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Conference Session
Faculty Views of Ethics
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
informed of their institution’s academic integrity policies. Students respond to a 4 pointLikert scale labeled with “N/A”, “Learned a Little”,“ Learned a Bit But Not a Lot”, or “Learned ALot” from each of the following 6 sources: introduction to engineering course, faculty (either inclass or from syllabus), university website, student handbook, other students, or other, pleaseexplain.3 Results and ObservationsA total of 115 students and 18 faculty responded to the AY 2016-17 survey request. For clarityand consistency of discussion, any comparative lists will be consistently presented in the orderAAU, BBU, and CCU. There were 46, 36, and 33 student responses and 4, 10 and 4 facultyresponses from the three institutions. This paper will present
Conference Session
Integrity and the Problem of Cheating
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
collegeexperience should transform to be that of an ethical engineer.Data Collection and Data Analysis MethodsA survey was administered to all first-year engineering students enrolled in the University’srequired first-year engineering course (ENGR 0011) in the Fall 2016 semester. The survey wasadministered at the beginning of the semester to capture their K-12 perceptions and experiences.113 of the 526 enrolled students completed the anonymous, online survey, for a response rate of21.5%. The survey consisted of both qualitative and quantitative items.Qualitative ItemsQualitative items included two open-ended questions: 1. “How would you define academic dishonesty?” and 2. “Please share your thoughts and experiences with academic dishonesty.”The second