Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Tech; Erin Heaney, Clean Air: Organizing for Health and Justice; Glenn Andrew Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York; Jennifer Holly Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

manytools you need to aid your decision-making. Listening and reflection are extremelyvital as well. Unfortunately, they are institutionally (and personally) undervaluedengineering instruments.Siddhartha Roy, Graduate Student, Virginia TechDuring the four years of my Chemical Engineering undergraduate program, therewas a barrage of technical “know-how” and a smorgasbord of activities thatexposed us to the industrial sector (e.g., lectures, seminars, site visits, internships).The idea was to get us “up to speed” on the big production facilities ChemicalEngineers build – oil and gas, for instance – and how these facilities fulfill theneeds of mankind and advance the global economy. There was an emphasis on“soft skills” too – including interpersonal