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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Lisa Elanna Burris, Ohio State University; Nan Hu, Ohio State University; Natassia Brenkus, Ohio State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preparing Ethical Leaders in Engineering Research and Practice: Designing an Ethical Leadership ModuleAbstractRecent occurrences of high-profile ethical scandals in industry and the academy attest to the needfor strong leadership in upholding ethical standards and cultures in business and academicorganizations. Many engineering graduate students become leaders of research groups orindustry projects after finishing their education. While many institutions train their graduatestudents in research and professional ethics, such training tends to focus on students’ individualconduct. To date, few programs have explicitly sought to improve graduate engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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addition to ASEE, she is active in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and the Association for Business Communication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Plastics: Floating Ethical FlotsamIntroduction“I just want to say one word to you. Just one word,” confides family friend Mr. McGuire tonewly minted graduate Benjamin Braddock. “Plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.”“Think about it,” he intones to a bewildered Ben. “Will you think about it?” [1].Plastics have come a long way since The Graduate and a confused Dustin Hoffman. From itsinitial days to current times, plastic has become indispensable, interwoven into the very fabric ofour lives. It is

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Fernando Cruz; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Joel Howell, University of South Florida

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USF. He serves as the R&D Initiative Director for the Ibero-American Science & Technology Education Consortium (ISTEC) responsible for fostering Teaching/Learning & Research col- laborations throughout the Ibero-american region among ISTEC’s members. Dr. Moreno has supervised over sixty master students and twenty doctoral students. Dr. Moreno has over 120 technical publications.Joel Howell, University of South Florida Joel Howell is a Professor of Practice in the University of South Florida’s Electrical Engineering De- partment. His focus is to help every student within the department develop skills and competencies through experiential learning activities, including community service, involvement in

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Indiana-Purdue University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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education.Dr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He is the immediate past chair of the ASEE Ad Hoc Committee on Interdivisional Cooperation; Chair of the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES); past chair of the ASEE Liberal Education / Engineering and Society Division; and a former member of the Society for the History of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Phillip A. Viscomi, University of New Haven ; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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individual belongs toprofessionally, and/or voluntarily. Therefore, ethical conduct and practice is a traditional cornerstone ofeducation and the professional conduct and development of workforce in all industries.Today, engineers play a crucial role in the development of the direction of technology, research, economicgrowth and thereby impact on the safety, wellbeing, and lives of people. Engineers make decisions or areinvolved in the decision-making and operational processes of business, government, and/or non-profitorganizations at various levels (strategic, tactical, and operational). Since engineers’ design and makesolutions available to use for dealing with the societies’ complex problems, the direct and ripple effects ofthese decision-making

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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sufficient design experience to be involved in design tasks with higherlevel of difficulty. As a practicing engineer, by virtue of his obligation to public safety,Brad found it difficult to continue to perform design tasks that he was not confident hecould do well. On the other hand, Brad wished to prove himself and show his employerthat he was doing his best to perform the design tasks he was assigned because he had alegitimate interest in preserving and promoting his own career. Between these twoconflicting desires, Brad is caught. As a fresh out of college young engineer, Brad wasfull of hope for a bright future and thought that an easy way out of his dilemma could beachieved by talking to his supervisor to ask that his design be reviewed and

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Engineering Ethics Division - WIP Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy P.E., Texas Tech University; Lakshmojee Koduru; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University ; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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judgments,” and “an ability to apply…,” essentially covering the gamut of cognitiveknowing, judging, and implementing. What is striking about these ABET goals for studentoutcomes is the coordination of engineering practices with a full range of social, cultural,environmental, and global considerations. ABET 3.1 an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors ABET 3.3 an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic