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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

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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Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard S. Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Joshua Lloyd Olds, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Eric Joe Coyle, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Ethics

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Ethical Concerns of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems in Engineering ProgramsAbstract:Unmanned systems are entering educational curricula (both K–12 and post-secondary) becausethey capture student interest, provide multidisciplinary engineering opportunities, anddemonstrate many tangible science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)concepts. In collegiate engineering programs, unmanned systems are used both within thecurriculum (e.g. capstone design projects) and as part of co-curricular/extra-curricular activities(e.g. the Associate for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)’s student designcompetitions). Graduate programs dedicated

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

young engineer’s thinking”.3 AsBaura continues: “In preparation for being involved in unethical situations you cannot control, itis important to know your limits. Know your personal engineering ethics threshold for action.”3This paper proposes an engineering ethics course that will help students develop these personalengineering ethics and presents the outline of the content, assessment, and pedagogy for teachingthe Engineering Ethics course.As part of the course modules for ethics communications and group work projects have beendeveloped. The paper starts with a background outlining the context of the Engineering Ethicscourse, mentions some particular so called “best practices” to present such a course, exploresassumptions about the course

Conference Session

Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

the issue whilemeeting the original design specifications.Beatrice additionally observed variations in professional judgment among the engineers she hadworked with on various projects. As she explained in considerable detail: So each one [professional engineer] is a different person, and they have their own personal preferences of, “This should be engineered this way, I would like you to do it this way.” It’s their license, so we do it their way. But if you were to talk to the other professional engineer, just in the other office, they might have a different opinion on it. So, it’s like, “Which one’s the right one?” Knowing what’s best is hard, especially in an area that can have so many variables. Because

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Kyun Lee, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University

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Engineering Ethics

uncertainty or conflicting data from tests. The video game culture may be influential in this area too. In video games, as in most games, there is always a correct answer which, with persistence, you can get to in the end. That’s obviously not always possible in the workplace in the necessary timeframe with real world deadlines.”4 4. “It seems that they spend about the same amount of time in the office as their older peers, but more of that time is spent checking personal email and updating Facebook pages. But when they are dedicated to a project, it gets their intense full attention—albeit in short bursts. It seems to balance out.”5 5. “The work ethic is dead. Younger generations in the workforce have killed it off

Conference Session

Professional and Regulatory Issues in Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V Nedunuri, International Center for Water Resources; Ning Zhang, Central State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

lecture based approach. Hence, in 2016, as the newcomponents, reviews on ethical case studies and exams were added to the course. Also, thegraduates from the same ENE program, who currently work in the industry and the governmentwere invited as the guest speakers to provide the students their insights and the experiences. Withthe Fall 2016 assessment (Appendix-C), in the capacity of the instructor, the first authorrecommended to incorporate two more components, project management and research conductinto EPS course with the experiences gained from other courses. Project management was foundas a required topic from the course, Senior Capstone Project. Engineering students doingundergraduate research at the authors’ institution have to pass an

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Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Balasubramanian, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

ethicsorganizations was understood by society1. Ethical debates primarily concentrated on twodifferent thought processes. The first one addressed the rights of human subjects in research andthe second one concentrated more on the impact of research on society. Ethical debates helpedsociety understand the impact of technological advances in medicine and technology. Emerging technologies in biomedical research do not always represent new technologicaladvances. Research projects such as genetic engineering and stem cell research have been aroundfor decades and are just transitioning to a more utilitarian phase. Whether these technologies arenew or in a different phase, they cannot evade societal acceptance or, at least, ethical debates2.Research in

Conference Session

Engineering and Poverty

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

and six Indigenous Peoples organizations, and the International Arctic ScienceCommittee (IASC) representing 18 national academies of science released its reportImpacts of a Warming Arctic in November 2004.The report establishes evidence of rapid climate change in the Arctic over the last halfcentury and projects much larger changes ahead. Global climate models use emissionsscenarios based on the anticipated greenhouse gas emissions from factors such as economicgrowth and energy consumption to project future climate outcomes. The Arctic ClimateImpact Assessment researchers selected the mid-range emissions scenario used by the 2001Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).13The trends cited in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment are

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Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University; Mark Doorley, Villanova University

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Engineering Ethics

workshop wasidentified as the beginning of a long term effort to introduce ethics across the curriculum with thehope of shifting the academic culture of this professional school so that ethics and professionalresponsibility take a more central role in the education of future engineers. The authors hopethat the narrative of this project, as well as the details of the workshop, will provide inspirationand insight for other engineering programs with a desire to pursue similar goals.IntroductionThis paper will examine a faculty workshop offered in the College of Engineering at VillanovaUniversity. The workshop represents a first step in the creation of a robust ethics across thecurriculum approach to prepare undergraduate engineers for their

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Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Northern Arizona University

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Engineering Ethics

discussions of „found Page 14.1221.3objects,‟ which were biological objects and organisms identified and researched by the students.The remainder of the course alternated between guest lectures on various technical topics withinBID, such as locomotion and materials design, and continued discussion of found objects orstudent design projects. Guest lecturers were faculty members from various departments whowere actively researching the BID topics on which they lectured.Outside of class, the primary assignment was a design project in which the students chose abiological system to mimic and translate into a manufacturable conceptual design. Students

Conference Session

Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

2006-914: IMPROVING ETHICS STUDIES THROUGH A SPIRAL THEMEDCURRICULUM IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGChristan Whysong, Virginia Tech Christan Whysong is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. She has been involved with multiple undergraduate research projects including one to enhance engineering ethics education at the undergraduate level.Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an assistant professor with the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech Kumar Mallikarjunan is an associate professor with the Deparmtent of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech

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Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, Texas A&M University; James H. Gill, Jr., Jr., Louisiana State University

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Engineering Ethics

were able to be carried onto a more qualitative, complex andfuzzy platform16.The idea behind the systems thinking concept is to study things in a holistic way while aimingto gain insights into the whole through the interactions and processes between the elementsthat comprise the whole "system". In light of this definition, the first step to establish thesystems approach framework is to describe the structure for the built environment. Figure 1illustrates the major building blocks of the system that starts with public defining the need andends with the delivery of the full project for use. Page 11.598.4Figure 1. Built Environment System Flow and

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Martel-Foley, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

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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Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Western Australia

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Engineering Ethics

implementation strategies: “Promote broad understanding of political, economic, social and technical issues and processes as related to sustainable development. Advance the skills, knowledge and information to facilitate a sustainable future; including habitats, natural systems, system flows, and the effects of all phases of the life cycle of projects on the ecosystem. Advocate economic approaches that recognize natural Page 15.479.4 resources and our environment as capital assets. Promote multidisciplinary, whole system, integrated and multi-objective goals in all phases of project planning, design

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Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A. Burgess, National Institute for Engineering Ethics

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-5438: ETHICAL ISSUES AWARENESS FOR ENGINEERS INPRACTICEDr. A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University A. Dean Fontenot directs a professional development center for K-12 teachers as part of the Texas STEM (T-STEM) initiative in order to bring about educational reform in secondary schools. The Texas Tech T-STEM Center focuses on project-based learning with the integration of the engineering design process. As Senior Director, she has brought together three Texas Tech professional development centers that have a history of training teachers, and built partnerships with five Educational Service centers as well as other organizational and industry partners who help implement the professional development training

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Ethics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University ; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project is funded by the NSF and is concerned with promoting and im- proving engineering students’ ethical behavior and sensitivity through on-campus student organizations. His academic interests include mental health, international development, human rights, and engineering ethics. Currently, his ambition is to work within an international organization such as UNESCO and to be an advocate for promoting science and technology as critical tools of sustainable development as well as to participate in the dialogue between scientists, policy-makers, and society. Luan enjoys traveling

Conference Session

Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nell Gabiam; Cristina Poleacovschi

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project is funded by the NSF and is concerned with promoting and im- proving engineering students’ ethical behavior and sensitivity through on-campus student organizations. His academic interests include mental health, international development, human rights, and engineering ethics. Currently, his ambition is to work within an international organization such as UNESCO and to be an advocate for promoting science and technology as critical tools of sustainable development as well as to participate in the dialogue between scientists, policy

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

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

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Ethics

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 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #13957Practicing care in global engineering with underserved communitiesDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary, geographically distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig E. Beal, Bucknell University; James G. Orbison Ph.D., P.E., Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

application of control systems to vehicle dynamics to improve safety, stability, and performance of vehicles on roads with un- certain friction conditions. Current research projects include identification of road surface conditions from onboard measurements and approaches to maintaining stability during sudden changes in road condition. Dr. Beal also serves as an Associate Editor for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC) and for the American Control Conference.Prof. James G. Orbison Ph.D., P.E., Bucknell University Jim Orbison is a professor of civil & environmental engineering at Bucknell University. He has been the faculty coordinator of the introductory

Conference Session

Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

University of Washington (UW), as an example. Projects of the UWchapter of Engineers Without Borders (see http://students.washington.edu/ewbuw/projects/)include cook-stoves, roofs, roads, potable water and irrigation for farmers in rural Boliva, whileprojects of the UW consortium of IT-related researchers known as Change (seehttp://change.washington.edu/projects/) includes a low-cost portable ultrasound system forvillage mid-wives in Uganda, a multi-player educational game for children in India, and a suiteof open-source software tools to build information services for developing regions such as inAfrica. Fields of study of the students and faculty involved include: civil & environmentalengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering

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Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Michaela Leigh LaPatin P.E., University of Texas at Austin; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford

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Engineering Ethics

identifying the individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project is funded by the NSF and is concerned with promoting and im- proving engineering students’ ethical behavior and sensitivity through on-campus student organizations. His academic interests include mental health, international development, human rights, and engineering ethics. Currently, his ambition is to work within an international organization such as UNESCO and to be an advocate for promoting science and technology as critical tools of sustainable development as well as to participate in the dialogue between

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

%, aesthetics 15%,and deflection 39%. For the EVEN course the biofuels life cycle assessment (LCA) reinforcedthe sustainability concepts to some extent. However, students were allowed to select their ownimpact categories for the LCA and some selected entirely environmental and human healthimpacts, and lacked economic factors. The EVEN team project involved an exploration of solidwaste generation, recycling, and disposal via landfilling or incineration in 2007-2009; in 2010the students conducted an LCA comparing a biofuel to fossil fuel (gasoline or diesel).Table 2. Course assignments in 2009 and 2010Module CVEN EVEN Topic # lectures % grade Topic

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Assessing Ethics Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Engineering Ethics

peacetime and combat experi- ence. Upon completion of active military service, Dr. Greenburg served in program leadership positions at Eagan McAllister Associates, and Science Applications International Corporation until he joined the faculty at the Citadel. Dr. Greenburg’s research interests include modeling project networks, technical decision making and leadership. Dr. Greenburg earned is BA in History at The Citadel (1981), Masters in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School (1994), and his PhD in Business Administration (Man- agement of Engineering and Technology) from Northcentral University (2010). He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by The Project Management Institute (PMI).Dr. Robert J

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

engineering ethics education. Thus, we presentone possibility of how this challenge can be met. It is an educational approach that includesfour main components:1) Learning materials that describe a case from a multitude of perspectives2) A different set of learning materials that refer to technologies which are not yet available and that pose unique challenges, especially with regard to identifying and imagining, first of all, possibly involved stakeholders and affected populations3) An educational environment in which small groups of students collaborate on projects and present and discuss the results in class. This component is motivated by research that supports the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and collaborative learning

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Engineering Ethics

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

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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Engineering Ethics

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

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, dispositions, and worldviews. His dissertation focuses on conceptualizations, the importance of, and methods to teach empathy to engineering students. He is currently the Education Di- rector for Engineers for a Sustainable World, an assistant editor for Engineering Studies, and a member of the ASEE Committee on Sustainability, Subcommittee on Formal Education.Ms. Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology Sarah Brownell is a Lecturer in Design Development and Manufacturing for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She works extensively with students in the mul- tidisciplinary engineering capstone design course and other project based elective courses, incorporating

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahsa Ghorbani, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University

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Engineering Ethics

is presented to the students where they will make decisions as a professional facing anethical dilemma.Knowledge Integration Activities and the Building Blocks for Ethics EducationAs part of the RED project, our team of educators in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering have designed a framework that treats the undergraduate curriculum as a complexintegrated system. A set of knowledge integration (KI) activities are created to illustrate howdifferent anchoring concepts can come together and be applied toward solving a real worldproblem. The new educational model in our department recognizes the fact that students learnabstract concepts better in the context of a set of familiar applications [8]. Using familiarapplications such