Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University; Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #10060The Development of an Instrument for Assessing Individual Ethical Decision-making in Project-based Design Teams: Integrating Quantitative and Quali-tative MethodsQin Zhu, Purdue University Qin Zhu is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His main re- search interests include global/comparative/international engineering education, engineering education policy, and engineering ethics. He received his BS degree in material sciences and engineering and first PhD degree in philosophy of science and technology (engineering ethics) both from Dalian University of Technology

Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Eckel, Western Michigan University

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individualdepartments who wish to address these issues within a disciplinary framework. Who better toilluminate the rhetorical nature and expectations of engineering writing than the engineeringfaculty, and in particular the thesis/dissertation advisors? Faculty who attempt to start thisconversation with their graduate students should be prepared, however, for some initialresistance, along with pleas of “I know this already.”More importantly, graduate programs may need to consider integrating this kind of plagiarismawareness and writing instruction more completely into the graduate curriculum, to make surethat all students are adequately prepared for the rigors of the thesis or dissertation literaturereview.57 Otherwise these programs risk sending their

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. McBride-Pluskwik, Iron Range Engineering, a program of Minnesota State University, Mankato; Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Ph.D. in Organization and Management is from Capella Uni- versity, Minneapolis. Elizabeth enjoys exploring and photographing the natural beauty of northern Min- nesota’s wilderness with her family and friends.Dr. Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Puteri S. Megat Hamari is currently an Assistant Professor in Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University. Mankato. She is with the Twin Cities Engineering, a project-based learning program where students are taught through collaboration in small groups on industry sourced engineering projects. In addition to teaching engineering core competencies using project-based pedagogy, she also guides students in professional development. Dr

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Raridon, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University- Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, home of the Iron Range and Twin Cities Engineering programs.Dr. Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato Deborah K. Nykanen is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She received her Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2000. Her teaching, research and professional experience focus on water resources, hydrology and

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Eric Joe Coyle, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Paper ID #8996Ethical Concerns of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems in EngineeringProgramsProf. Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. Richard S. Stansbury is an associate professor of computer engineering and computer science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. His research interests include unmanned aircraft systems, field robotics, and applied artificial intelligence. He is program coordinator for ERAU’s new MS in Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering program, which began in fall 2013.Mr. Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachDr

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Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Ethics and the Pub- lic.” She is co-PI on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education.Mr. William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech William Rhoads is a PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech working with Dr. Marc Edwards and Dr. Amy Pruden. His research focuses on various aspects of opportunistic pathogens in potable and hot water plumbing systems and implications of green buildings on public health. William is currently the vice-president of a joint American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation graduate student group and is the recipient of the Via Doctoral Fellowship.Mr. Siddhartha

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Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Maria Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

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appropriateways to respond when ethically difficult decisions need to be made in the workplace.The focus of this study is on student responses to an open-ended question in the survey whichasked students to list two primary behaviors or actions that engineers must follow whenperforming their professional duties. Across the two samples, the most popular responses relatedto integrity, safety, honesty, and improving human welfare/society. While the workshop leadersemphasized that the study of ethics involves personal values or morals as applied to dealing withother people, it is notable that responses involving society were not the most frequent answersgiven during either semester. This might indicate that these students, as members of themillennial

Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Beth Stutzmann, RLC- Research Learning Community, Southern Polytechnic State University; Margaret Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State University; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A. Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University

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conducting studies were with Attilio Poto; Dr. Matthew Mailman; Dr. Scott Nelson. ”Taking weekly lessons at Symphony Hall in Boston, where the greatest of musicians throughout time have stood, was awe-inspiring and magical.”Dr. Margaret Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Mir M. Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University Craig A. Chin received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Florida International University in 2006. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic State University. His research

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Nadia Sunny, Grand Valley State University; Md Mehedi Hasan, Grand Valley State University

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utilization of the device), 2) need for clinical trials (that bearsa possibility of the subject being harmed), and 3) confidentiality of the patients’ information(which constitute a significant source to improve future versions of the device, or health service).Through a discussion of these examples it is revealed that the code of ethics in its current broadformat, and the regulatory guidelines, are insufficient in helping out an engineer to make a safedecision and yet deliver a great device. As a solution, the paper recommends inclusion of a more thorough and integrated studyon the Code and FDA regulations, in biomedical engineering curriculums, as a way to equipbiomedical engineering students with ways to resolve similar ethical dilemmas

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Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington-Seattle; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Burpee

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instruction on ethics in the undergraduate curriculum as mandated by the ABETaccreditation criteria.12 Likewise, critical thinking skills are generally seen to be an essential partof engineering instruction both at undergraduate and graduate levels. In this paper, rather thanevaluating writing for writing’s sake, we use it as a tool to understand students’ critical thinkingand ethical literacy with regard to macroethical dilemmas. This perspective is chosen with thepractical objective of understanding what kinds of deficits in critical thinking may be impairingethics instruction and the subsequent development of strong ethical literacy.Ethical Literacy among Engineering Undergraduates: Ethics issues in engineering haveincreasingly drawn attention in

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory A. Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Whitney Thomas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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(ASCE), American Society of MechanicalEngineers (ASME), and others. This framing of engineering codes of ethics begins to expandfrom microethical issues into larger macroethical issues such as sustainability and socialresponsibility. Social responsibility (SR) has been defined as “an ethical theory that an entity, beit an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.” 2 In thecontext of engineering, Vanasupa et al.3 define SR as “the responsibility of engineers to carefullyevaluate the full range of broader impacts of their designs on the health, safety and welfare of thepublic and the environment.” Some have suggested that engineering ethics education should