Paper ID #17689Ethics and ArtifactsDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology, where she has taught for nearly four decades. She has been a member of ASEE for 32 years and is active in the Engineering Ethics Division, as past chair, and the Engineering Technology Division, as communi- cations editor the the Journal of Engineering Technology. She is an ASEE fellow (2008), winner of the James McGraw Award (2010), winner of the Berger Award (2013), and serves as the communications editor of the Journal of
Paper ID #20182Business Ethics - compromise to complianceMr. Prakash G Bapat, Business Ethics Foundation Graduation in Control Engineering with four decades of Industrial Experience in Public and Private Sector as well. Domain of expertise in Automation and Systems Engineering.Passion for debut deployment of Tech Transfers proven abroad but yet to step in developing countries. Traveled widely in western and eastern part of the world in reinforcement of engineering solutions. Deeper interests in energy and consequently emerging technologies in Energy Storage. Also closely associated with Non Profits & Non
Paper ID #18430An Interactive Professional Ethics Case SimulationProf. Craig E. Beal, Bucknell University Craig E. Beal earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University in 2005 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2007 and 2011. Dr. Beal is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University and was the Jane W. Griffith Faculty Fellow from 2012-2015. Dr. Beal’s teaching interests include system dynamics and control, mechanical design, mechatronics and robotics, and first year introductory engineering. His research is focused on the
Paper ID #19721Engineering Ethics in Global Context: Four Fundamental ApproachesDr. Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines Qin Zhu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Ethics Across Campus Program and the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at Colorado School of Mines, where he is also helping with managing the Daniels Fund Faculty Fellows Program that provides scholarly and grant support for fac- ulty to explore ways to integrate ethics into their applied science and engineering curricula. Qin is also completing his second PhD degree in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Qin
Paper ID #20109Incorporating Ethics and Professionalism into Environmental EngineeringCurriculumDr. Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, International Center for Water Resources Manage- ment, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio. He is a co-author of the textbook, ’Introduction to Water Resources’. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Tulane University and a registered Profes- sional Civil Engineer in Ohio.Prof. Krishna Kumar V Nedunuri, International Center for Water Resources Dr. Nedunuri is the Director of the International Center for Water
engineers focuses on learning a number of techniques with which theycan mathematically model a number of scenarios and optimize a mathematical function that issubjected to various mathematical constraints. Reality works differently though. Theimplementation of optimization actions in a real context yields direct and indirect impacts tosociety and to individual people. They are further strengthened when projects are implemented orexecuted in international settings, where different systems of laws, regulations, cultures, andvalues play a role. Several examples in the past have shown dramatic consequences for notconsidering ethical implications of engineering decisions in real projects. Therefore, exposingstudents to ethical conflicts, as well as
Paper ID #19697A Reflective Analysis on Professional Codes of EthicsMr. Graeme W Troxell, Colorado State University Graeme will soon be completing his master’s degree in philosophy at Colorado State University, where he is a graduate research assistant working with engineers, ethicists, and entrepreneurs to address pressing questions in the ethics of engineering design. He is interested in emerging technologies and technolog- ical entrepreneurship, ethics, epistemology, and design theory. He is also a Venture Capital Analyst for Rockies Venture Club in Denver, Colorado.Dr. Wade O. Troxell, Department of Mechanical
Paper ID #18535An Undergaduate Engineering Ethics and Leadership Education ProgramDr. Robert J. Barsanti Jr., The Citadel Robert Barsanti is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Citadel where he teaches and does research in the area of target tracking and signal processing. Since 2015, Dr. Barsanti has served as the William States Lee Professor and Department Head. Before joining The Citadel in 2002, he served on the faculty and as a member of the mission analysis design team at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Dr. Barsanti is a retired United States Naval Officer. His
Paper ID #18716Which Factors are Correlated with Engineering Students’ Expectations ofEthical Issues?Dr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan, Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute Rockwell F. Clancy is a lecturer in engineering ethics and philosophy at the University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and has acted as a long-term educa- tional, setting up a course and writing a corresponding textbook with Heinz Luegenbiehl on global moral issues for engineers. His research and teaching interests include engineering ethics, philosophy of tech- nology, Chinese
Paper ID #19234Developing Machine-Assisted Analysis of Engineering Students’ Ethics CourseAssignmentsDr. Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University Roman Taraban is Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests are in how undergraduate students learn, and especially, in critical thinking and how students draw meaningful con- nections in traditional college content materials.Mr. Mark Stephen LaCour Jr., Texas Tech University Mark is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Texas
International Engagement in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program, Center for Human- Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered Design Program. His research tend to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Factors Related to Faculty Views Toward Undergraduate Engineering Ethics EducationAbstract This study focuses on faculty members’ views of how engineering ethics should fitwithin their own most frequently taught course and in the undergraduate engineering
Paper ID #17634Design and Implementation of an Aspirational Ethics Laboratory CourseDr. Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland Dr. Timothy A. Doughty received his BS and MS from Washington State University in Mechanical and Materials Engineering and his Ph. D. from Purdue University. He has taught at Purdue, Smith College, and is now an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. From 2009 to 2011 he served as a Faculty Scholar with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and has served as the Dundon-Berchtold Fellow of Ethics for the Donald. P. Shiley School of Engineering. His
Paper ID #18520Work-in-Progress: A ’Cards Against Humanity’-style Card Game for In-creasing Engineering Students’ Awareness of Ethical Issues in the ProfessionProf. Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He re- ceived his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1998, and his M.S.C.E.P and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His primary
Paper ID #19886Teaching Ethics in the Context of Engineering Courses: A Blended Approachof Theory and PracticeDr. Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Geoff Pfeifer is Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches and publishes in the areas of social and political philosophy, applied ethics, and global justice. His work has appeared in Human Studies, The European Legacy, and The Journal of Global Ethics. He is also the author of a number of book chapters as well as The New Materialism: Althusser, Badiou, and ˇ zek (Routledge, 2015). Additionally he is co-editor of
Paper ID #19225The Development and Evaluation of Expert Witness Role Play Instruction forTeaching Engineering EthicsMs. Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa Alison Kerr is a graduate student at The University of Tulsa. She is pursuing a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research interests include training development and evaluation as explored across a variety of academic disciplines and organizational settings. She is currently assist- ing on a number of training projects aimed at developing engineering students on relevant non-technical professional skills including ethical practice and
a study looking at the perceptions of and experienceswith academic integrity that students bring with them post K-12, at the start of theirundergraduate engineering careers. It also provides a foundation to help track the evolution ofstudents’ perceptions of academic dishonesty as they progress through their studies.IntroductionEngineering work is performed within the context of a code of ethics. Codes of ethics are sharedby the different engineering professional societies, such as the American Society of CivilEngineers1, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2, and the National Society ofProfessional Engineers3, among others. It is therefore important to ensure that engineeringstudents are being prepared to act within the
Services Practice. Prof. James left Huron in 2016 to become one of the Principals of the Maine Regulatory, Training, and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) and Coordinator of Student, Industry, & International Partnerships at the University of Southern Maine where he now also teaches Business & Legal Ethics and has been developing new courses which will form the basis of their graduate certificate in regulatory compliance and ethics.Mr. Alexander Curry Smith, University of Southern Maine Graduate Assistant at the University of Southern Maine pursuing an MBA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strategically Integrating Environmental and Human Components Into
Paper ID #19477Ethically Informed Intellectuals or Responsible Professionals? A Compara-tive Study of Engineering Ethics Education in China and the United StatesDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Xiaofeng Tang is a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Prof. Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University 2015-Present Professor, Institute of China’s Science,Technology and Education Strategy, Zhejiang Uni- versity Associate director of Research Center on Science and Education Development Strategy
Accrediting Engineering Programs (CAEP), for example, guides programs onprogram educational objectives, student outcomes, assessment of these outcomes, and thenprocess improvement/evaluation determining how well the program addresses these criteria.2 TheStudent Outcomes a-k have almost universally been adopted by engineering departments tocharacterize their programs without modification, usually to simplify the accreditation process.Outcome f, an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, is typically satisfied by acourse on ethics, often taught outside the department and from a non-engineering perspective.Outcome h, the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental and
novel treatment methods for emerging contaminants, and the development of systems and methods to sustainably treat water and wastewater.Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Boudreau is Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic In- stitute, where she also serves as Head of the Department of Humanities and Arts. Her training is in nineteenth-century literature, but for the past 8 years she has taught engineering ethics, first-year en- gineering courses, and humanities for engineers. She has also worked with students and colleagues to develop role-playing games teaching engineering within its complex humanistic context. NOTE: this paper has co-authors.Glenn
was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her academic and research interests include the profes- sional formation of engineers, diversity and inclusion in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University Debra S. Fuentes is a doctoral student at Brigham Young University in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation specializing in Mathematics Education. She received a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction emphasizing English as a Second Language, and a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education, minoring in
Paper ID #19709Investigating the Contextual and Shifting Nature of Ethics within Engineer-ing Design Teams across TimeDavid Torres, Purdue University David is a third year doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University pursuing a PhD in Organizational Communication with a minor in data analysis and research methodol- ogy. His research interests reside at the intersection of organizational communication, identity, design, and organizational ethics.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering
Paper ID #19507Building a Community of Ethics Educators in Graduate Engineering Pro-grams: Developing an Ethics Workshop Following a User-Oriented ApproachDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Xiaofeng Tang is a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Eduardo Mendieta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Eduardo Mendieta is professor of philosophy and acting director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State UniversityDr. Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State
Paper ID #17874Challenges and Opportunities: Faculty Views on the State of MacroethicalEducation in EngineeringDr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on structural
engineering, and engineering ethics. He is committed to developing effective peda- gogies for ethical reasoning and engineering design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Crossing the line - When does testing with human subjects in engineering capstone design projects require IRB oversight?IntroductionEngineering design projects in undergraduate capstone courses are increasing in sophisticationand real-world relevance every year. More complex projects with real customer needs requiresignificantly more advanced testing for design verification and validation that often will involvehuman subjects, especially for medically related devices. Currently there is limited policyinformation
representations of the ease-to-act responses comparing theUS self and peer ratings on one plot and the German self and peer ratings on the second plot. Themedian ease-to-act value is noted by the square. The box represents interquartile range. The 95%confidence notch interval is indicated on both data sets with an x marker.The difference between the self and peer ratings are not nearly as striking in the Germancomparison (Figure 7) as in the US comparison (Figure 8). Fourteen of the 19 are statisticallydifferent for the German respondents. The typical German respondent places their own ethicalcompass much nearer to their peers than the US respondents, who report that their peers are farless ethical than they are. The overall higher ratings for the German
Paper ID #20335Design and Assessment of the Social Responsibilities of Researchers’ Gradu-ate Training Program at the University of Notre DameDr. Mark L. Bourgeois, University of Notre Dame I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at the University of Notre Dame. I have a professional background in engineering, a PhD in philosophy of science, and for many years taught ethics and design in the Engineering school at Northwestern University. My current responsibilities are for implementing the NSF-sponsored Social Responsibilities of Researchers project at ND
work reports on the second year of this ongoingstudy of the differences in perception of academic integrity issues among students and faculty.The study grew out of an effort to formalize and increase the rigor of instruction regardingplagiarism in technical writing. The scope expanded to include an instrument administered toboth students and faculty in (REDACTED) that aimed to characterize the degree to whichdifferent cheating behaviors are considered bad or ethically unacceptable. For example, is thesharing of a homework with a peer who was ill before the due date more or less “wrong” thanasking an earlier section of a course what is on an exam before walking in to take the exam? Inaddition, students who are in their first or second semester
Paper ID #19002Are All Engineering Students Capable of Recognizing Ethical and Profes-sional Issues? An Assessment Approach to Engineering EthicsMrs. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation in the School of Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. She creates qualitative and quantitative instruments for measur- ing engineering student outcomes. She conducts research on engineering assessment and its effect on the continuous improvement process of practices in engineering education. Her primary research interest
Paper ID #19587Development of Perceptions of Technical and Ethical Expertise In TeamsOver TimeDr. Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands Megan Kenny Feister is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Communication at California State Uni- versity Channel Islands. She is a recipient of the Purdue Research Foundation dissertation grant and co-wrote a National Science Foundation grant for her dissertation and postdoctoral work in Organiza- tional Communication at Purdue. Her primary research interests include collaboration and innovation; negotiations of expertise in team-based organizational