Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Walck, Michigan Technological University; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University; Jim R. Baker, Michigan Technological University; Jean S. DeClerck, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

engineering.Jean S. DeClerck, Michigan Technological University Jean Straw DeClerck has supported two National Science Foundation (NSF) grants through the design, facilitation, and ongoing improvement of ethics education instruction to science and engineering students. She is an Engaged Learning and Integrated Technology Specialist at Michigan Technological University’s Van Pelt and Opie Library. Her undergraduate studies included technical communication and mechanical engineering coursework, and she will complete her master’s of science degree in rhetorical and tech- nical communications at Michigan Tech in early 2012. Her current interests include engaged learning environments, mentorship, and the rhetorical aspects of

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

outside of engineering, or 3) a dedicatedcourse for ethics instruction, the latter of which is used at WTAMU and the focus of this paper.The ECS Department is geared toward primarily undergraduate engineering instruction. Few engineeringinstructors and professors have specific training in soft skills such as ethics instruction and technicalcommunications. However, the ECS departmental outreach coordinator and Communications Departmentinstructor, Rhonda Diffurth, holds a master’s degree in communications from WTAMU. Civil Engineering assistantprofessor Dr. Kenneth Leitch holds an MBA with an emphasis in Corporate Training which incorporates graduate-level education coursework, ethics instruction, and business principles. The authors are able to