Paper ID #11150Ethics and Text RecyclingDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was
Paper ID #11190Ethics for BeginnersDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was named an
Paper ID #14093Assessing Engineering Ethics TrainingMs. Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University Melodie Selby is a civil engineering and environmental science assistant professor at Walla Walla Uni- versity. A Walla Walla University graduate, she returned to the University in 2009 after 23 years during which she received a master’s degree in environmental engineering, worked as a civil and environmental engineering consultant, and worked in the Nuclear Waste Program and Water Quality Program for the Washington State Department of Ecology
Paper ID #12973Institutionalizing Ethics: Historical Debates surrounding IEEE’s 1974 Codeof EthicsDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University Xiaofeng Tang is a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma is Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies and Director of the Programs in Design and Innovation at Rensselaer. Page 26.977.1
Paper ID #13410ENGINEERING ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY COURSESDr. David A. Rogers P.E., North Dakota State University Service in the U.S. Army in 1961-62 followed graduation from the University of Washington with a B.S.E.E. degree. Then Rogers earned the M.S.E.E. degree at IIT and the Master of Divinity degree (ministry) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He earned the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington in 1971. Rogers taught in Brazil until 1980 in electrical engineering at the University of Campinas. Rogers then moved to North Dakota State University in Fargo where he still
eight journal publications. He has taught short courses in satellite navigation and integrated aircraft systems to the Navy at China Lake and Pt Mugu Naval Air Stations, the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, and to the national AIAA guidance and control conference. Dr. Biezad has over 4,700 hours of flight experience in both fixed-wing and rotorcraft including pilot instructor duties at the Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Page 26.684.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Ethics Education as
Paper ID #12488What is gained by articulating non-canonical engineering ethics canons?Dr. Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Prof. Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Amy E. Slaton is a Professor of History at Drexel University. She write on issues of identity in STEM education and labor, and is the author of Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line .Dr. Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology (Emeritus) in
Paper ID #12492Exploring Ethical Validation as a Key Consideration in Interpretive ResearchQualityDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Dr. Walther is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is a director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology and social work. His research interests range from the role of empathy in engineering students’ professional formation, the role of reflection in
Paper ID #12674Exploring Implicit Understanding of Engineering Ethics in Student TeamsDr. Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas Eun Ah Lee is a graduate student at University of Texas at Dallas. She received her PhD in science education from Seoul National University in Korea and has worked for STEM education in which she has strong interest. Currently, she is studying for dual masters’ degree in Applied Cognitive Science and in Emerging Media and Communication for her professional development.Prof. Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas Nicholas Gans is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical
Paper ID #13322Exploring the Social Processes of Ethics in Student Engineering Design TeamsMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University Megan is a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity pursuing a Ph.D. in Organizational Communication with a minor in mixed methods. Her research focuses on engineering education, design, organizational identity, identification and socialization, team communication, innovation, and technology. She is currently working on an NSF grant examining ethi- cal reasoning and decision-making in engineering project teams, and examining the relationship
Page 26.829.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Guidelines for Constructing Expert Witness Role Plays for Engineering EthicsThis paper describes guidelines and considerations for designing and implementing an expertwitness role play pedagogy for teaching engineering ethics. Previous experiences creating anexpert witness role play are used to define a set of guidelines and decision points for designing arole play that accomplishes the learning objectives of a specific instructor within the resourceconstraints of that instructor. These guidelines were used to develop and implement a new roleplay in a different institution covering different engineering
Excellence in Teaching Award, and is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. Page 26.686.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Ethics for First-Year STEM: A Risk Assessment Based ApproachAbstract This paper describes the development of a first-year seminar focused on the discussion ofethical issues in engineering for STEM students. The seminar course is intended to provide abroad introduction to ethics through discussions and writing assignments focused on case studiesof engineering catastrophes, meeting once a week for ninety minutes, as
Paper ID #12916The Online Resource Center for Ethics Education in Engineering and ScienceDr. Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology (Emeritus) in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Arizona State Uni- versity and Visiting Scholar at the Genetic Engineering & Society Center, North Carolina State Univeristy. Herkert has been teaching engineering ethics and science, technology & society courses for more than twenty-five years. He is editor of Social, Ethical and Policy
Paper ID #13842Understanding and Influencing Student Attitudes Toward Ethical ClassroomActionsProf. Brian E Moyer, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Brian E. Moyer is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, an adjunct professor for Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and an automation consultant for Crossroads Consulting, LLC. Brian’s consulting, teaching and research focus areas include hardware and GUI software integration primarily using LabVIEW by National Instruments and kinematic and kinetic data collection and analysis methods for
Paper ID #12542Canons against Cannons? Social Justice and the Engineering Ethics Imagi-naryDr. Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech Yanna Lambrinidou is a medical ethnographer and adjunct assistant professor in the Science and Technol- ogy Studies (STS) program at Virginia Tech. For the past 8 years, she has conducted extensive research on the historic 2001-2004 Washington, DC lead-in-drinking-water contamination. This work exposed wrongdoing and unethical behavior on the part of engineers and scientists in local and federal
Academic Integrity into Engineering CoursesAbstractThis study examined how a professional development workshop affected faculty members’perspectives about incorporating academic integrity into their engineering courses. Embedded inthe context of a new initiative at a large Mid-Atlantic University that aims to enhanceengineering students’ understanding of academic integrity and professional ethics, the workshopfeatured three aspects: 1) enhancing faculty members’ self-efficacy in teaching academicintegrity and professional ethics; 2) facilitating their development of instructional strategies forteaching integrity and ethics; and 3) supporting their classroom implementation of instructionalplans. Seven faculty participants were interviewed after
technologyAbstractUnderstanding the social, environmental, economic, and political impact of engineering is animportant aspect of being a professional engineer. Responding to this need, engineeringprograms increasingly offer engineering ethics education. However, courses in engineeringethics as well as research on students’ developing sense of engineering ethics often emphasizethe micro-ethics of research, mentoring, and publications. In comparison, research is limited onhow future engineers understand the social, ethical, environmental, economic, and politicalimpact of their scientific and technological contributions. In this manuscript, we present 2 case-study accounts of how future engineers think about an engineer’s responsibility towards thesocial and global impact
PRACTICES COURSE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING1. AbstractThe coverage of ethics and professionalism in engineering and computer science programs hasbecome standard since ABET incorporated these and other “soft skills” as student outcomes inEngineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and Computing Accreditation Commission(CAC) accreditation criteria. Many programs have chosen to incorporate these topics in variouscourses across the curriculum while others have developed standalone courses. The Universityof Texas at Arlington (UTA) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department offersABET accredited programs in computer engineering, computer science, and softwareengineering. Initially, the department chose to cover
Paper ID #12096Differences in Ethical Decision making between experts and novices: A Com-parative StudyMs. Madhumitha Ramachandran, University of Oklahoma Madhumitha Ramachandran received her Bachelor of Technology in Bioengineering in May 2012 from SASTRA University, India. She is currently a M.S. candidate in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. Madhumitha is always excited about school and looks to other motivated students to share her learning with them. Looking forward for a career in academia, she developed an interest for engineering education. Her recent research on
. Ludlow, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Ludlow has been an Engineering Educator for 29 years. He has been the department chair of Chem- ical Engineering three different times at two different Universities. He is currently the Director of the Freshman Engineering Program at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Page 26.642.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Students’ Understanding of PlagiarismAbstractThe engineering profession has clearly embraced the importance of ethical behavior amongstudents and working
where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Page 26.643.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Students’ Varied and Changing Views of Social ResponsibilityAbstractEngineering students have been found to have a wide range of opinions on their socialresponsibilities as engineers. These ideas relate
Paper ID #13696Ethics in Engineering Students’ Design Considerations: Case Studies of Elec-tric Power Systems for the ”Developing World”Mr. Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program. His research interests include: engineering education, ethics, humanitarian engineering, and computer modeling of electric power and renewable energy systems.Dr. Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of WashingtonDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering
facultyparticipant implemented his redesigned plans. This study serves as an initial account of students’understanding of academic integrity and why academic integrity is important. Content analysisof students’ responses reveals that their responses shifted after taking the redesigned course suchthat responses linking the importance of academic integrity to professional ethics emerged. Theresults will be used to inform future academic integrity initiatives.IntroductionDefinitions of academic integrityThe Center for Academic Integrity, an association of colleges and universities, defined academicintegrity as “a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty,trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.” They further outlined
Paper ID #11098Using a Creative Fiction Assignment to Teach Ethics in a First Year Intro-duction to Engineering CourseDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.Dr. Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College Dr. Brenda Read-Daily is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylva- nia. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bradley University, and a MS and PhD in Environmental
Paper ID #11707Using a Phenomenological Approach to Teach Engineering Ethics in a First-year Engineering CourseDr. A. J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technolog- ical University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineer- ing ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE and is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal.Prof. Valorie Troesch
within the ‘ethics’ section of a senior level “Professional Issues” course. Duringthe two years that the course instructors have been using the EPSA method, they have found theinterdisciplinary EPSA scenarios to generate more enthusiastic and higher level discussion thancase studies that focus solely on ethics. This paper describes the use of the different EPSAscenarios, the standardized questions which are used to prompt the student discussion, the EPSArubric, the EPSA Summary Score, the facilitation plan, and also describes how the EPSA methodcan be incorporated for use at both the classroom and program level. All material described inthe paper is included in the paper’s appendices.BackgroundEngineering programs often contain a senior level
working with the community rather than for them.The class project focused on improving sanitation and hygiene problems in rural Indiawas undertaken in groups of three. It then describes the challenges of ensuringparticipation of the students and the community as equal partners and how this wasachieved by including practice of care as a central piece of the course. In addition toreading and discussing literature on care ethics, the students used these concepts to createindividual “care statements” which guided the design process. The paper then describes apreliminary attempt at understanding student engineers’ experiences of engaging withcare as well as their evolving understanding of practicing care in engineering practice.Introduction
the forty(40) formidable questions at an interview, understanding fit, and learning how to search for andmaximize the chances for obtaining good packages in pursuit of graduate studies. Most, if not allof such activities may be addressed through four to five relatively short sessions. However, in amore comprehensive course, offering ten 80-minute sessions (or 12 one-hour sessions), elementsof engineering ethics, sustainable design, green engineering, and a general understanding of theglobal economy may be added to the agenda. In this process, the facilitators may recognize theadvantages of having a class of multi-disciplinary engineering students for creation of someexciting and relevant exercises for the above “added” topics. This paper
Paper ID #13185Making practical experience: Teaching thermodynamics, ethics and sustain-able development with PBL at a bioenergy plantDr. Darinka del Carmen Ramirez, ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey) Ph. D. Darinka Ram´ırez is a professor at the Chemical Engineering department of ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey), Campus Monterrey, Mexico. She has a B. S. in biochemical engineering at IT La Paz, M. S. in chemical engineering at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, and Ph. D. in Educational Innovation also at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. She teaches mainly Material Balances, Energy Balances and Thermodynamics to undergraduate students
Paper ID #13104Understanding the Communicative and Social Processes of Engineering Ethicsin Diverse Design TeamsDr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests include human-centered design learning and assessment, service-learning, ethical reasoning development and assessment