job market. are analytical in perspectives andCourse 6 1) Case analysis of Two case ethical expectations about the sweatshops; 2) Student analyses and a reasoning. role of ethics in their choose and analyze a case final report. careers. related to corporate ethics; 3) A semester-long project on a Fortune 1000 company and LPU’s performance on corporate social responsibility and sustainability. 4) In-class ethics debate on an ethical dilemma.Course 7 Two 50-min lectures on
tends to focus almostexclusively on distinctive professional responsibilities – that is to say, ethical issues that arecommonly presented by the immediate practice of the work typical of each. For undergraduates,this is professional ethics in an industrial or consulting context.1 For graduate students, whosetraining is preparation for a career in research, this is typically research ethics, implicitly in anacademic context.2 Thus, both construe the responsibilities of the engineer relatively narrowly.In particular, the concerns of each taper dramatically as the borders of the immediate work siteare crossed. While some focus is of course necessary and appropriate, the present narrowness hasarguably become unhealthily myopic, particularly
Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences
teaminteractions that characterize 21st century engineering careers. These professional skills may beeffectively assessed using a performance assessment that consists of three components: (1) a taskthat elicits the performance; (2) the performance itself (which is the event or artifact to beassessed); and (3) a criterion-referenced instrument, such as a rubric, to measure the quality ofthe performance.6Engineering Professional Skill Assessment (EPSA)The Engineering Professional Skills Assessment (EPSA)7 was created as a direct method forsimultaneously teaching and assessing professional skills, such as ethics. EPSA is a performanceassessment consisting of: 1. a 1-2 page scenario about an interdisciplinary contemporary engineering problem intended
resonator arrays.Dr. 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. William E. Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries. c American Society for Engineering
process: the author must come upwith an idea, conduct experiments (depending on the field), sift through a small mountain ofinformation or data, develop a coherent plan, and, finally, write and revise until the author issatisfied that s/he has produced an original, perhaps even significant, contribution to the field.It is especially daunting for those who have spent their careers focusing on a narrow area. AsRosenweig and Schnitzer explain, “it takes creativity, time, and considerable effort to produceand publish a brand-new perspective,” especially when the author has already written about thetopic.46 It’s much easier to take something off the shelf, spruce it up a bit, and submit it to adifferent journal.But this smacks of “intellectual
industry.More importantly, any “recognition” is largely based on the equivalence of tertiary educationprograms. Engineering practice, the examination of ethics, engineering law, and engineeringpractices are often not covered in the engineering curricula in developing countries and the so-called equivalency of some courses may be little more than political education and deception.The curriculum reform will prepare students a good preparation when they graduate and for theirfuture career. It will impact construction management programs in the US and internationally,and indirectly over more than 25,000 corporate members of the Associated General Contractorsof America. It will provide a solid platform for long-term ethics training with a
of college are compared toupperclassmen to investigate shifts of these perceptions as the students progress through theircollege careers. As a supplement to the items that gauge the perception of these academicintegrity behaviors, the study also polls student respondents to self-report the number of timesthey have cheated. The ongoing work intends to administer the same instrument annually andreport on changes over time as well as comparison between programs.IntroductionThis paper first presents a brief review of prior work related to the current aims in Section 1. Thestudy design, the survey instrument, and a brief description of the institutions participating in thestudy are included in Section 2. Results and observations are in Section 3
in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest. 5. Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others. 6. Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity and dignity of the profession. 7. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision. Figure 2: Fundamental Canons as found in the ABET Code of Ethics Codes of ethics like the ABET code are more than just a written version of
, imagination and practice3.2.2 “Pedagogy” Dimension: Teaching the Ideas, Knowledge and Skills of InclusiveInnovative to Engineering Students(1) Interdisciplinary coursesIn order to ensure that a series of interdisciplinary courses can be established with highquality, D-Lab courses are taught by faculty and lecturers from across the Institute – fromengineering to architecture and planning to management. At the same time, D-Lab classesfeature instructors from a rich range of backgrounds – an instructor could be a socialentrepreneur, an industrial designer, a humanitarian aid worker, a public-school teacher, anengineer, a social scientist, or a coastal ecologist. D-Lab instructors have taken many pathsthrough their careers and bring complex, fascinating
inclusion of ethical theory course content thatspecifically includes this concept, as students do not gain this understanding through a typicalcase study based curriculum. This and other studies make a case for supplementing case studyinstruction with ethical instruction that is more closely tied with course content and every daydecisions [5,10,11,12]. The use of case study examples where there is a correct answer andwhere there is a clear tragic outcome or heroic action suggests that ethical decisions are a once ina career event of major consequence. Further, arriving at a conclusion purely through discussionof the case indicates that ethical decisions are a purely cognitive process, dismissing any intuitiveresponse. This approach is likely to
shift, refinement, or reaffirmation in one’sunderstanding of ethical engineering practice.We hope that by exploring changes in how practicing engineers experience ethics throughouttheir careers, including how and to what extent myriad aspects of the work environmentinfluence one’s way of experiencing ethics, we will be positioned to identity which teachingapproaches are best aligned with how ethics learning actually occurs in engineering settings andwhether new pedagogy or interventions are needed. We do not anticipate the findings aboutchange incidents and influences to necessarily be normative (i.e., we do not assume the change inengineers’ ways of experiencing ethics always occur in a desirable direction). However, we doanticipate gaining
importanceof ethical thinking. The students are told that careers can be ruined, fortunes can be lost andmarket values can be shrunk – sometimes to the point of complete liquidation in bankruptcy –when people ignore ethics. They are also told that we will not be discussing ethics in a highlytheoretical or philosophical manner, both because time does not permit such a discussion in asingle short lecture, and because the lecture’s intent does not call for it. In addition, they are toldthat the lecture is not so much about engineering ethics as it is about business ethics for Page 23.449.4engineers. That is, the focus is not on technical engineering
developed courses and programs, it is not yetpervasive in our community. Research has shown that incorporating education components likeprofessional skills, writing, and ethics across the engineering curriculum makes the most sensefor learning in context. However, very few engineering faculty feel competent in teaching theseimportant career skills, especially when there is little enough time to teach the expected technicalcontent. Gathering the disparate tools and resources and building communities of practice willhelp address this.The key questions that are addressed here (and in the panel) include:What are barriers to incorporating ethics education into engineering programs?What tools are available to address these barriers?How can we support a
York) specializing in urban hydrology, stream morphology, and bridge hydraulics before ”re- tiring” from engineering practice and starting a career as a fundraising Program Manager for a non-profit health organization. She joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 2008, where she advises civil engineering students and teaches the course Professional & Legal Issues in Engineering.William N. Collins, Virginia Tech William N. Collins is a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering. Page 25.491.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Educating Engineers for the
example, therace to the moon coincided neatly with the original Star Trek television series. The interchangebetween creative work and technical development is especially fun to examine in the field ofartificial intelligence, where there are many examples ranging from Isaac Asimov stories toWall-E to intelligent artificial agents within many games.The course goals of AI & SciFi include 1) presenting students with a fun opportunity to improvetheir writing, 2) exploring the social impact of the field of AI, 3) preparing students to deal withethical questions that will arise in their professional careers, 4) connecting students to thebroader culture of the technical community, 5) exploring connections between creativity in artsand in computer
ethicalresponsibilities based on economic, environmental, ethical, social, and political constraints.Although ABET criteria provides an extrinsic rationale for addressing ethics issues inengineering education, the most compelling rationale is the omnipresent nature of ethicalissues in engineering practice for which students are preparing. The ethical problems thatengineers encounter throughout their careers influence the businesses they work for, thepublic at large, and the health and safety of society[1]. Engineering ethical problems arise inroutine engineering practice and are often integrated with technical, engineering issues.If ethics instruction is essential to the preparation of engineers, then the engineeringeducation community must determine the goals
before they move on in theirresearch careers. The following exploratory study attempts to provide some preliminary data onhow engineering graduate students use and attribute verbatim source text in their theses anddissertations and the implications of such use.Literature ReviewPlagiarism, textual copying or textual appropriation is commonly defined as the unattributed useof words, ideas, or data from other sources in academic writing.10,11,12 Some institutionaldefinitions include the “intention to deceive”13 but not all do, hence leaving open the possibilityof unintentional copying being classified as plagiarism. While most degrees of plagiarism aregenerally considered inappropriate and unacceptable in academic writing,10,14,15,16 an
definitive and enforceable language in Criterion IV.C.3.j whichstated: An understanding of ethical, social, economic, and safety considerations in engineering practice is essential for a successful engineering career. Course work may be provided for this purpose, but as a minimum it should be the responsibility of the engineering faculty to infuse professional concepts into all engineering course work.24Five engineering programs voluntarily went through accreditation review using the EC 2000criteria during the 1996-97 and 1997-98 academic years.15 Another 104 programs were evaluatedusing the EC 2000 criteria during the transition years between the 1998-1999 and the 2000-2001academic years.15 At present, all ABET
of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. 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
strongly that attention toengineering ethics should be incorporated at the outset of a student’s academic career. Inaddition, many of the instructors in the first-year design course noted regular discussions withstudents about tradeoffs and ethical dilemmas embedded in their project. Thus, the goal of theScaffolding Ethics project was to more systematically incorporate ethical considerations into thefirst-year engineering design course.During the academic year 2019-2020, we established a research and design team within DukeUniversity’s Bass Connection program. The Scaffolding Ethics team, composed of threeundergraduates and three professors from the Pratt School of Engineering and the KenanInstitute for Ethics, met each week to determine and
discussion of the events that led to the restriction on advice toindividuals, see Stephen Unger’s essay on the topic. 17)Ironically, in a Policy Statement adopted in 2004, IEEE appears to endorse EMCC support of Page 26.1723.8individuals in upholding the Code: The EMCC emphasizes that IEEE is committed to being supportive of any member who acts to uphold the IEEE Code of Ethics. It recognizes that voicing concern about ethical violations could jeopardize a member’s career opportunities. Nevertheless, the EMCC believes that by raising awareness of IEEE’s strong stance on ethical conduct through this Position Paper
withincredible speed.”71 One day, our students will complete their degrees, embark on careers, andfunction as designers of technological artifacts that will affect the rest of us. In many cases, thepredominant concern will be to develop an item that has a functional purpose: someone uses itfor a specific reason.But they may not understand that the design process also involves ethics, that technology notonly enhances our lives but directs our behavior, that technology reflects not only function butvalues as well. Quantification is just one part of the design process; ethics completes it.Recognizing the ethics inherent in technology helps that “tiny group of engineers” design for thegood of human experience, creating objects that reflect positive values
], [6].Commercial success was based on Hyatt’s development of a technology for molding celluloid,and the use of the substance persisted until 1949, eventually replaced by newer, less flammableplastics. His machine has been hailed as a “direct forerunner” of modern injection molding [5].Hyatt’s invention foreshadowed a manufacturing revolution, starting with the successful launchof Bakelite in 1907, developed by Belgian-born scientist Leo Baekeland, who graduated from theUniversity of Ghent with a degree in chemistry and began work as an assistant professor. After ashort career of teaching pure chemistry, however, he discovered that he was more interested inapplications, and he and his new wife immigrated to the US in 1889, where he began work
. colleagues and clients) and their awareness of their obligations to, for example, provideassistance and be honest [6], [27], [28]. Individuals tend to orient themselves to the people in theirenvironment; that is, they tend to be able to imagine themselves in the positions of people withwhom they come into contact [6]. The alignment of engineering students is significantly associatedwith the majors and careers they choose to pursue [6]. Therefore, when facing ambiguous ethical 8dilemmas, orientation to others in their environment is likely to predict microethical understanding[6].Bairaktarova and Woodcock (2015) also found that differences in individual
interviewed for this analysis, with eachinterview following a semi-structured interview script and lasting approximately 90 minutes.Students volunteered to be interviewed after a brief introduction to the project by the authorsduring the participants’ engineering courses; additional students were invited to participate viasnowball sampling. The students in this analysis represent a diverse array of majors inengineering and lab-based sciences, at all levels of their respective undergraduate careers, avariety of socioeconomic and regional backgrounds, multiple political perspectives, and adistribution of genders (including trans/gender non-conforming students).The interview protocol moved from rapport-building questions, through open-ended
participants walked in they started talking impromptu about things on the top oftheir mind. Simon (all participant names are pseudonyms, conforming to the participants’ genderas presented during meetings and later reported on a survey administered after the final focusgroup meeting) was the first to show up and Ayush and Simon talked for a few minutes aboutSimon’s participation in the Engineering without Borders program that has played a pivotal rolein Simon’s career trajectory. James, Robbie, and Simon engaged in a brief discussion aboutLEED certification of buildings (James had worked as a professional civil engineer beforejoining graduate school) and on metrics for sustainability. After a few minutes, Ayush asked thegroup to summarize the video as
socialimplications in terms of diversity (an overly used, minimalist justification) or some form ofdissemination into K-12. Yet they rarely find a way to connect course content with socialproblems, particularly those related to SJ. For example, and existing REU Site grant titled “FluidMechanics with Analysis using Computations and Experiments” is aimed at mentoringundergraduate students in “the current need for basic and applied research in fluid mechanicsacross a range of engineering disciplines as well as the training of undergraduate students instate-of-the-art laboratory environments.” And in traditional fashion, the grant justifies meetingCriterion 2 “by enhancing and diversifying the pool of students considering a research career inengineering