Conference Session

Topics in Engineering Ethics IV

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queens University, Kingston

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Engineering Ethics

necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue. Dalai Lama2What exactly is meant by an engineering based on love? As engineers and engineeringeducators, some of us have encountered traditional applied ethics theories includingUtilitarianism,3 rights-based ethics4 and virtue ethics5 to name a few. As a starting pointfor the present work, a brief description of each of these applied ethical theories shall be

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ochs, Lehigh University; Lisa Getzler-Linn, Lehigh University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technology University

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Engineering Ethics

Technology at Purdue. Dr. Schaffer's research involves assessment and evaluation of cross-disciplinary team learning and performance, and the design of support systems to promote learning, interaction, self-monitoring. He is also currently an affiliated faculty member of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and co-director of the Healthcare Informatics and Learning Technologies group. Scott has received many grants in support of his research and has published and presented often related to workplace learning and performance, cross-disciplinary teams, and needs assessment. Dr. Schaffer also has fifteen years of experience as a consultant to private and public sector organizations

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-2512: AN EXERCISE TO ENGAGE COMPUTING STUDENTS INDISCUSSIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ISSUESTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Portland. Her research interests include computer science education and computer science theory. In the arena of computer science education research, she is especially interested in conducting studies that investigate students' preconceptions of computing ideas.Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma Dr. Donald Chinn is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He helped create a supplementary problem solving workshop program

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Ethics

utilizing case studies resulting in an improved awareness of boththe problems and their resolution for the students.The case study approach to engineering ethics is very effective and generates interest in thestudents. They become actively involved in the process to determine the best overall solution tochallenging problems. Mathematics and science alone cannot solve these types of problems, itrequires judgment and only through experience can this be acquired. Case studies fit into thisscenario perfectly.Students require a better understanding of the principles and practices that serve as a foundationfor all ethical decision making. Once these are firmly entrenched in the students' mind, theybecome the basis for all solutions to ethical dilemmas

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-1165: INCORPORATING ETHICS DISCUSSION INTO ANENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Page 14.720.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Session 2533 Incorporating Incorporating Ethics Discussion into an Engineering Technology Course Timothy L. Skvarenina College of Technology, Purdue UniversityAbstractTAC-ABET accreditation requires that each program develop program outcomes that embraceABET criteria 2a to k. Several of those, such as diversity

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald McEachron, Drexel University; Sheila Vaidya, Drexel University; Stacey Ake, Drexel University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-898: A MODEL FOR INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO AN ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMDonald McEachron, Drexel UniversitySheila Vaidya, Drexel University Interim Associate Dean for Research School of EducationStacey Ake, Drexel University Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department of English and Philosophy Page 14.60.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A MODEL FOR ETHICS INTEGRATION INTO AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUMAbstractEthics education is currently of major concern in higher education and in engineering inparticular. There are many reasons for this, such as the seeming increase of cheating andplagiarism

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Wait, Marshall University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2009-540: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AT AN AMERICAN-STYLE UNIVERSITYABROAD: STUDENT ATTITUDES, AWARENESS, AND CHEATING FREQUENCYIsaac Wait, Marshall University Isaac Wait is an assistant professor of engineering at Marshall University. He earned BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He works in the areas of water resources and environmental engineering. Page 14.153.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Academic Integrity at an American-style University Abroad: Student Attitudes, Awareness, and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

. Specifically, an engineer creates products and processes that can have considerableimpact on human health and life.Engineers that pursue professional licensure are bound by law to practice in a professional andethical manner that protects human health and life. However, professional licensure is pursuedby a minority of individuals in each of the sub-disciplines of engineering. Accordingly, only afraction of engineering graduates seek and obtain licensure. With that in mind, one might ask, ifpracticing, unlicensed engineers are not bound by law to practice professionally and ethically,what is it that compels them to do so? Perhaps the naive answer might be a reliance on thegeneral “goodness” of human beings. Alternatively, one might anticipate that