Paper ID #21393Effective Ethics Education: Examining Differing Faculty PerspectivesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She had served as the ABET assessment coordinator for the department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt is a licensed P.E. Her research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Ms. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder Madeline
Paper ID #22608Toward a More Caring Code of Engineering EthicsDr. Elisa Warford, University of Southern California Elisa Warford is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Writing Program at the University of Southern Cali- fornia, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in written and oral engineering communica- tion and the ethics of science and technology. Her current research interests include the rhetoric of science and portrayals of engineering and technology in American literature. She is also a professional technical editor specializing in engineering writing for academia and industry. She holds a Ph.D
Paper ID #22376Risk Management and Ethics in Capstone DesignDr. Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary teams to complete a 2-semester design and build project. She received her graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and has worked at RIT since 2000.Prof. Wade Lee Robison c American Society for
Paper ID #22934Framing Engineering Ethics Education with Pragmatism and Care: A Pro-posalDr. Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University Indira Nair retired from Carnegie Mellon University after 32 years. For the last 12 of those years, she was the vice provost for education and a professor in the department of engineering and public policy. She has designed and taught several interdisciplinary courses, including the ethics of science and technology, environmental science, technology and decision-making, and radiation, health, and policy. Her research has ranged over risk assessment and communication, green design
Paper ID #22839Identifying Moral Foundations and Disciplinary Frameworks of EngineeringEthicsDr. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and faculty with the Texts & Technology Ph.D. Program at The University of Central Florida. Dr. Beever holds numerous national level leadership positions and works and publishes at the intersection of environmental ethics and bioethics, focusing on questions of ethics, science, and representation. He teaches a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on related topics.Dr. Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central
Paper ID #23473Incorporating Ethics Education into an Electrical and Computer Engineer-ing Undergraduate ProgramMs. Mahsa Ghorbani, Colorado State University Mahsa Ghorbani is a PhD student in Program of Systems Engineering at Colorado State University. She received her BSc in Industrial Engineering from University of Yazd, Yazd, Iran in 2009 and her MSc degree in Industrial Management from University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran in 2012.Dr. Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University Anthony A. Maciejewski received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio State University, Columbus in 1982, 1984
Paper ID #22824The Value of Ethics in Engineering: Hypotheses and Preliminary DataDr. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and faculty with the Texts & Technology Ph.D. Program at The University of Central Florida. Dr. Beever is the Division Chair of ASEE Engineering Ethics Division, the Secretary for the International Association for Environmental Philosophy, and the Environmental Bioethics Affinity Group leader for the American Society for Bioethics and the Humani- ties. Dr. Beever works and publishes at the intersection of environmental ethics and
Paper ID #23427Understanding Ethical Reasoning in Design Through the Lens of ReflexivePrinciplismDanielle Corple, Purdue University, West Lafayette Danielle Corple is a Ph.D. student in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. She studies organizational communication as well as qualitative and computational research methods. Her specific research interests are gender, organizing, and ethics in online and offline contexts.Mr. David H. Torres, Purdue University, West Lafayette David is a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity pursuing a PhD in
Paper ID #23487Where’s My Code? Engineers Navigating Ethical Issues on an Uneven Ter-rainDr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership and engineer- ing ethics & equity education.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) estab- lished in 2010. Development of personal capability has been central to his work with engineering students
Institute, studying the intersections of engineering cultures, peace and ethics, educational power structures, and the experiences of disabled, queer, and trans engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Ethics Education as Enculturation: Student learning of personal, social, and professional responsibilityIntroductionThis paper explores how engineering students understand the meaning and role of ethics withintheir own life experiences, the context of their education, and their projections of professionalpractice. While the majority of work in engineering ethics educational research seeks toimplement and assess new educational activities, approaches, or paradigms, this
Paper ID #22991Exploring the Relationship Between Ethical Awareness and Personality Traitsof Undergraduate Engineering StudentsMr. Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech Sam Snyder is a first year Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He received his Bachelors of Science in Materials Science and Engineering in 2017 from Virginia Tech. His current research interests are in engineering ethics education and exploring the relationship between empathy and ethical decision-making. ´ Virginia TechIndhira Mar´ıa Hasbun, Indhira Maria Hasbun is a Ph.D. student and Graduate
Paper ID #21419Faculty Perceptions of Challenges to Educating Engineering and ComputingStudents About Ethics and Societal ImpactsMs. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder Madeline Polmear is a PhD student in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural En- gineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests include ethics education and societal impacts of engineering and technology.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Architectural
Paper ID #22853A Longitudinal Study of Social and Ethical Responsibility Among Under-graduate Engineering Students: Comparing Baseline and Midpoint SurveyResultsMs. Shiloh M. James Howland, Brigham Young University Shiloh M. James Howland is a doctoral student at Brigham Young University in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation. She received a master’s degree in instructional psychology and technol- ogy as well as a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in geology. Her current research interests are in educational assessment and evaluation.Dr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is
Paper ID #23042A Midwestern Ghost Town: Times Beach, MissouriDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud retired as a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Tech- nology, 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 the current program chair. She is an ASEE fellow (2008), winner of the McGraw Award (2010), winner of the Berger Award (2013), and serves as the communications editor of the Journal of Engineering Tech
Paper ID #21794An Introduction to the Integrated Community-Engaged Learning and Ethi-cal Reflection Framework (I-CELER)Mr. Grant A. Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis Grant Fore is a Research Associate in the STEM Education Innovation and Research Institute (SEIRI) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. As a SEIRI staff member, Grant is involved in research development, qualitative and mixed methods research, and programmatic assessment and evalu- ation. His research interests include ethics and equity in STEM education, the intersubjective experience of the instructor/student
significant research projects investigating musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace, assistive technologies for persons with disabilities, adaptive technology development, robotics and human-system interactions c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Product-Safety Curriculum to Enhance Design and Reinforce Engineering EthicsAbstractThe National Society of Professional Engineers’ (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers has, as itsfirst Fundamental Canon, the admonition: Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of thepublic. Despite recognizing and accepting this, the majority of today’s engineering students aregiven little guidance on safety. Product
Paper ID #23163Learner Types: A Means to Expand the Definition of Diversity and to Re-design Ethics ModulesDr. Rider W Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is also the co-leader of the ’Nano and the City’ thematic research cluster for the Center for
mixed messages about the importance of professional licensure.In the Civil Engineering department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, professionallicensure and/or significant engineering design experience for faculty is traditionally highlyvalued. ABET requires that design courses be taught by faculty who are professional engineers, orwho have qualification by degree and experience. This paper discusses the ethics of teachingtechnical content without licensure from the perspective of senior practicing civil engineers, andthrough personal reflection. This paper also shows initial survey data of the percent of faculty withprofessional licensure.To discern the ethics of licensure among faculty and whether or not faculty licensure plays a
Paper ID #22995Tools to Assist with Collection and Analysis of Ethical Reflections of Engi-neering StudentsDr. 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.Dr. William M. Marcy PE, Texas Tech University Professor and Director of the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism and
Paper ID #22409Creating Faculty Buy-in for Ethics-across-the-curriculum: Year One of De-veloping an Ethics Curriculum in an Undergraduate Biological EngineeringProgramDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University Xiaofeng Tang is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Dr. Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Jeffrey Catchmark is currently Professor of Agricultural and
Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. She is currently investigating the intersections between engineering and CSR on the NSF grant ”The Ethics of Extraction: Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Engineering Education.”Dr. Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Smith is a Assistant Professor in Mining Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. She is a cultural anthropologist with research and teaching interests in livelihoods and extractive industries, corporate social responsibility, indigenous peoples, artisanal and small-scale mining, and engineering education.Dr. Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines Greg currently teaches in Humanitarian Engineering at Mines
for Engineering Education, 2018 The Effectiveness of Webinars in Professional Skills and Engineering Ethics Education in Large Online Classes.AbstractOnline learning is revolutionizing education, especially in post-secondary institutions whereclass sizes are already in the hundreds. Engineering-science-based courses are ideal for onlinelearning with their focus on formulas and solving numerical problems. The black and whitenature of technical content makes it easier to communicate via concrete video lectures andexamples as well as automatically assess in a mass-production fashion (Hugo, Brennan, 2016).What about teaching non-technical engineering courses online to hundreds or thousands ofstudents?ABET student
Paper ID #21429The Ethical Judgement Processes of Students in Computing: Implications forProfessional DevelopmentMr. Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Amir Hedayati is a PhD Candidate in Human Resource Development at College of Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2008 and his M.B.A. from University of Tehran in 2011. He has presented his research in past years at multiple conferences including American Evaluation Association, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and Academy of
Paper ID #21199In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) as a Sociotechnical System: Using Actor-networkTheory (ANT) for Teaching Undergraduate Engineers About the Ethics ofAssisted Reproductive Technology (ART)Prof. Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD is Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia in the program of Science, Technology and Society (STS) within the department of Engineering and Society. She received advanced degrees from the University of Virginia, in Communica- tion Studies, and in Religious Studies with a focus on Bioethics. Rosalyn
. Othersections of the instrument are intended to elucidate a severity rating for 20 various scenarios thatrepresent a range of academic integrity violations from trivial to most severe. The results fromthe first year were sufficiently compelling to warrant recruitment of additional respondentinstitutions during year two. This work reports on results from the third administration at theoriginal institution, and the first or first and second administrations at additional institutions. Inall cases, previous work has pointed to the existence of a disparity in perception betweenstudents and faculty, freshmen and upper-class students, and students at different institutions.The authors have termed this disparity an ethical gray area. Understanding these
University in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation. She received a master’s degree in instructional psychology and technol- ogy as well as a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in geology. Her current research interests are in educational measurement and program evaluation.Miss Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dayoung Kim is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research interest includes engineering ethics, curriculum development for socially-responsible engineers, and cultural studies for engineers in a global context. She earned her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at Yonsei University, South Korea in 2017.Mr. Andrew Katz, Purdue
Paper ID #21290IT Ethics and the Role of Perceived Possibility of Disclosure: An Interven-tional ResearchDr. Alireza Bolhari, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Dr. Alireza Bolhari holds a PhD in Information Technology Management (Business Intelligence) from Science and Research Center of Islamic Azad University; where he currently serves as a lecturer. Dr. Bolhari received his MSc in Information Technology Management from Shahid Beheshti University and has completed BSc in Industrial Engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology. His research interests are mainly focused on behavioral and organizational aspects of
Paper ID #21889Perceptions of Ethical Behavior in Ethical Mentoring Relationships BetweenWomen Graduate Students and Faculty in Science and EngineeringMs. Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University Laura Gelles is a second-year Ph.D. student at Utah State University in the Department of Engineering Education. Born in Reno, Nevada, she received her bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Nevada Reno and her Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Dakota. She is currently researching ethical mentoring and hidden curriculum in graduate women students in science and
Paper ID #22891Undergraduate STEM Students and Community Engagement Activities: Ini-tial Findings from an Assessment of Their Concern for Public Well-beingAlexandra ErwinDr. Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jason Borenstein is the Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His responsibilities in- clude administering a Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) policy for all new doctoral students at Georgia Tech and instructing undergraduate and graduate courses on topics at the intersection of science
, a Research Associate and President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota, and as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Advanced Microelectronics Laboratory at Northern Arizona University. Dr. St. Omer is an active member of IEEE, MRS, ASEE, and NSBE AE. She has also held several leadership positions at the national level during her academic career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Where Should We Begin? Establishing a Baseline for First Year Student Awareness of Engineering EthicsAbstractThe first year engineering design course at a research institution in the southeastern United Statescontains a unit in engineering ethics, most recently