Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; John R Luchini

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Engineering Ethics

researcher has with funders and with those who may use the research (for example, what innovations may be published or what warnings should go into a report).10Learning to collect accurate, precise data is also an important component of many engineeringcurricula. Past researchers have explored many aspects of data collection, analysis and reporting,such as error analysis,11 scientific measurement,12 and laboratory procedures.13From Accuracy and Precision to Ethics: Evolution of the CurriculumThe ethics exercise described here evolved from an earlier lesson on the difference betweenaccuracy and precision in scientific measurements. While accuracy and precision are often usedinterchangeably, they have distinct meanings in the context

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied theory. Inthis course, students are required to identify suffering of others (others includes the humanspecies as well as other species), design a response to the suffering and carry that action out. Theproject must involve at least 15 hours of service. Alternatively, students can explore issuesassociated with the use of animals in the research laboratory through service at the FarmSanctuary in Watkins Glen. The relevance for this project’s inclusion is based on the fact that avast majority of the new devices and drugs are first tested on a wide range of animal species.One will very often hear reference to “porcine” and “bovine” animal models in the

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering ; William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #17022Accentuating the Positive: Including Successes in a Case Study Survey ClassDr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals such as Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Statics. Her teaching interests include development of solid communication skills and enhancing laboratory skills.Dr. Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

engineering ethics dilemma.27 And in a related study, Loui usedinterview data to show how formal instructional interventions can help reinforce and expandstudent awareness of, and commitments to, social and ethical responsibility.28 Clancy, Quinn, &Miller similarly used focus groups and surveys to assess their “case study laboratory” approach,finding significant improvements in students’ awareness of ethical issues.29However, very different results emerged from Drake et al.’s comparison of two kinds of ethicsinstruction, namely a full semester ethics course and an engineering course that included anethics module.30 Their results, based on DIT-2 scores, showed that neither approach resulted insignificant improvement in students’ moral development

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Ryan, East Carolina University ; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; William E. Howard, East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

resonator arrays.Dr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals such as Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Statics. Her teaching interests include development of solid communication skills and enhancing laboratory skills.Dr. William E. Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed B. Trabia, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Julie A. Longo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Engineering Ethics

-berkeley-physicists-say-a-colleague-took-them-for-a- ride.html?scp=2&sq=victor%20ninov&st=cse&pagewanted=1 Konnikova, M. (2015, May 22). How a gay-marriage study went wrong. The New Yorker Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/how-a-gay-marriage- study-went-wrongAppendix C. Examples of student questions for the expert panelists  How many repetitions are required to assure my data is accurate / precise enough?  What is the criteria for reporting the make/model of our laboratory instrumentation? Are we under obligation to disclose this at all times? Is there an obligation to report this to personnel who contact us concerning our published works?  How and when should I report my