AC 2011-71: TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF ”ETHICS IN ENGI-NEERING PRACTICE”Rodney W Trice, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rodney W. Trice joined the faculty of Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in August 2000 after completing a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Northwestern University. His research there focused on investigating the processingstructureproperty relationships of plasmasprayed coatings using mechanical testing and transmission electron microscopy. Prior to Northwestern, Rodney received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1997) where he studied the high temperature properties of a ceramic composite made via ceramic-loaded polymer extrusion methods. From 1989 through 1995, he
Paper ID #6145Lessons Learned from Teaching with an Ethics ToolkitDr. Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University Dr. Marty High is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. His academic interests include teaching in all areas and at all levels of chemical engineering with a focus on instruction in thermodynamics and mass transfer. His research interests are in the areas of mass transfer in polymeric systems, corrosion modeling, equation of state development and refinery catalysis. Marty also writes in the area of sustainability and on the intersection of law, science and society. He
AC 2012-4784: NANOTECHNOLOGY: TEACHING ETHICAL AND SO-CIAL ISSUES IN A STS COURSEDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, DeVry Uni- versity, Addison, Ill. He received his M.Sc. (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological University, and an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of fiber optic com- munications, faculty development, nanotechnology, application of telecommunications technologies in distance education, and impact of technology on society. He teaches wireless engineering
AC 2009-2183: CASE ANALYSIS: A TOOL FOR TEACHING RESEARCH ETHICSIN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSDidier Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Didier M. Valdés is a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Dr. Valdés holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and spacializes in Transportation Engineering. His resarch interests include issues in the Transportation area of Civil Systems and Ethical issues related to research and engineering. He is currently a Co-PI in the GERESE project.Erika Jaramillo Giraldo, University of Puerto Rico Erika Jaramillo-Giraldo holds a BS in Civil Engineering and is currently Graduate student in
LeTourneau University, where he taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and PH.D. from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining LeTourneau University, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasma, and ethics. Email: billgraff@letu.edu Page 13.1013.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Psychological Considerations in Engineering Teaching: An Ethical Mandate to Produce Responsible
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
Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Statics. Her teaching interests include development of solid communication skills and enhancing laboratory skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Curing the cheating epidemic? A multi-site, international comparison of perspectives on academic integrity and the way we “cure” by teaching———————————————————————————AbstractPlagiarism became an issue in both the scientific and political communities in Germany at thebeginning of the decade. The former German Minister of Defense and the Minister of Educationand Science lost their Ph.D. titles due to plagiarism and subsequently resigned. In response, aGerman
course.After much thought on the part of the faculty and administration it was decidedthat repeating the course would not teach the crucial lesson. Repeating the one-credit laboratory would confirm that they understood the material but this was ofsecondary importance to the real lesson that needed to be learned, ethics. It isimportant to note that ethics and the student code of conduct are tied to theacademics while in college: whereas, ethics and professional codes are what weexpect in industry. The tie is ethics in general and, if we can assist students inthinking and behaving ethically, there is a chance that they will develop thecharacter necessary to be successful in industry. There is one more caution, goodethical behavior in college does not
authorities, faculty and undergraduate students about their perceptions of the school’sapproaches to teach ethics. Second, we designed a quantitative instrument to measure students’ability to recognize ethical and professional issues, to accept personal responsibility, to be awareof ethical codes, and to obtain learning benefits from different ethics training activities.Significant differences were found in individual ethical reasoning to identify issues by genderand socioeconomic status. Implications regarding improvement actions in the research site werediscussed. Additionally, considerations for adopting the assessment approach by otherinstitutions were also presented.Introduction Engineering solutions have a long-term impact on society, as
their teaching. The changes coveredfour aspects: course syllabus, classroom discussion, assignments, and exams, which arediscussed in detail below.Course syllabus.Compared to their pre-workshop syllabi, participants’ revised syllabi were more focused ondetails related to the importance of academic integrity and university rules. Doug explained howhe modified his syllabus to clarify expectations for specific aspects of his course: I went from one line to a whole page, very, very clearly spelling out for the different aspects of the courses. And these courses that I teach have laboratory work, they have lectures, they have homework, they have exams, they have everything. I carefully spelled out what the expectations were
“principles of sustainable development”1 as primary to the ASCE’s code of ethics to beimplemented in engineering education. Previously, in June of 1999, the Board of Directors forthe American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) approved the following statement onsustainable development in education: Engineering students should learn about sustainable development and sustainability in the general education component of the curriculum as they are preparing for the major design experience. . . . Engineering faculty should use system approaches, including interdisciplinary teams, to teach pollution prevention techniques, life cycle analysis, industry ecology, and other sustainable engineering concepts.2ASEE has aligned
- Communicates verbally and non-verbally in acompetencies of the curriculum. This implies that friendly and respectful manner.they should be incorporated from the beginning to - Achieves empathy with team members.the end of the program in all learning and teaching - Achieves harmonious work in disciplinaryscenarios such as classrooms, laboratories, projects, teamsinternships and field work. - Achieves harmonious work in interdisciplinary teamsThe objective is for students to learn to develop - Respects the opposing views of peers andethical competencies in engineering through active facultyand collaborative
Paper ID #6799Ethics in Engineering Education Using Virtual WorldsDr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National University in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, electric circuits, and other applied engineering courses. She is also the lead faculty for the Data Analytics program in the School of Engineering, Technology, and Media at National University. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsi
acknowledge that science and engineering ethics is a cooperative endeavor. Thefocus of this pedagogy is not to teach the graduate students something completely new, but ratherto help them to think about what they already know, analyze it with new tools and perspectives,and reflect on the impact of their daily decisions. This idea of being reflective – the ability toexplore where scientific and social values come from, what they mean, and how they may berelated to decisions about science and engineering – is a key component of the process to getscientists to engage with ethical and social issues as they conduct their technical practice. (1,2)The laboratory engagement group completed its first module in spring 2010. A neuro-scientist/engineer
studentsreview genetic modification of major food crops, such as cottonseed. Students may also studyhow different countries view genetically modified products while looking at labeling laws foundin each country. Patents can be studied when looking at the patenting of specific genes and theidea of the terminating gene.It was concluded the best method for incorporating ethics training into the BSE curriculum is toutilize already existing labs and projects by adding ethics material to them. Sophomores in BSEare currently required to take an Introduction to Biological Systems Engineering course in whichthey perform an oil extraction laboratory with cottonseed. As part of this laboratory, studentswere provided with a brief introduction to genetically
Bruntland commission’s definition which defines it “as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.” The concept and practice of sustainability has become very important in engineering profession. We conducted a project to determine and unravel the current state of integration of sustainability in engineering education at the colleges and universities across the nation. We conducted a survey and collected data from universities in US on teaching of the subject of sustainability in their curricula. We asked questions on what topics of sustainability were integrated in those courses. We also researched on identifying several key activities and indicators in this study. This paper
Paper ID #17022Accentuating the Positive: Including Successes in a Case Study Survey ClassDr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals such as Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Statics. Her teaching interests include development of solid communication skills and enhancing laboratory skills.Dr. Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an
Paper ID #26383Assessing Student Responses to the Potential Conflict between Safety andWelfare in the American Society of Civil Engineers Code of EthicsDr. Matthew Sleep P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Matthew Sleep is an associate professor of civil engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology. Prior to Oregon Tech, Matthew received his PhD at Virginia Tech researching slope stability, levees, transient seepage and reliability. Matthew is from Nashville, TN and has worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and private consulting. He currently teaches and continues research on reliability and transient
. Page 22.1436.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Creation of Tools for Assessing Ethical Awareness in Diverse Multi-Disciplinary ProgramsIntroductionAlthough an attention to ethics has long been part of the engineering profession—all of the coreengineering societies have codes of ethics governing their own disciplines—the changes inacademic accreditation standards in recent years have reified the challenge engineering educatorsface of identifying best practices for teaching and assessing ethical awareness. It has becomenecessary to adapt engineering curricula to meet the needs of what is quickly becoming a moresocially-sophisticated profession, but curricula can
capture the multitude of teaching/learning environmentsused by a department in educating their students. This can be adapted by any university, and witha small amount of data collection and analysis can show an accurate view of how their variousengineering programs are similar and/or different regarding the mix of laboratory experiences,application-based learning and theoretical learning. Figure 4 shows a possible comparison ofthree programs. Again this particular diagram is not the result of an objective effort, obtainedby tabulating the number of hours used in the various modalities of instruction (i.e. laboratory,lecture, group-work, etc.). This diagram is of a more anecdotal nature, and one used for an actualcomparison would depend on the
systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Fellows program at Baylor University. She teaches a wide variety of engineering and computer science courses, co-leads the Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Development Seminars, and is a KEEN Fellow.Dr. William M. Jordan, Baylor University William
experiment” 6 to encourage studentparticipation and promote the use of new technology is now a common practice inuniversities and colleges around the world. As early as the 1990s, teaching and learningwith the internet has: increased student enthusiasm; provided an avenue for efficient data Page 22.642.2exchange; encouraged collaborative, student-led learning; promoted the discussion ofcourse topics before, during, and after class; and offered a variety of learningenvironments5, 6. In its initial stages, internet-based learning was offered through e-maillists, bulletin boards, and basic web sites 6. In some instances, those students receivingweb instruction
tenet is achieved throughinterdisciplinary courses, technology development and community activities. In the end,engineering students can play the role of “product/service designer” and “technologypromoter” in inclusive innovation, and provide affordable products and service to poor areasthrough “knowledge creation” and “product innovation”.In conclusion, this paper offers suggestions for integrating inclusive innovation intoengineering ethics education in four aspects: (1) constructing the curriculum content systemsolving the poverty problem; (2) building a high-quality interdisciplinary teaching team; (3)using multi-functional collaborative external support network; and (4) innovative teachingmethods to expose engineering students to the “real
. 1995 Apr 1;84(2):129–32.11. Farrell S. Hands On Experimental Error! Improving Students’ Understanding Of Error Analysis. In: Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition [Internet]. Chicago, Illinois; 2006. Available from: https://peer.asee.org/24412. Belu RG, Carr E, Ciobanescu Husanu IN, Mauk MG. A New Approach in Teaching “Measurement Laboratory” Courses Based on TRIZ. In: Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition [Internet]. Vancouver, BC, Canada; 2011. Available from: https://peer.asee.org/1735813. Smith N. Teaching Engineering Reasoning Using A Beam Deflection Lab. In: Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition [Internet]. Louisville, KY; 2010
added as an extradimension?Pragmatism is an overall way of thinking, one that Dewey used effectively in spelling outhow education and democracy work together, and for taking action in education. Dewey’spragmatism produced concrete results such as the laboratory schools, which pioneered theprogressive early education movement, and emphasizes teaching principles in contextthrough practice.Pragmatism and the ethic of care can be translated into engineering practice, and includedin the way we teach engineering and science in the early part of the curriculum forexample. Students should be made aware that science is dynamic, and that knowledgechanges. We do not normally convey this when teaching science. The pragmatic waywould say that rather than
mean to be human? Is it ethical to use animals as experimental subjects in biomedical research? Should there be any limits?A Social Justice Model for Service Learning: Integrating the Compassion Practicum Developing Emerging Social Justice Compassion Initial Charity Figure 1 Service Learning Paradigm: Moving towards Social JusticeA common view is that teaching is only about the transmission of knowledge and usable skillsand that education should be apolitical. In this view, teachers should not have an agenda
theintersection of ethics, science, technology, and engineering for precollege audiences. This papershares the results of this partnership between education staff, teachers, and philosophers,including educational resources produced as artifacts of the program which integrated a diversityof pedagogical approaches to teaching ethics in secondary STEM classrooms.Framing literatureThe study of ethics, including neuroethics, is increasingly being integrated into engineeringeducation at the college and graduate level. At the precollege level, ethics are sometimesincorporated into the curriculum in humanities and science classrooms, however less is knownabout neuroethics education within these precollege contexts. This section presents guidingliterature about
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
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Her research focuses on ethics and the history of ethics, including the ethics of debt and finance, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.Dr. Scott Grant Feinstein Dr. Scott Feinstein is an expert in research design and comparative and identity politics.Dr. Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University Dr. Cassandra Rutherford is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Constructions and Envi- ronmental Engineering. Her research focuses on geotechnical engineering and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Conceptualizing a Theory of Ethical Behavior in
Press of America, 2005), Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan &Claypool, 2010), and Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities (Springer, 2013).Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is an associate professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines, USA, where he has been since 1997. Research and teaching interests include communication, social justice, and engineering education. Page 26.806.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015