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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Deborath Silva, Colorado School of Mines; Justin Stephen Fantasky, Colorado School of Mines

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as “engineering” by faculty and students, leading toan engineering workforce poorly trained in dealing with the social dimensions of sustainableengineering solutions. This important concept currently receives little attention within thestandard engineering curricula, particularly within the engineering sciences.The pilot-study research presented in this article uses a mixed-methods approach to assess thestate of social justice awareness of students as they enter an “Introduction to Feedback ControlSystems” (IFCS) class. Social justice interventions are integrated to support students as theylearn about the inherent, yet often invisible, connections between social justice and controlsystems engineering. Instruments, such as surveys and focus

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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the engineering curriculum?Compared to all the elements of the engineering curriculum, the ES is the most distant andinaccessible to partnerships and collaborations between ES instructors and everyone elsecommitted to engineering education—such as design faculty and HSS faculty within engineeringeducation contexts. Interdisciplinary collaborations are becoming more common in Intro classes,design courses, and HSS [2]. Even the basic math and science courses have become sites ofinnovative pedagogical interventions [3]. But for the most part, the ES remain closed to theseinterdisciplinary collaborations and integrations. Why is that?An obvious response is that the ES tend to be among the most technical components of anengineering education. But

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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wider exploration of global climate change. Taken as a whole, the ethics assignments andreflective engagement of students produced gains in critical thinking and reflective action, alongwith resistance from some students policing disciplinary boundaries of the course, opening spacefor motivating conversations about the syllabus in the context of the larger engineering program.The presentation concludes with some lessons learned related to design of assignments,motivation of social justice topics, scaffolding for specific social justice concepts andterminology that may be new to students, challenges of transforming an over packed curriculum

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Harding University

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. Page 26.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Humanizing Signals and Systems: A Reflective AccountAbstract:In this paper, I authentically and reflectively depict my journey as an engineering educatordelving in the challenge of integrating technical content of a continuous-time signals and systemsclass with the social, value-laden realities that encompass such concepts. I refer to this particularchallenge as humanizing the technical content of signals and systems. Specifically, I describe thesignals and systems course and how I structured content and assessment plans to create space forhuman values. Additionally, I critically examine how some barriers that worked against myefforts

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark H Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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concept, an informed value system, a vision of a possible future, and as achallenge to business-as-usual, sustainability is complexity itself, over-determined. Evendefining it requires interdisciplinarity, and attempting to practice—to live it—in academiarequires the integration, or at least the involvement, of all parts of the college campus, a dynamicinteraction of research, operations, curriculum, and the lived experience of individuals andcommunities.46,47,48 And yet, again, failing to attempt to define for our students what we wantthem to learn about sustainability in all its complexity will only continue our students’unnecessary frustrations.Because it has taken us a few years to get our program in place, to organize previously

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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admittedhaving cheated on an exam. An even higher rate has been revealed in some studies wherestudents self-reported that they had cheated at least once in college9, 10.Given the stringent requirements in engineering programs, engineering students are among thosestudents who are more likely to cheat in college2, 11, 12, 13, 14. Carpenter and colleagues1 found thatover 96% of engineering students admitted having cheated or performed unethical behaviors intheir studies. Such high rate serves as a warning to educators and presents the urgent need toenhance engineering students’ academic integrity and reduce their cheating behaviors. Moreimportantly, academic dishonesty is a strong predictor for violations of professional ethics15.Students who cheat in

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tricia Bertram Gallant, University of California, San Diego; Robert G. Melton, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University

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Fellow of ASEE in 2008 and of ASME in 2012. He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State, an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from RPI, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton.Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant, University of California, San Diego Dr. Bertram Gallant is a Lecturer with the Rady School of Management and Director of the Academic Integrity Office at UC San Diego. She is also the Outreach Coordinator for the International Center for Academic Integrity (Clemson University).Dr. Robert G. Melton, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkDr. Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University Shiyu Liu is a postdoctoral scholar at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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the benefactor of care7, and as having at its roots a shared sense of living well8. Caring has been described as recognizing the integrity of others and engaging in mutual learning9. These characteristics of care and caring made it a natural fit for the working with approach. In addition to discussing what care means and how it has been described in literature, students were asked to arrive at their own individual care statements. In doing so, they were able to apply the concepts of care and caring themselves and arrive at an articulation that enables them to put their care into practice.     In addition to developing individual care statements, the students were requested to ensure that their individual care statements and the

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University; Frazier Benya, National Academy of Engineering; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Rachelle D. Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics, Illinois Institute of Technology; Simil L Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering

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Implications of Engineering: Selected Read- ings (Wiley/IEEE Press, 2000) and co-editor of The Growing Gap between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight: The Pacing Problem (Springer, 2011), and has published numerous articles on engineering ethics and societal implications of technology in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Herkert previously served as Editor of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine and an Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He is or has been an active leader in many professional or- ganizations including the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, the Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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to teach,especially in ways that capture students’ interest and attention. A variety of approaches areimplemented including dedicated courses inside and outside of engineering, as well as weavingethical case studies throughout the curriculum 3-5. Creative approaches to teaching engineeringethics including argumentation, eye-witness role playing, videos, engineering ethics lunches, andeven an engineering ethics board game have previously been presented 6-10. The objective of thisassignment was to combine the common practice of integrating an ethics unit into a first yearIntroduction to Engineering course with the innovation of a creative fiction assignment requiringthe students to generate and reflect upon an ethical dilemma of personal

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Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J Muscat, Global Peace Services USA; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #13321Peace, Conflict and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues inEngineering EducationDr. robert j muscat, Global Peace Services USA Robert J. Muscat is an economist specializing in problems of conflict in developing countries. He was formerly Chief Economist of the US Agency for International Development, and has consulted for the World Bank and UN agencies. He has authored books and articles on Thailand, development aid and con- flict, aid effectiveness, malnutrition, and other subjects.He received his PhD in economics from Columbia University. He is currently an independent scholar, living in

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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integrity here iscohesiveness, joining together, or integration. Thus, just as good care results from the fourphases being well-aligned and collectively appropriate, the four moral elements must fit togetheras an integrated whole in a way that is sensitive to context and addresses the conflict inherent inany moral situation, be it micro- or macro-ethical, as traditionally understood. The Integrity ofCare can also be considered a disposition [15, p. 8] that provides a motivational dimension of careethics, to which the four phases and moral elements add operational “legs” for enacting theprocess of care. Tronto’s framework for care ethics is roughly summarized graphically inFigure 2 and can be described as an interconnected and sometimes overlapping

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Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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human centered design, participatory development, and design for development themes. She was a co- founder of the non-profit Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) which promotes ecological sanitation in Haiti.Dr. Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World Alexander Dale is the Executive Director of Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh. His academic background is in energy and water policy, life-cycle assessment, and sustainable design. As one of the re-founders of ESW, he has focused on expanding educational opportunities as well as new engagement for faculty and professionals

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology; Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

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Paper ID #11190Ethics for BeginnersDr. 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

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University

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total class time for the term. The researchers were forced to agree with the professors thatwas an inappropriate use of time in design classes. An interesting point raised by the professorsin this study is the appropriateness of the assessment method depends on the class and its role inthe curriculum. In a course aimed primarily at teaching ethics or professional skills, a significantassessment exercise may be appropriate. However, in embedding ethics instruction in designclasses (as Davis and Feinerman were proposing), a more efficient assessment method is calledfor. Interestingly, there was consensus among the professors that 15 minutes at the beginningand end of the course would be an appropriate amount of time for ethics instruction

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Outstanding Scholar Award from Cal Poly with a cash prize of $1500, along with three other teaching and research cash awards plus student council recognition for outstanding service. He has been chair of the aerospace engineering department at Cal Poly (2001-2004), the associate dean of AFIT (1988-1989), and chair of the electrical engineering dept. at AFIT (1986-1987). He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a senior member of the IEEE. Dr. Biezad has authored a book published in 1999 in the AIAA Education Series titled Integrated Navigation and Guidance Systems, along with 70 technical articles, book chapters on systems identification, three magazine articles, and

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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. Half of the initial 14 interviews were conducted inperson and half by phone to see what were the effects the different formats. The phoneinterviews were more candid, so the rest of the interviews were conducted by phone or Skype.In a previous paper, students were assigned an ‘SR Type’ that described how they envisionedengineering integrating with their own SR-related endeavors41. These types are shown in Table1. The majority of these students also repeated the EPRA survey, which included a new open-ended question that asked the students to identify any courses that had impacted their views ofSR.Table 1: SR Types Identified from Year 1 Interviews SR Type 1 - These students indicated that their reasons for choosing engineering as a major were or

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Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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government agencies. In 2010, Dr. Lambrinidou co-conceived the graduate level engineering ethics course ”Engi- neering Ethics and the Public,” which she has been co-teaching to students in engineering and science. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education. Page 26.322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Canons against Cannons? Social Justice and the Engineering Ethics ImaginaryAbstractWhat if social

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

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of view, and to continually makethe concepts more personal. The point of the individual discussion was not to delve too deeply into a particulardisaster or individual ethical decision, necessitating a decision tree or other analyticalformalisms. Rather, the purpose of each debate was to extend the thinking of the students andinfuse an ethical framework from which to view historical and current events with theexpectation that this approach would follow the students to more focused case studies that theywould see in the latter part of the engineering curriculum. The students appreciated both thehigh- and personal-level ethical discussions and communicated their enjoyment of being able tosimultaneously appreciate the technical and human

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Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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, and applied ethics journals. Herkert previously served as Editor of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine and an Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He is or has been an active leader in many professional or- ganizations including the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, the Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the National Insti- tute for Engineering Ethics, and the Engineering Ethics and Liberal Education/Engineering and Society (LEES) Divisions of the American Society for Engineering Education. In 2005 Herkert received the Ster- ling Olmsted Award, the highest honor bestowed by LEES, for ”making significant contributions in

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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of potentialsolutions on different contexts, they then can determine where and when in the curriculum toimprove teaching and learning of the outcomes.The EPSA Summary score provides a composite score based upon all of the dimensions in theEPSA Rubric. This composite score provides an easy means to compare results between groupsof students, or between current and prior groups of students, and may be used for classroompurposes as well as program purposes.The flexibility of the EPSA Method allows it to be readily adapted for use in courses at all levelsin the curriculum. The course instructor plans on using the EPSA method in subsequent years asa means to assess the ABET Professional skills at the program level.At Norwich University, the