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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn Bowers, Gonzaga University; Ellen M. Maccarone, Gonzaga University; George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #15871On the Integration of Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues into a Computer Sci-ence Senior Design Capstone ProgramDr. Shawn Bowers, Gonzaga University Dr. Bowers is the Chair and an Associate Professor of Computer Science within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Gonzaga University. He graduated with a PhD in Computer Science from the OGI School of Science and Engineering at OHSU. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD and an Associate Project Scientist at the UC Davis Genome Center prior to joining the faculty at Gonzaga. His research interests are in the

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

various courses with nospecific framework likely had limited effect. Studies have shown that going about teachingethics in this manner likely results in teaching “microethics”8 which lacks the broader context ofhow ethics impacts society as a whole.It is also noted that senior engineering students that are taking their capstone course are verybusy. The engineering capstone in our program is typical of other institutions in that it requires alarge time commitment from the students. They have projects to complete, numerous reports towrite, and presentations to prepare. It is likely that taking this ethics examination is not a highpriority in their list of things to complete so it may not be given the serious attempt that wewould hope from these

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Ethics

construction engineering profession; (2) “CIE 475 – Senior Design Project” – a coresenior-level capstone course where different ethical frameworks and stake-holder model theoriesin professional decision-making are taught. In addition, the graduating students obtain more in-depth and practical insight of the ethical obligations in engineering practice through the casestudies and in-class group discussions; and (3) “CIE 400/600 – Construction Regulations andOrganizational Management” – an undergraduate/graduate-level elective course in which thetheories of ethics are presented to the class and discussed further in terms of the existing differentviewpoints towards ethics in managing an engineering enterprise.INTRODUCTION:The construction engineering

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Engineering Ethics

, successfully accomplish and reflect upon an activityreferred to as a compassion practicum. The compassion practicum sought to begin thedevelopment of a critical consciousness in students. Students’ projects fall into two categories:(1) a service learning type project which must in some way improve the quality of life of othersand involves a minimum of 15 hours of actual service; and (2) a guided, extensive visit of ananimal rescue society farm in which students confront animals typically used in biomedicalresearch projects and reflect on the entire experience.IntroductionBiomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to medicine.It combines expertise in engineering with expertise in medicine and human biology to

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George C. Wang, East Carolina University; John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University

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managed numerous international construction projects in different countries, and conducted many research projects funded by federal, state/provincial governments and industries. He is an international training expert hired by the World Bank Group, Washington DC, and a visiting professor at several uni- versities. He is the sole author of the new book, entitled ”The Utilization of Slag in Civil Infrastructure Construction”, published by Elsevier in 2016.Prof. John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University John Buckeridge, PhD, CP (Env) FGS is Professor of Natural Resources Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where he maintains wide international involvement in the environment and ethics. He is on

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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senior-level Professional Issues in Civil Engineering course was taught for the firsttime in fall 2015. The course is intended to address the new ABET program specific criteria forcivil engineering to “raise the bar” on ethics instruction. The course is also intended to helpstudents understand the importance of sustainable design and the impacts of engineering onsociety. One of the methods used to teach students about these issues included a structuredcontroversy on a proposed new water resources project in Colorado. There was also an extensivecase study analysis of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans that spanned four weeks of the course,two lengthy written assignments, and in-class discussions. This included a discussion of thesocial justice

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

that enables and enhances personalintrospection and contemplation leads to the realization of our inextricable connection to eachother, opening the heart and mind to true community, deeper insight, sustainable living, and amore just society.”The approach is implemented in a senior level capstone design two course sequence which isheld concurrently with a course in engineering ethics. Projects undertaken by student designteams are primarily suggested by members of local and regional non-profit and not for profitagencies that focus on meeting the needs of residents with various physical, mental andemotional challenges. The engineering ethics is course is held during the fall semester while thecapstone design course sequence begins in the fall

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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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

adjust and change our views and ways of thinking towards helping to make projects not become one of the failure case studies and stay as a success, whether or not it is recognized.” • “Every class, for the most part, I was learning about something I had never heard about and the few I had, I never thought about from this point of view; the point of view of an engineer.” • “I also feel like the presentation I did in this course helped me be better prepared for the final presentation in Capstone 4010. Not only did I get practice from being assigned a presentation with a partner but also I learned a few things by being exposed to a different presentation each week. Every speaker had a different style of

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Michael B. Kelley P.E., Norwich University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Prof. Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jay McCormack is an associate professor in the mechanical engineering