Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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AC 2010-1428: INTEGRATING ETHICS CURRICULUM WITHIN ASERVICE-LEARNING DESIGN CONTEXTCraig Titus, Purdue University Craig Titus is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Purdue University and a graduate assistant for the EPICS Program, participating in the curriculum development and the research teams.Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University, and is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.William Oakes, Purdue University William Oakes is the Director of the

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech

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responsibilities, Dr. Culver conducts focus groups and surveys campus-wide and provides in-depth analyses of those projects to multiple audiences.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is an associate professor in the Engineering Education Department (EngE) and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He led a major curriculum reform project (2004-09), funded under the department-level reform program of the NSF, at Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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accreditation requirements to include ethics in engineeringeducation, many engineering programs struggle to incorporate ethics into the curriculum. Thesedifficulties stem from both institutional and personal contexts, but all have an impact on theethics curriculum and education of engineering undergraduates. Because of the importance ofdeveloping ethical engineers, it is critical to identify these obstacles so they can be addressed byengineering programs. This study investigates these obstacles and suggests ways to overcomethem.Literature ReviewThe importance of developing ethical engineers highlights the need to integrate ethics intoengineering education. Harris, Davis, Pritchard, and Rabins7 identify nine purposes ofengineering education which

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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of Engineering (CoE) at VillanovaUniversity in this effort. • Currently, the ethics requirement in our college is perceived as one of a series of checklist requirements that need to be satisfied. Ethics is perceived, as well, as the expertise of non-engineers, and not necessarily integral to the technical engineering profession. An ethics across the curriculum approach will send the message, both performatively as well as rhetorically, that ethics is not simply an academic discipline, limited to college campuses, but that ethics is a part and parcel of the professional life of an engineer. By having engineering faculty engaging in discussions of ethics in their engineering classes, they will

Conference Session

Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology

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measures that wehope will be appropriate and useful to measure something like “ethical competence” at theundergraduate student level. We are doing this in order assess our varied educational programs,and to identify the best practices in different contexts. This report focuses on measures being developed at IIT, using the InterProfessional(IPRO) program as our primary partner. Our partner program at Purdue, the Engineering Practicein Community Service (EPICS) is also developing an ethics curriculum and measures; they arereporting elsewhere on their work.Measures Under Development and Preliminary Results Ethical decision-making (EDM) Our approach is based on that used by Mumford6 to explore ethical decision makingbehavior in

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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(2001) discussed the role of the NNI as abroker in coordinating research and development in nanotechnology together with public hopesand fears. They also commented that the NNI should embrace the goal of building capacity forpublic dialogue. Roco and Bainbridge also addressed the need for honesty when genuine risksare identified.Education and human development. Nanotechnology and its social, cultural scientific andtechnological consequences create an opportunity to integrate education across science,technology, social sciences and humanities (Roco and Bainbridge 2005) 7 . The end-result maybe informed, educated publics emerging from our high schools and colleges, able to shape thedirection of nanotechnology in beneficial ways (Roco and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-1283: IN-SITU ETHICS: THE ETHICAL SENSIBILITY THATENGINEERS BRING TO THEIR WORKTraci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, MadisonSandra Courter, University of Wisconsin, MadisonKevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, MadisonChristine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, MadisonThomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison Page 15.709.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 In-Situ Ethics: The Ethical Sensibility That Engineers Bring To Their Daily WorkEngineering educators often acknowledge that engineering ethics should be integral toundergraduate skills curriculums. In fact, the body of work regarding teaching

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic Halsmer, Oral Roberts University; Elliott Butay, Oral Roberts University; Ben Hase, Oral Roberts University; Sean McDonough, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Tryon, Oral Roberts University; Joshua Weed, Oral Roberts University

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Page 15.563.2this definition of spirituality, it is hard to imagine anyone who would not be interested inthis pursuit, or who would not benefit from discussions of how their chosen disciplineinterfaces with spirituality. In a new book entitled Educating Engineers: Designing forthe Future of the Field2, the authors call for a broadening of engineering education byasserting “…that an approach that integrates knowledge, skill, and purpose [emphasismine] through a consistent focus on preparation for professional practice is better alignedwith the demands of more complex, interactive, and environmentally and sociallyresponsible forms of practice.” Human spirituality is intimately related to a sense ofpurpose, which governs human concerns and