Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Beth Stutzmann, RLC- Research Learning Community, Southern Polytechnic State University; Margaret Loraine Lowder, Southern Polytechnic State University; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A. Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University

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and other assessments. They also indicate some of the techniques their peers use insupervised (e.g. tests, quizzes, exams etc.) and un-supervised (e.g. homework, projects, labreports, online environment etc.) assessments. The survey also reveals whether students are morelikely to cheat in the major required courses or non-major elective courses etc. Some of thetechniques that deter students from cheating are also discussed.Literature Review:Academic misconduct has long been a problem on college campuses in the United States.Studies across the nation have consistently shown that a majority of undergraduate studentsacross various disciplines engage in some form of academic misconduct during their collegecareer [1, 2, 3, and 4].Various

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Walczak, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education research.Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan Matthew A. Holsapple is a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include the impact of educational experiences on student moral development and personal and social responsibility, professional

Conference Session

Ethical Behavior in Academia and Beyond

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Eckel, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Ethics

toanything authored/co-authored by the thesis/dissertation authors (articles, book chapters orpublicly posted thesis/dissertation copies), since such “self-plagiarism” was outside the scope ofthis project. In addition, it quickly became apparent after data collection began that verbatim textmatches of seven words were so generic that it could not be reliably established that these wereindeed appropriated. Hence, for the purpose of this study, only text matches that were eightwords in length or longer were counted as copied. This means that theses and dissertations thatonly had copied phrases seven words or less in length were coded as having no copied strings.Finally, since this study focused on textual copying, copied figures or charts were also

Conference Session

Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

select results from an NSF-funded project aiming to address some of thesegaps in the literature. This longitudinal study was conducted across four universities and focusedon the ethical development of undergraduate engineering students. Preliminary analysis ofinterviews from the first phase of this study identified a number of major themes in the data set,two of which are important to highlight here: 1) influences on students’ ethical perspectives (e.g.,academic curricular, extracurricular activities, family, etc.) and 2) learned outcomes, defined asinsights, learning, or realizations related to ethics, morality, and values. Deeper investigation ofthe relationship between specific influences and students’ insights related to ethics can provide

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Todd Taylor, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Fleischmann, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Daniel Pickles, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Engineering Ethics

instructors of each major’s seniordesign capstone project began holding multi-disciplinary “Engineering Ethics Lunches”.Students and faculty form small groups during scheduled lunches to discuss specificethical topics related to the engineering profession. The discussions are based uponassigned readings and suggested talking points developed jointly by the faculty.Afterwards, the students are required to submit essays reviewing their discussions andanswering an ethical question based upon the topic.Now in its fourth semester, the multi-disciplinary ethics lunches have receivedoverwhelmingly positive feedback from both the instructors and students. This paperwill discuss the format of the multi-disciplinary ethics discussions, the type of

Conference Session

Technology and Design in Engaging and Analyzing Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Mark Stephen LaCour Jr., Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Richard A. Burgess II, Texas Tech University

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Engineering Ethics

and 3hregarding the development of ethical responsibility in engineering students. The purpose of thepresent project is to use the learning and analytical capabilities of IBM Watson NaturalLanguage Classifier to analyze capstone papers submitted by undergraduates in a course onengineering ethics. The capstone papers that we analyzed required students to identify anddiscuss a contemporary engineering technology (e.g., autonomous tractor trailers) and toexplicitly discuss the ethical issues involved. In the two tests described here we assessed whetherWatson-NLC could classify sentences from students’ papers as either related to ethics or notrelated to ethics. Additionally, we consider the utility of these simple machine-basedclassifications

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Ethics

. Of the nine such texts published between 2015 and January 2018, all butone are authored or edited by philosophers. Three of the nine are co-authored/co-edited by ateam of philosophers and engineers.2 Philosophers continue to take up leadership positions inengineering ethics as well, directing centers, founding programs, and serving the EngineeringEthics Division of ASEE.1 Acknowledgements to Dr. Lorraine Kisselburgh (Purdue University) and Dr. Justin Hess (IUPUI) for their help indata analysis and in unpacking what results we can legitimately draw from the data. Data was collected as part of anNSF funded project (2012-2015 #1237868, Professor Andrew Brightman PI).Thanks also to anonymous ASEE reviewers for their thoughtful comments on the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

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

Conference Session

New Media for Ethics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #31052Let’s get ethical: Incorporating ”The Office” and engaging practicesinto an ethics module for capstone studentsDr. Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH, where he advises the mechanical engineering senior capstone projects and SAE Baja team. In addition, Dr. Gargac teaches first-year engineering courses, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, design of machine elements, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a PhD in

Conference Session

Ethical Issues I: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Painter P.E., Tennessee State University

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Engineering Ethics

Education sets a high bar for engineering educators. It states 4:“…To educate students to cope with ethical problems, the first task of the teacher is to makestudents aware of ethical problems and help them learn to recognize them. A second task is tohelp students understand that their projects affect people for good or ill, and that, as “moralagents” they need to understand and anticipate these effects. A third task is to help students seethat, as moral agents, they are responsible for helping to develop solutions to the ethicalproblems they encounter…”These directives on inclusion of ethics in engineering education have garnered a great deal ofinterest in formulating exactly what elements of ethics belong in the engineer’s ethics

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Engineering Ethics

Implications of NanotechnologyAbstractNanotechnology has established itself as an important new scientific discipline with anextraordinary number of potential applications. Consequently, researchers and policy makershave identified a need for well-trained scientists, engineers, and technicians in nanotechnologyand its ethical, legal and societal implications. This project builds on this consensus thatworkforce training and education must include, in addition to technical training, education on theethical, legal, and societal implications of nanotechnology in the core courses so that futureprofessionals and scientists will be able to shape the direction of nanotechnology policy. As aninitial step, this pilot project sought to characterize the current

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering ; William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of such structures including percussion instruments, land- mines/IED, and coupled resonator arrays.Dr. William E Howard P.E., 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 Education, 2016

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa; Jason T Stauth, Dartmouth College

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traffic crash reconstructions wherestudents used concepts from engineering dynamics to determine specific answers to how theevent occurred. This project was part of the lab component of a junior level Machine Dynamicscourse. The student completed the analyses and consolidated their findings in a report followingUS Code 26 (Rule 26 report). A Rule 26 report should disclose the data and other informationconsidered by an expert including exhibits and charts. The report should reflect the testimony tobe given by the expert and must be signed by that expert. We have used versions where thestudents either worked alone or in teams. The student was then then “hired” by a law studentwho was role-playing an attorney and deposed to render their opinion on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Amber M. Henslee, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Douglas K. Ludlow, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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plagiarism and paraphrasing exists among students (92% ofrespondents) who reported having had previous training or education about academic integrity.These students tend to be recent high school graduates, with very high standardized test scores,and class rankings who undoubtedly learned about plagiarism and reference citations previouslyyet they struggled with the concept on the short quiz.This initial research project used questions from a previous study by Belter and du Pré1. Whilethe questions provide evidence that many of our students do not understand plagiarism, thequestions did not prove to be as rigorous or detailed as would be desired for our research project(i.e., given the wording of some items, and current students’ experience with

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert J Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

.[11] However,that plan remains at a very early stage of development.The need for assessmentMany scholars are interested in investigating the effectiveness of ethics and RCRtraining.[12-13] Some of the assessment efforts have been supported by the Council ofGraduate Schools’ (CGS) Project for Scholarly Integrity.[14] Along these lines, there isa profound research opportunity at our institution; yet, it is one that remains largelyunfulfilled. The ongoing implementation challenges relating to developing an academicpolicy, which covers all new doctoral students, and resource limitations have not allowedfor a formal assessment of our RCR program at the present time.ConclusionThis paper describes initial stages of an RCR plan that covers doctoral

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University; Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University

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Engineering Ethics

-authorship status. Fourth, the authorsanalyze the ethical issues governing status of authorship. Fifth, the authors propose a frameworkfor defining and refining co-authorship guidelines through analysis and evaluation.2. Types of AuthorshipWork to date has established types of co-author relationships that range from the classic exampleof partners in research such as Watson and Crick to department heads adding their name to allworks that originate in their departments.The Gift or Honorary AuthorshipIn this type of arrangement, those authors who have done the actual design, conduct, and writingof the research decide to bestow co-author status on someone who has had little or no affiliationwith the project [1]. This is a form of honorary authorship

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged in a pluralistic,complex world, we have undertaken a project to develop and assess core liberal educationoutcomes. This paper describes the planning and actions thus far to meet these new requirementsat the university and specifically in our engineering programs. We have begun to expandoutcome assessment to include five “intellectual and practical skills,” specifically, critical andcreative thinking, inquiry/analysis, problem-solving, and information literacy. VALUE rubricsare being used as part of the process to ascertain where the best opportunities are to measurestudent achievement within the engineering and technology programs. An assessment frameworkis presented and successful pilot results are discussed.The ChallengeOur regional

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Ethics

infringements. Depending onthe seriousness the faculty member may give a zero on a question, test or project,or can award a failing grade for the course. If the faculty member feels that it iswarranted, a full review board may be asked to determine a more stringentresolution: including, suspension or dismissal. Likewise, the student can eitheragree on the resolution offered by the faculty member, or they can raise the issueto a review board where resolution can be any or all of those previously listed.These students agreed to take the failing grade. Subsequent integrity failuresresult in suspension or dismissal and are adjudicated at the Integrity Officer level. Page

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-2939: PLUMBERS AND PROFESSIONALISMDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a Full Professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics. She is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as Chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter Editor. She was named an ASEE Fellow in 2008, and two years later received the McGraw Award. Currently, she is on

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University

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Engineering Ethics

Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Abdul Qadeer, Urdu Science University Dr. Abdul Qadeer is the Director of Academic Planning and Development at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST), Karachi

Conference Session

Assessing Ethics Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

risk. Item 1: “Don’t you have a duty to complete the project given to Conventional you whether you like it or not?” Item 2: “Is your action consistent with your discipline’s professional code?” Conventional Scenario 2 — “Racing Car” 2 Items Flagged The student team has designed a racing car that enables children with Scenario disabilities to experience driving without actually being in control. Summary Some parents ask you to lie to their child to solidify the illusion. Item 1: “Do your actions respect

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Engineering Ethics

Page 14.190.4that the product gets out the door in a timely fashion. Program managers generally have enough technicalskill to be able to do development, and they understand enough about the technical details to appreciatethe difficulties with developing software and can estimate how long it takes to fix bugs, provide morefeatures, etc. Note that program managers are not normal “managers” in that they have no direct reports(people who are subordinate to them in the company’s organizational chart). Instead, they manage theflow of information between various people on a project so that people are working together towards theend product. They derive their authority through their ability to do this, rather than through a company’sorganizational

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

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Engineering Ethics

soon back up. It was determined by both hisemployer and social worker that some variety of device that would help David’s pacewould be a great aid. A team of senior engineering capstone design students selected thisproject and dedicated two semesters to the design, fabrication, testing evaluation anddelivery of the final device.During the two terms, David made several visits to the campus and he and the studentsbecame quite close. Delivery day became a highly publicized event with local officials,university officials, family and friends all in attendance along with local and nationalpress. David thoroughly enjoyed the festivities and was immensely pleased by his device.At that time, the project seemed an incredibly successful effort for

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth L. d'Entremont, University of Utah; Andrew S. Merryweather, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

significant research projects investigating musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace, assistive technologies for persons with disabilities, adaptive technology development, robotics and human-system interactions c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integrating Product-Safety Curriculum to Enhance Design and Reinforce Engineering EthicsAbstractThe National Society of Professional Engineers’ (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers has, as itsfirst Fundamental Canon, the admonition: Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of thepublic. Despite recognizing and accepting this, the majority of today’s engineering students aregiven little guidance on safety. Product

Conference Session

Engaging Ethics, Internationally

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prakash G Bapat, Business Ethics Foundation; Aravind Joshi, Business Ethics Foundation; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foundation; Nupur Kulkarni

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

experience begins. Can onedeliver results by following ethical practices? Will that performance, satisfy the leaders of theorganization? Is it practicable, to strictly adhere to the principles of ethical behaviour in allthe situations? That’s the key question.To understand the situation, we (Business Ethics Foundation in India) initiated a project tocarry out a ‘survey based study to assess and analyse the status of business ethics today andpredictions for tomorrow’. It implied the status by the year 2015 and prediction by year 2020.We decided to conduct semi-structured interviews of CEO’s in the business world as theyplay vital role, in steering profitable business. The CEO’s were from manufacturing, services,IT industries and a few from research

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Ethics

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

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

interest in socio-scientific issues, and how they saw the role ofethical reasoning in their future profession as an engineer.Brief field notes taken after each interview helped in the preliminary data selection. Two of theinterviewed students, Tom (a junior-year engineering major) and Matt (a junior-year computerscience major), talked about weaponized drones as part of their interview. They had writtenabout this topic in their sophomore year as part of a capstone research project in the STSprogram. Besides the thematic congruence, another thing that caught our attention was that bothstudents regarded drone warfare to have negative consequences but, to different degrees, wantedto absolve the designing engineers of bearing responsibility.One of us