Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

professional responsibility among engineering graduates, while a variety of otherinterventions (e.g., service learning programs) have been developed to more broadly challengeengineering students to see themselves as socially engaged citizens and professionals.Nonetheless, there has been a surprising lack of research on development of social and ethicalresponsibility among undergraduate engineering students. Few studies have systematicallyexamined levels of ethical knowledge, decision-making capabilities, and commitments to socialresponsibility among large numbers of engineering students, much less examined how suchindicators change over time and are impacted (or not) by specific kinds of learning experiences.As a result, faculty, administrators, and

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vivian Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Zach Jasensky, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Melvin Moore III; Jake Francis Rogers; Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

students and professors. However, to integrate ethicsmodules more thoroughly across the engineering curriculum a systematic approach is requiredwith proper accounting of teaching load for ethics/philosophy faculty who lecture in multiplecourses. For efficiency, an ethics case-study database with assignment and discussion questionsshould be maintained, and an online module could be explored with in-class facilitateddiscussion.Introduction With the rapid advancement of technology and integration within all aspects of our society,the ethical implications of our engineering decisions are growing in importance. Engineeringprofessionals have a duty to design and manufacture products that are used to improve the livesof others. In the workplace

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University

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Engineering Ethics

. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and the role of the public in engineering decisions. Dr. Canney re- ceived bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Knowledge does. Most curriculum leave untouched what ethical situations an engineer might face in the future, and the BOK is a great resource to learn about these circumstances before there are consequences. Not only do I think this is important for civil engineering students in general, but this is a topic that I personally feel I lack a thorough understanding of. The only class that has impressed upon me the important of making strong, personal, moral decisions in the future is my philosophy ethics class, which was not a part of my engineering curriculum.”As this assignment preceded the full case study, I hoped that this student might revise thisopinion that no engineering course asked him to consider ethical issues.By the end

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David H. Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

somewhat between academic semesters as enrollment inclasses shifted. Students participated as many semesters as they desired, and many remained withone project for a full year to several years.Procedures We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 69 team members, comprisingthe majority of the 77 team members total. Interviews averaged about an hour (range: 28:04- to1:11:49, mean=M = 52:47 minutes). The interview protocol contained questions about the team’sproject and goals, specific decisions and considerations that were made, and the role of ethics ingeneral and specific to the project. Follow-up and probing questions were offered to expand onthese descriptions or ask about specific instances observed during design team