Conference Session

Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

at Tuskegee University. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1972, 1973, and 1979, respectively. He has served on the faculty of George Washing- ton University, Tuskegee, Regis College, Johns Hopkins, Bowie State University, and the U.S. Air Force Academy, and now as Dean since 1999 at Tuskegee University. In this position, he is responsible for efficient and effective operations of the college. Burge brings leadership to more than 700 students, 66 faculty, and 21 staff members, and effective and efficient management of a modest research and develop- ment program for the college. The college continues to be a top 10 producer of engineering graduates who

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Fatima Zevallos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Denisse Echevarria, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Engineering Ethics

and political as well as technical problems.In particular, the framework of Downey and Lucena can be applied to make students aware thatengineers can find meaningful work that focuses on community development projects, and that aknowledge base exists that can provide them with appropriate training. Of course, we don’texpect that all students will take careers that explicitly operate in developing countries, but somelessons of development engineering practice can still inform student decisions in evenconventional situations. We can explore this in three contexts.1. Engineers could work within multinational corporations (MNC) in both preventive andproactive capacities. From the prevention standpoint, they can serve as a kind of