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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida

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skills have been widely studied withinengineering ethics, often as components of a larger project of ethics enculturation or thedevelopment of moral literacy within a student’s discipline. Yet little is known about whetherand to what extent ethics enculturation is linked to the moral foundations that describe theimplicit values through which individuals orient themselves to problems. In this work-in-progress paper, we report preliminary findings regarding the extent to which members ofengineering subdisciplines at one large research university share moral foundations. In fall 2018,the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), a validated survey instrument, was administered tostakeholders across engineering subdisciplines. The survey of faculty

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heng Li, Zhejiang University; Yanjie Xie, Zhejiang University; Shuxin Yang, Chinese Society for Engineering Education (CSEE); Ruixue Xu, Zhejiang University

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Paper ID #26128A New Approach in Abolishing Poverty: A Case Study and ConstructionStrategy for Integrating Inclusive Innovation into Engineering Ethics Educa-tionMr. Heng Li, Zhejiang University Mr. Heng Li, Zhejiang University Ph.D. candidate in School of Public Affairs in Zhejiang University.He is engaged in the research of engineering ethics and engineering ethics education in the School of Hu- manities of Zhejiang University. Meanwhile, he is also the director of Priority Project of Engineering Education(2016) of China Association of Higher Education. Research direction: Engineering ethics edu- cation, Philosophy.Miss

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Martel-Foley, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #26476Board 73: Implicit Attitudes in Engineering: Coding, Marketing and BiasProf. Joseph Martel-Foley, Wentworth Institute of Technology Joe Martel-Foley earned his Bachelors in mechanical engineering from Union College, his Masters and PhD in Engineering Science from Harvard University. He held a postdoctoral appointment at the Mas- sachusetts General Hospital BioMEMS Resource Center where he still holds an appointment as a visiting scientist. His research interests range from pedagogical research to microfluidics and systems engineer- ing. Current research projects include, photolithography optimization

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Fernando Cruz; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Joel Howell, University of South Florida

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real-world proposals, elaborationsincerity, self-knowledge and self-management.and discussion of projects, and interaction with Keep in mind that the indicators are transversal toindustry networks. These mediations require the all courses.permanent observation and monitoring of ethicalcompetencies by the faculty in order to be effective. The indicators of achievement seek the evidence that the student shows:Ethical competencies should not be presentedseparately from the professional competencies - Active listeningsought by the program in training engineers. Ethical - Communicates assertivelycompetencies should be included within all the

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #26017Board 72: Why Engineering Ethics? How Do Educators and AdministratorsJustify Teaching Engineering Ethics?Dr. Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University Soheil FatehiBoroujeni received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Merced in 2018. As a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University, School of Engineering Education, Soheil is working on a multi-institutional project characterizing governance processes related to change in engineering education, and pursuing other research interests in epistemology and design, among other philosophical topics in engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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case study to initiate aconversation in which students discuss potential solutions to the problem at hand.Brad is in the second year of his first full-time job after graduating from EngineeringTech. He enjoys design, but is becoming increasingly concerned that his work is notbeing adequately checked by more experienced engineers. He has been assigned to assistin the design of a number of projects that involve issues of public safety, such as schoolsand overhead walkways between buildings. He has already spoken to his supervisor,whose engineering competence he respects, and he has been told that more experiencedengineers check his work. Later, he discovers to his dismay that his work is often notadequately checked. Instead, his drawings are

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Sleep P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Yasha Rohwer, Oregon Tech

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affect the welfare of an engineer’s client—especially if that client is poor.Given this trade-off, we surveyed engineering students on how they would apply the code ofethics when navigating two hypothetical cases involving helical piles (foundation systems),which nicely illustrate this tension. In one hypothetical situation the client is quite wealthy, in theother the client is poor. Half of the students were first asked to review the code of ethics’ firstcanon. Comparing student responses will help us understand the extent to which studentsconsider their code of ethics when approaching a new project, and how they navigate the tensionbetween welfare and safety.IntroductionThe first canon of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) code of

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Cassidy Laurel Grady, Colorado School of Mines; Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines; Emily Sarver, Virginia Tech; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Rennie B. Kaunda , Colorado School of Mines; Elizabeth Holley, Colorado School of Mines

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Resources Fellow, and a Shultz Humanitarian Engineering Fellow at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines). She holds BS and MS degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Mines, a JD from Loyola Uni- versity New Orleans School of Law, and a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from Mines. Prior to joining the Faculty at Mines, Linda served in various roles in the oil and gas industry including operations engineer, production engineer, attorney, and international negotiator for oil and gas project de- velopment. She teaches Properties of Reservoir Fluids, Petroleum Seminar, Field Session, Fossil Energy, Environmental Law and Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility. In addition to teaching in the Petroleum

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Christian Matheis, Guilford College; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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initiatives at an interdisciplinary research institute called the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech. He is the founding director of an interdisciplinary lab called Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) at VT. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from VT. His research interests are in the areas of computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, engineering education, and international collaboration. He has served as a PI or co-PI on 16 projects, funded by the National Science Foundation, with a $6.4 million research funding participation from external sources. He has been directing/co-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; Alexandra Kulich, Tufts University; Reece Wallace, Tufts University

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Paper ID #27231A Review of Ethics Cases: Gaps in the Engineering CurriculumDr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appoint- ments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engi- neering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Education, American Evaluation Association, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and Academy of Human Resource Development.Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico Jordan O. James is a Native American Ph.D. student in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sci- ences (OILS) program as well as a lecturer at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in the Community & Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research assis- tant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering Departments, and has been recognized as a Graduate Studies student spotlight recipient and teaching scholar. Jordan studies learning in authentic, real-world conditions utilizing

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; David Zhao; Alexandra Danielle Kulich, Tufts University; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engi- neering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, therehas been lack of empirical research addressing the relationship between ethics and emotion. Inparticular, it is not known how emotion and intuition actually influence ethical decision-makingof engineering students.In this work-in-progress paper, we present preliminary results of our exploratory investigationabout how emotion and intuition permeate engineering students’ experiences with ethics. Weanalyzed 11 interview transcripts, which had been collected as part of a larger longitudinal,mixed-method research project with engineering students. We conducted an inductive thematicanalysis and found that students experienced a wide range of moral emotions from positive tonegative depending on the situation. We also found evidence of students’ use

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Lisa Elanna Burris, Ohio State University; Nan Hu, Ohio State University; Natassia Brenkus, Ohio State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Ethical Leaders in Engineering Research and Practice: Designing an Ethical Leadership ModuleAbstractRecent occurrences of high-profile ethical scandals in industry and the academy attest to the needfor strong leadership in upholding ethical standards and cultures in business and academicorganizations. Many engineering graduate students become leaders of research groups orindustry projects after finishing their education. While many institutions train their graduatestudents in research and professional ethics, such training tends to focus on students’ individualconduct. To date, few programs have explicitly sought to improve graduate engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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waterwheel with a conveyor belt that sweeps trash off the surface. Designed for usagein rivers, where it helps to prevent trash from entering the ocean, since 2014 it has removedabout 1.6 million pounds of debris [81]. However, it is limited to small areas; the GPGP wouldoverwhelm its capabilities.The Seabin Project: Like Mr. Trash Wheel, this device also has limited utility. It looks like agiant trashbin with a filter on top. Once submerged, an underwater pump suctions water throughthe top, and trash is pulled inside and drops into a catch bag, which is fine enough to filter outmicroplastics and oil. However, it too is very limited, collecting only about 1,000 pounds peryear [82]. It is also requires relatively high maintenance: emptying the catch

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunter Bombaerts; Karolina Doulougeri, Eindhoven University of Technology

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History and Ethics of Technology).Dr. Karolina Doulougeri, Eindhoven University of Technology Dr. Karolina Doulougeri is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Technological University of Eindhoven. Her research focuses on engineering students’ motivation and deep learning strategies, coaching in design based learning and educational redesign of engineering courses. She received her PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Macedonia, in Greece. She has worked in several international research projects focusing on students and employees’ well- being, professional development and performance. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals and presented in several international conferences

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Phillip A. Viscomi, University of New Haven ; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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since the engineering workforceembodies multi-disciplinary, multi-national project and multi-culturally diverse teams. Today, most of theproducts and services that affect our lives arise from sophisticated processes utilizing engineering design,complex problem solving, and teamwork. In this context, engineers make, or are involved in, manydecision-making situations where effective engineering ethics education is essential in the direct and ripple-effects of their decision process. According to a recent study, more than half of the colleges (59%) in theU.S. where engineering is taught were found to have adopted educational goals related to ethical reasoning[6].In terms of ethical development, which is the total process of teaching the knowledge

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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mammograms (or wait until 50)?Write a good short story with ethical twists about 3 individuals who sustain spinal cord injuries.To reinforce how assistive technology could be applied to improve quality of life, the movie“Only God Could Hear Me”7 was played. It showed how individuals speech- and movement-impaired by cerebral palsy or autistic spectrum disorder could communicate, work, and enjoylife. A class assignment was to write down their initial assessment of the quality of life ofsomeone in the film before the film was shown and immediately after it finished. The “before”question was asked while a freeze-frame of a young adult with no arm control and in a wheel-chair was being projected. The “after” question wanted that same assessment, but also

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University - Department of Engineering Education; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Statistical Analysis and

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute; Charlemagne Manuel

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potential of “going viral,” being shared and viewed by exponentiallygreater numbers of people through social media and other forms of online communication. Forinstance, the Moral Machines project, hosted by the MIT media lab, has collected responses frommore than 16 million people worldwide.[6] A similar approach can and should be used to increaseknowledge of and access to engineering ethics education.Improving engineering ethics education and researchThis second part of the paper briefly reviews previous efforts and online resources to improveaccess to engineering ethics education, potential problems associated with the effective use ofthese resources, and the ways the modules and website described here would address theseproblems, improving

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard T Cimino, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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/64/papers/14871/view​.[Accessed: March 29, 2018].[7] J. R. Rest, D. Navaez, S. J. Thoma, M. J. Bebeau, “DIT-2: Devising and testing a revisedinstrument of moral judgement,” ​J. Ed. Psych​., vol. 91, pp. 644-659, Dec. 1999.[8] Q. Zhu, C. B. Zoltowski, M. Kenny Feister, P. M. Buzzanell, W. C. Oakes, A. D Mead, “Thedevelopment of an instrument for assessing individual ethical decision-making in project-baseddesign teams: Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods,” in ​121st ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 15-18, 2014, ​[Online]. Available:https://peer.asee.org/23130​. [Accessed: Mar. 29, 2018].[9] L. Kohlberg, R. H. Hersh, “Stages of moral development,” ​Theory Pract.,​ vol. 16, pp.53-59,Apr. 1977.[10

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L Hess, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Grant A Fore, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon H Sorge, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; M A Coleman, Indiana U Purdue U Indianapolis; Mary F. Price; Thomas William Hahn, IUPUI

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’ ethical formation. Theresearch question that we seek to address is, “In what different ways and to what extent doesparticipation in departmental engineering and science courses cultivate STEM students’ ethicalformation?” We define ethical formation in terms of several skills and dispositions, includingempathy [10], civic-mindedness [11], and ethical reasoning [12].This study is part of a larger project that strives to explore the effectiveness of integratingcommunity-engaged pedagogy and ethical reflection in the science and engineering curriculum[13]. During the 2018-2019 academic semesters, a subset of faculty from the courses surveyed inthis study participated in a faculty learning community focused on ethics instruction andcommunity-engaged

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Lakshmojee Koduru; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University ; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University

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workforce, forming collaborations with othercountries, and participating in global innovations. Achieving these goals requires “a broadeducation that incorporates a range of technical and social science and humanities knowledge,”“an appreciation for other cultures,” and “more ethical treatment of those who are different.”It is now becoming more widely acknowledged that engineering decisions require a sense ofsocial justice, fairness, and equality from a global perspective [18] [20] [21]. Responsible andwell-designed engineering projects, according to Baillie [20] are sensitive to the economic,social, and political factors at local and global levels.3.0 Machine-Based Assessment MethodsThe present paper considers machine methods for assessing changes

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Xiafei Yang, University of Virginia; Sitong Wang, Chongqing University

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only one side ofstudents can comprehend. For example, the Challenger disaster, though a good case study forAmerican engineering ethics, may not be an appropriate one in the Chinese context. Second,                                                           1 Current areas of focus include: (1) Risks and ethical issues involved in engineering accidents; (2) Responsibleinnovation research in major engineering projects and corporate social responsibility (3) Methodology ofengineering ethics education, including curriculum construction and engineering vocational training; (4) Cross-cultural comparative study of engineering ethics.   4