip students forinternational offices and understand differences in multicultural ethics. 2) The second objectiveis to encourage creative thinking. As the pace and volume of

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Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

many tradeoffs concerning lean and green. To this end, through an NSF fundedproject, we are extending the existing simulation based model to focus on theeconomic and environmental sustainability constraints and the broad education tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in an economic, environmentaland societal context.The primary intent of this effort is to foster learning of class concepts and toimpact the breadth of student learning (in terms of ABET outcomes “(c) an abilityto design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability” and (h) “the broad educationnecessary to understand

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Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

nanotechnology and nanocomposites in industry and society, developmentof simple, cost-effective laboratory experiments (teachers), enhancement of research anddevelopment skills, and development of entrepreneurial skills.Several undergraduate and graduate students are sponsored year-long by CNCMM, andare required to participate in CNCMM’s research, education, ethics, entrepreneurship,assessment and dissemination (RE3AD) program[26]. ConclusionsCNCMM is a viable research and education unit at Pittsburg State University that ispositioned to enhance Kansas’ relatively new nanocomposites industry by establishing anexcellent research and education center for nanocomposites and multifunctional materialswith focus on naval

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Roy Myose

foraccreditation in Aerospace Engineering, a program must show that students have the "ability todesign a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability."1 At Wichita State University, the Aerospace Engineering program includes the traditional mixof general engineering core, aerodynamics and propulsion, dynamics and control, and structurescourses followed by a two-course capstone design sequence. In addition to the capstone designsequence, aspects of design are covered in a multitude of non-capstone classes starting in thesophomore year. Many of these non-capstone classes utilize a series of class