Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Justice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney W. Trice, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-71: TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF ”ETHICS IN ENGI-NEERING PRACTICE”Rodney W Trice, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rodney W. Trice joined the faculty of Purdue University as an Assistant Professor in August 2000 after completing a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Northwestern University. His research there focused on investigating the processingstructureproperty relationships of plasmasprayed coatings using mechanical testing and transmission electron microscopy. Prior to Northwestern, Rodney received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1997) where he studied the high temperature properties of a ceramic composite made via ceramic-loaded polymer extrusion methods. From 1989 through 1995, he

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

. Page 22.1436.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Creation of Tools for Assessing Ethical Awareness in Diverse Multi-Disciplinary ProgramsIntroductionAlthough an attention to ethics has long been part of the engineering profession—all of the coreengineering societies have codes of ethics governing their own disciplines—the changes inacademic accreditation standards in recent years have reified the challenge engineering educatorsface of identifying best practices for teaching and assessing ethical awareness. It has becomenecessary to adapt engineering curricula to meet the needs of what is quickly becoming a moresocially-sophisticated profession, but curricula can

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Anahita Pakzad, Michigan Technological University; Renee Oats, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experiment” 6 to encourage studentparticipation and promote the use of new technology is now a common practice inuniversities and colleges around the world. As early as the 1990s, teaching and learningwith the internet has: increased student enthusiasm; provided an avenue for efficient data Page 22.642.2exchange; encouraged collaborative, student-led learning; promoted the discussion ofcourse topics before, during, and after class; and offered a variety of learningenvironments5, 6. In its initial stages, internet-based learning was offered through e-maillists, bulletin boards, and basic web sites 6. In some instances, those students receivingweb instruction

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine McComas, Cornell University; Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

-traditional channels, given that thesocial science students will unlikely encounter the internship information through science andengineering publications.International Winter School for Graduate StudentsThe International Winter Schools for Graduate Students (iWSG) are organized jointly by NNINand institutions in third world countries with the goal of promoting international bridge buildingand understanding by bringing together students and faculty in an intense teaching and societalexperience. Each year, 10 graduate students and faculty participate in a rigorous course in anemerging and research-intensive interdisciplinary direction that is not part of U.S. graduatecurriculums. This lasts six days and includes laboratory sections, followed by travel

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1501: A CASE STUDY-BASED GRADUATE COURSE IN ENGI-NEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITYCraig T Evers, PhD, PE, Minnesota State University - Mankato Craig T. Evers currently I am an assistant professor at Minnesota State University Mankato teaching un- dergraduate and graduate courses in the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering department. I have over 25 years experience in the manufacturing industry, mostly in automotive related positions. Some of my past employers include John Deere, Robert Bosch Corporation, Intel and IBM. Previous positions include tooling manager for a Fortune 500 electronics company, production engineer for fuel components line with $125 million annual sales, manufacturing

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

program curricula to determine if and what kinds ofchanges are needed.1The current outcome assessment process for E and ET programs is primarily designed to meetthe requisite ABET Criteria 3 (a-k) requirements. Evaluation is concentrated on 3rd and 4th yearcourses and measures performance in specific embedded assignments within the core area, i.e.those most relevant to the major and taught within the College. Core courses may be classified asone of the following 5 types: • Theoretical – 3 or 4 semester credits, largely lecture-based, and devoted to an advanced topic within a specific discipline such as thermodynamics or wireless communications. • Experiential – Laboratory-oriented course equivalent to 1 to 3 semester credit

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

others? How does the team undertake thecollective gate keeping surrounding inclusion artifacts? These are a few of the questions thatexplorations of inclusion artifacts may begin to provide answers to.Furthermore, in teaching teamwork practices, faculty could use the concept of BNAs to teachcommunication skills by demonstrating how inclusion artifacts can help them explain their ideasto other team members and other relevant stakeholders. Prototypes, sketches, and CADdrawings—all of which could be boundary negotiating artifacts—are significant parts ofengineering work, and their importance should not be downplayed. When such objects areassignments for interdisciplinary teams, they can be conceptualized as BNAs and used to callstudents’ attention