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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Laura Grossenbacher

Debating the Ethics of Engineering Controversies: Encouraging First-year Teamwork on Critical Thinking By Laura Grossenbacher, Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Professional Development College of Engineering University of Wisconsin, MadisonAbstract: This paper focuses on an assignment Dr. Sarah Pfatteicher and I designed last fall in our interdisciplinaryclass, a first-year basic communication course with an engineering ethics component. Our debate assignmentgalvanized the students to work as a team in examining the ethical foundations of their own assumptions as well asthe

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Marlee A. Walton; T. Al Austin

Improvement ß Business Management ß Professional Ethics 1 American Society for Engineering Education North Midwest Section Annual Conference; October 10-12, 2002Implementation of this new curriculum began in the spring of 2001. The planning, design, andimplementation of this integrated curriculum will be discussed in the paper.Introduction:Educators at Iowa State University (ISU), like many other academic institutions, have beensuccessful in teaching the technical aspects of civil engineering. However, industry is nowdemanding engineering graduates with more than superb technical capabilities – they wantstudents who have business acumen. Rapid changes in the business world

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Paul Ross; Gisela Kutzbach

in theirsense of personal fulfillment. This course in “technical communication” isrecommended as an essential contribution to the professional development of engineersat the graduate level and to their future leadership roles.I. THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE OCCASION“Take off [your] engineering hat and put on [your] management hat.”For better or for worse, the Challenger disaster continues to provide substantive materialfor the accelerating debate between technology and society, between scientists and non-scientists – and between engineers and management (Werhane, 1991; Herkert, 1991;Ethical Decisions, 2002).The infamous quotation above was a kind of insult to both engineers and managers; yetthe thinking behind this defensive excuse bespeaks a

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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James N. Almquist; D. Joanne Wilson

engineering students place at a math level of trigonometry or below.Developed ten years ago, GE 1020, Introduction to Engineering has evolved into thecourse that is primarily taken by first semester freshmen. Through its evolution, the fourprimary goals of the course have remained. These goals are Introduction to theEngineering Profession, College Success Skills, Introduction to the University andCollege, and Development of Community. Researching the engineering disciplines,discussing engineering ethics, learning computational skills, listening to guest lecturers,and participating in group design projects are all a part of learning about the profession ofengineering. Topics included in college success skills are learning styles and timemanagement

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Traci Kelly

choose.Conclusion In this shrinking world, we cannot escape the confluence of globalization,citizenship, community, and civic duty; the concept of professional responsibilitynecessarily involves a concern with the social dimension and impacts of professionalactivity. The instructors try to impart a sense of ethics encompassing the idea that one'sprofessional work is located within a larger sphere of personal ethical responsibility. The concept of "service" as a valid and important goal of science and technologyeducation has been endorsed in an International Association of University Presidents'Policy Statement on Technology And Higher Education, stressing "the tremendouspotential and critical implications of technology in support of higher

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Christa James-Byrnes

Materials has been offered, but due to low enrollment has recently beentaken off the courses being offered to our students. Courses that are being contemplated foroffering via DE are GRA 113 – Engineering Graphics and EGR 106 – Technical Communication.EGR 100 – Introduction to EngineeringThe purpose of EGR 100 is to introduce students to Engineering as a career and to help themprepare to become a successful engineering student. Topics covered in EGR 100 include StudySkills, Test Taking, Time Management, Engineering Majors, UW Engineering Campuses, Ethics,and Transferring Guidelines.Method of DeliveryOne of the factors faced by Engineering students is that they do not have direct contact with afaculty member regarding their specific major. One of

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Charles McIntyre

objectives of the ABET criteria are to prepare civil andconstruction engineers who will have: A. an ability to apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering. B. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. C. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. 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 and

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Mani Mina

. When asked for the material, some will just bring you the printed version site or copy right off the site and include it in their reports. As the demand for their time and efforts increases, this problem will hunt them more. Unless dealt with correctly, with decisive action from the teacher in the freshman year, this great research tool (the Internet) will be wrongly utilized for the rest of their careers. One of the goals of the educators in the freshman year has to be giving the students guidelines and practices for efficient, ethical, and professional use of the Internet.9. Students can waste time on e-mail and chats and not spend time studying. Perhaps the most threatening item for each individual student is not having