Paper ID #29733Professional Ethics LIVE! – A Community Partnership in ContinuingEducationWilliam D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University William D. Lawson, P.E., Ph.D. serves as an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech Uni- versity. His career in higher education is characterized by excellence and innovation in teaching, award- winning scholarship and sponsored research, and professional service at the national, regional and local levels. Creative activities encompass both technical research on geotechnical applications in transporta- tion, and interdisciplinary study of professionalism, ethics
Paper ID #26355Board 19: Impacts of Engineering Justice Curriculum: A Survey of StudentAttitudesDr. Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout Dr. Tina Lee is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Program Director for the Applied Social Science Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.Dr. Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Elizabeth Buchanan is Endowed Chair in Ethics and Acting Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.Dr. Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout Devin Berg is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the B.S. Mechanical
; providesinterdisciplinary projects of the students’ choice; and includes structured reflection as a keycourse component.This paper presents a case study on a global project where the students gained experienceworking for real world clients on problems with real world constraints and insight on howengineers impact and influence the world around them. The project was developed by theEngineers Without Borders (EWB) Student Chapter. The EWB students involved in this projectenrolled in the course to prepare for the non-technical components of the task including ethics,communication, and leadership. The course also addresses the engineering design process toassist students in applying their technical skills on the project.Through the use of study surveys and student
). Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineer- ing ethics, and engineering education. He is PI of two NSF sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. Papadopoulos is currently the Program Chair Elect of the ASEE Mechanics Division and serves on numerous committees at UPRM that relate to undergraduate and graduate education.Dr. William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez William J. Frey has taught research, business, engineering, and computer ethics at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez since 1990. He is a member and former director of that university’s Center for Ethics in the
Paper ID #25087Engagement in Practice: CAD Education via Service LearningDr. David Che, Mount Vernon Nazarene University Dr. Che had worked in the industry for eleven years before beginning his teaching career. He first taught at Geneva College in Pennsylvania and then at Anderson University in Indiana before joining Mount Ver- non Nazarene University (MVNU) in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in 2016. He is now Chair and Professor of Engineering at MVNU. His research interests include CAD/CAM/CAE, automotive engineering, man- ufacturing engineering, mechanical design, engineering mechanics, engineering education, engineering ethics
of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engi- neering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, since 1996. She has taught first-year introductory courses, senior capstone design, and specialty senior-level/graduate courses in environmental engineering. Her research interests in engineering education have focused on service learning, sustainability, and ethics. Page 25.558.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Engineering Students’ Views of the Role of Engineering in SocietyAbstractA developed sense of social responsibility
reflection component on personal development, social impact, academic enhancement,university mission, and ethics. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine differencesbetween first-year engineering students who participated in service-learning projects during thefall semester of 2014 and those who did not. Students participating in service-learning projectsshowed significantly higher gains in confidence in both technical and professional engineeringskills. Female students in particular showed the most dramatic gains, with an average increase of81.6% in technical engineering confidence as a result of their service-learning course. The highergains in confidence can be attributed to the students learning more about how to identify andunderstand
advocating ashift from a sole focus on student outcomes, we call attention to outcomes 4 and 5, which reflectsystem-level abilities, “An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities inengineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact ofengineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts; An ability tofunction effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborativeand inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.” Transdisciplinarylearning mirrors an authentic setting of “real world” engineering practice.Table 1. New Accreditation Board on Engineering and Technology (ABET) student outcomes. An ability
Paper ID #21480Representations of ’The Public’ in Learning Through Service (LTS) Versus’Mainstream’ Engineering Foundational Professional DocumentsDr. Nathan E. Canney, Dr. Canney’s research focuses on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsi- bility 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 Seat- tle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering
real world environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,constructability, and sustainability constraints. This project provided an academic enrichmentand curriculum engagement for students to apply their knowledge to benefit the community. Thispaper discusses capstone design project objectives, student learning activities, educationaloutcome assessment mapping, faculty reflections and lessons learned.IntroductionIn professional practice, engineers build successful careers out of solving open-ended problems[1]. However, the well-structured and constrained problems that engineering students tend tosolve at the early level coursework, do little to prepare them for the complexity of ambiguousand unstructured real-world problems [1
attitudes and perceived learningopportunities (research question 3).Description of Study Abroad Experience The study abroad course was developed in conjunction with the institution’s Engineerswithout Borders chapter. Students participating in the experience completed a total of four credithours – three hours for an interdisciplinary course entitled Engineering for DevelopmentWorkers, and one hour for a structural or geotechnical engineering laboratory course. Prior to thetrip, participants attended a seminar series which included four half-day sessions led by subject-matter experts from other academic departments, including Development Patterns in LatinAmerica, The Ethics of Assistance, Technical Challenges in Development, and Social
career as a structural engineer. She was a founding board member, and the first chair elect of the Hampton Roads Green Building Council. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engagement in Practice: Adopting Service Learning and Community Engagement as a High Impact Teaching Strategy in Geotechnical EngineeringIntroductionTo meet the high calling of professional engineering ethical cannons and civil engineeringprofession vision to establish safe, healthy, equitable, and vibrant communities; undergraduateeducation programs need to prepare graduates to be well-rounded leaders in planning, design,and construction of public infrastructure and built environment
Engineers.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is education administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Jngineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Education all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests include human-centered design learning and assessment, service-learning, ethical reasoning assessment, leadership, and assistive technology. Page 23.151.1 c American
’ attitudes and knowledge about sustainable engineering, engineering ethics, and attracting and retaining women in engineering. Page 23.724.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 In their own words: Engineering students’ views on the relationship between the engineering profession and societyAbstractAs the engineering profession advances, there is a recognition that engineers must interact acrossdisciplinary and cultural boundaries to successfully address complex problems. Directly orindirectly, an engineer’s work affects society and therefore it is critical that
Paper ID #10076Immersive Community Engagement ExperienceDr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests include human-centered design learning and assessment, service-learning, ethical reasoning development and assessment, leadership, and assistive technology.Ms. Antonette T
, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has also served as the ABET assessment coordinator for the CEAE Department since 2008. She has taught first-year introductory courses for CEAE students and capstone design for environmental engineer- ing since students since 1998. The capstone design course first included service-learning projects in 2001. Bielefeldt currently conducts research on social responsibility among engineering students and practition- ers, teaching sustainable engineering, engineering ethics, and faculty attitudes toward service-learning.Prof. Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder
. This course enhanced my awareness of professional ethics and responsibility. This course helped me develop my ability to identify and acquire new knowledge as part of the problem. Assistance is available inside and outside lab. Course Support The content of the lectures and skill sessions were relevant to the course. The lab facilities supported my team’s needs.Quantitative evaluation have always focused on specific course/program objective but the specificquestions changed slightly. Table 2 shows the original questions and the percentage of studentsrating the course with an A or B grade for each objective, accumulated over the first 15
Process Self-Study Assigned reading of human-centered design process along with completing quiz. Ethics 4 part YouTube series includes common design ethics scenarios, moral, professional, and ethical codes, and ethical frameworks.Design Reviewer RecruitmentConsistency is a challenge among 40 sections and conducting design reviews twice per semester,once at the midterm and once in the final weeks of the semester, are a mechanism to increaseconsistency that involves external reviewers. The design reviews also provide needed technicalrecommendations for the projects, as well as giving the student teams an opportunity to practiceprofessional skills. Design
designed to contextualize the experience in a wider,transferable sense [3].Rupnow et al. [4] stated that engineering programs have, “increasingly begun to incorporateservice-learning into their coursework.” ([4] p. 4) The contextualizing of engineering in light ofreal world application, engagement, and service, whereby there is a real partner in the work thatis being done, has been connected to students’ consideration of the real-life complexities thataccompany any engineering challenge. These real-life complexities influence designs,approaches, and dynamics of a task [5]. Additionally, engineering as a field recognizes itscommitment to social responsibility as identified explicitly in their Code of Ethics, “...engineering has a direct and vital
and practicesustainability. Human activities must be designed to allow this generation to meet its needswithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainability is oftendescribed as requiring attention to the triple bottom line: people, planet and prosperity.This paper presents background concerning the incorporation of sustainability into engineering,for example, in the student outcomes of ABET criteria and in the codes of ethics of someengineering disciplines. We focus on describing and analyzing the efforts toward sustainabilitybeing taken in our community and the efforts of our engineering department to incorporatesustainability throughout our curriculum. We describe the methods we are using, starting
activity” [23], and moreover, arguedthat “Now, more than ever, as engineering educators we need to explore and analyze howstudents’ core values may clash with engineering Discourses” [23].Personal Value and Decision Making, Prosocial Behaviour, Ethics and EmpathyBayram [24] argued that “values are intimately related to prosocial behaviour” [24, p.4]. Shedefines prosocial behaviour as “actions undertaken to benefit and help others (citing [25],[26])” [24, p.1], and argues that it can be traced back and predicted by basic human values.She finds in her study, that Self Transcendence and Openness to Change values are indeedreliable predictors of support for “foreign development assistance”, or in other words,prosocial behaviour (as she explains it
thatwould directly impact the community and foster students’ appreciation for the relationshipbetween engineering and social responsibility.Fostering students’ “Base Skills,” a facet of the professional development realm related tosocially responsible engineering, as defined by Canney and Bielefeldt,1 aligns with the project’sconnection between technical abilities and resultant societal benefits. This connection is viewedas imperative for developing future engineers’ attitudes towards human-centered design and theirroles in society.2,3 Similarly, ABET calls for holistic skillsets that encompass both technicalskills and “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,” while the NationalAcademy of Engineering has emphasized the
ethics. Her book Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility will be published by The MIT Press in 2021. She is also the co-editor of Energy and Ethics? (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) and the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014). She regularly pub- lishes in peer-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy. American c Society for Engineering
create intercultural engineers. Service Learning can have positive impact onskills such as teamwork and communication skills, global competency and develop sociallyresponsible engineers [15, 16, 17]. It may also help attract a more diverse population intoengineering [18, 19]. Sustainability taught through experiential learning contributes to students’understanding of ethics and their ethical obligation as engineers [20]; research shows a strong linkbetween ethics and sustainability (environment) [21]. To study the long-term effect of participatingin service learning opportunities, Canney et al. [22] surveyed alumni who were in their first job orsubsequent jobs and found that participants with more service engagement were more likely tomore
community members. Even as students have good intentions, there is atendency to focus on what seems solvable over what community members indicate are priorities.This is a result of years of outcomes-focused, over relational, educational practices. In theabsence of meaningful relationships, it is easy to lose sight of the purpose of communityengagement. Technologies that students create do not serve the needs of community partners,and community partners suffer as a result.At the same time, engineers’ desire to help and strong work ethic lend themselves well toworking on issues of social justice [3]. In recent years, critical pedagogy has influenced service-learning programs as educators have attempted to engage the action-reflection
national exemplar in teaching engineering ethics. Her book Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility will be published by The MIT Press in 2021. She is also the co-editor of Energy and Ethics? (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) and the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014). She regularly pub- lishes in peer-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is
andinstitutions—are positioned to “broaden the narrow technical focus” of engineeringeducation and see themselves as co-learners and co-teachers in project-focusedrelationships (Lucena 2015, p. 16). Further, when this form of collaboration isprivileged, then relationships no longer have as their focus a given project or deliverablebut rather those relationships endure and are nourished by their place in a broadernetwork to effect deeper and more systemic local, national, or international change.Socio-technical Project-based Learning Model and AssessmentAn engineering instructor should play an important role in leading students to view socialand ethical choices as vital parts of their future lives, both as professionals and ascitizens. Traditionally
collaborate with teammates, to engineer a system. Learn collaborative and inclusive industry practices in the engineering development process, and environment, establish goals, plan project management skills such as Gantt charts, critical path, and tasks, and meet objectives budgets. Ability to recognize ethical and Assess the impact of engineering solutions on the world. professional responsibilities and Students will work on projects associated with pressing needs of make informed judgments which human society, and broaden their perspectives to consider and consider the impact of engineering assess ethical, sustainability, health, environmental, and societal solutions in global, economic
. Dating back to the 1960s, researchershave explored the theoretical characterization of intercultural competence and the effectivenessof varying classroom practices [24]. More recently, various researchers have explored theefficacy of CEL and research immersion experiences. Research shows that teachers learn tonavigate complex, intercultural encounters through challenging CEL experiences promoting,“reflective, critical and ethical practices” [25].Since international engineering CEL has the potential benefit to both increase interculturalawareness, while also demonstrating engineering as a career that helps humanity, engagingteachers in this type of experience may prepare them to encourage and inspire their students,particularly females and other
notexplicitly reflected in the rubric’s criteria. Specifically within the chemical engineering literature,many key themes were already reflected in the rubric, with the exception of uncertainty. Fromthe electrical and mechanical engineering literature, themes such as industrial ecology,technological adaptability, e-waste, and user experience were missing from the rubric. Inaddition, design for “X” (DfX) approaches, such as design for disassembly, were commonlydiscussed in the electrical and mechanical literature.3 Affordability and Ethics Innovation Equity (Across Disciplines