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Collaborating to Integrate Ethics in an Introductory Engineering Computing Course

Conference Session: Ethics Integration in Engineering Design
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Brooke Odle, Hope College; Greg Bassett, Hope College
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

semester.This lesson plan, executed with a collaborative teaching approach, was piloted in Fall 2020,when only one section of the course was taught (17 students enrolled in the course). Aftercompleting the MATLAB portion of the course, one week (two 80 minute class sessions) wasdedicated to discussing ethics in computing and introducing the culminating project. Studentsused the remainder of the semester to work on the project outside of class, with one additionalclass session during the last week of classes scheduled as free time to work on the project.Dedicating a week to ethics in between teaching the two languages was intentional, providingstudents with an opportunity to reflect on the basic computing concepts they learned in the firsthalf and apply

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Integration of Ethics-Focused Modules into the Steps of the Engineering Design Process

Conference Session: Ethics Integration in Engineering Design
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Jessica R. Edelson, Duke University; Micalyn Struble, Duke University; Reya Magan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #32977Integration of Ethics-Focused Modules into the Steps of the EngineeringDesign ProcessMs. Jessica R. Edelson, Duke University Jessica is senior Robertson Scholar at Duke University pursuing a double major in Political Science and Visual and Media Studies, with a certificate in Information Science.Micalyn Struble, Duke University Micalyn is a third-year student at Duke University, majoring in Public Policy and minoring in Computer Science. She views this project as a chance to ingrain ethical thinking into engineering, in the hopes that many ethical dilemmas of the past can be confidently handled in the

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Decision-making in a Competitive Business Environment: A Guided Case Study Discussion

Conference Session: Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

scenario. Thescenario includes a company's disclosure of propriety information to its competitors in a businessmeeting hosted by the potential client and its representatives. The construction companyrepresentatives were not aware of other attendees' identities in the meeting and providedinformation that would otherwise not be included in the presentation. As the first stage of themodel, the students are provided with the following information: Company: Sunset Construction (SSC) Team Position: Senior Advisors to President Communication: You have received the following memo: I am glad to hear about the meeting invitation for the Elderly Housing Project. Please report to me after

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Work in Progress: Organizational Culture and Engineers’ Moral Values Across Industry Sectors: Study Overview

Conference Session: Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chuck Huff
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

beyond ethical reasoning,engineering educators need fundamental knowledge about engineers’ moral formation. Toinvestigate engineers’ moral formation, the first author has begun a dissertation project that hasthree parts. The first part is a mixed-methods study of the influence of organizational culture onthe moral formation of practicing engineers. The second part is a similar mixed-methods study ofengineering students. The third part is an educational intervention whose content will be informedby the results of the first two parts. This work-in-progress paper describes the dissertation project,with specific details about the quantitative phase of the first mixed-methods study.IntroductionAccording to recent research, current engineering

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Engineering Existential Risks

Conference Session: Critical Reflections on Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

projects and processes, but of engineering more generally, including therisk-talk that has become endemic to our engineering world (see a classic essay by LangdonWinner [12, ch. 8]). Engineering is the foundation of our techno-human condition and deservesassessment not only in terms of manifest benefits but also in relationship to its own fragilities,threats, and global mutations.This point deserves reiteration. As Kristin Shrader-Frechette [13] has argued at length, there is apersistent tendency for technical appeals to experts and expertise to both underestimate risk.There is an equally persistent among technical experts to continue engineering technologies thatthey themselves assess as posing significant risks. One post-Ord illustration is

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Encountering Engineering Ethics in the Workplace: Stories from the Trenches

Conference Session: Industrial, Professional, and Practical Contexts of Engineering Ethics
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

the issue whilemeeting the original design specifications.Beatrice additionally observed variations in professional judgment among the engineers she hadworked with on various projects. As she explained in considerable detail: So each one [professional engineer] is a different person, and they have their own personal preferences of, “This should be engineered this way, I would like you to do it this way.” It’s their license, so we do it their way. But if you were to talk to the other professional engineer, just in the other office, they might have a different opinion on it. So, it’s like, “Which one’s the right one?” Knowing what’s best is hard, especially in an area that can have so many variables. Because

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Work in Progress: Perception of the Culture of Disengagement by Minoritized Students

Conference Session: Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nell Gabiam; Cristina Poleacovschi
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project is funded by the NSF and is concerned with promoting and im- proving engineering students’ ethical behavior and sensitivity through on-campus student organizations. His academic interests include mental health, international development, human rights, and engineering ethics. Currently, his ambition is to work within an international organization such as UNESCO and to be an advocate for promoting science and technology as critical tools of sustainable development as well as to participate in the dialogue between scientists, policy

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Investigating On-campus Engineering Student Organizations as Means of Promoting Ethical Development

Conference Session: Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Luan M. Nguyen, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Michaela Leigh LaPatin P.E., University of Texas at Austin; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

identifying the individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project is funded by the NSF and is concerned with promoting and im- proving engineering students’ ethical behavior and sensitivity through on-campus student organizations. His academic interests include mental health, international development, human rights, and engineering ethics. Currently, his ambition is to work within an international organization such as UNESCO and to be an advocate for promoting science and technology as critical tools of sustainable development as well as to participate in the dialogue between

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Let’s Play! Gamifying Engineering Ethics Education Through the Development of Competitive and Collaborative Activities

Conference Session: Innovative, Engaging Pedagogies for Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Michael F. Young, University of Connecticut; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Joshua Bourne Reed
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

, the Journal of the Learning Sciences, the Journal of Research on Science Teaching, Instructional Science, and Educational Technology Research and Development. Mike’s research concerns how people think and learning, and specifically how technology can enhance the way people think and learn. His NSF-funded project, GEEWIS (http://www.geewis.uconn.edu/), focused on streaming real-time water quality pond data via the Internet and providing support for the integration of this authentic data into secondary and higher education science classrooms. His approach features the analysis of log files, ”dribble files,” that maintain time-stamped listing of navigation choices and lag time. This approach has been applied to

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Partnerships and Pedagogies for Introducing Neuroethics to Secondary STEM Classrooms [Poster]

Conference Session: Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session: Neuroethics and Secondary STEM Classrooms
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington ; Sara Goering, University of Washington; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #33737Partnerships and Pedagogies for Introducing Neuroethics to SecondarySTEM Classrooms [Poster]Dr. Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington Kristen Clapper Bergsman is a learning scientist, STEM program manager, and curriculum designer. She is the Engineering Education Research Manager at the Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington and the Curriculum Design Project Lead at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Bergsman owns Laughing Crow Curriculum, a consulting firm offering support in STEM curriculum design and publication. Previously, she was a graduate researcher at the

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Longitudinal Qualitative Case Study of One Engineering Student’s Perceptions of Ethics and Social Responsibility: Corvin’s Story

Conference Session: Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. Prior to her appointment in ECE, Dr. Zoltowski was Co

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Engineering Alumni Rate the Impact of Co-curricular Activities on their Ethical Development

Conference Session: Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can

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What Role do Civil Engineering Students See for their Profession in the COVID-19 Response?

Conference Session: Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Michaela Leigh LaPatin P.E., University of Texas at Austin; Cristina Poleacovschi, Iowa State University; Kate Padgett Walsh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Scott Grant Feinstein; Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University; Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University ; Kasey M. Faust, University of Texas at Austin; Liam Verses, University of Texas at Austin
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

and engineering education.Mr. Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University Luan M. Nguyen is an MA/Ph.D. student in Anthropology/Civil Engineering, who completed his Master of Science in Biochemistry at Iowa State University and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Hartwick College. His first master’s thesis focused on the structural analysis of the schizophrenic gene DISC1 using transmission electron microscopy and hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. For his second master’s thesis, he focuses on identifying the individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project

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Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Exposure to, and Valuation of, Ethics Through the Lens of Socialization

Conference Session: Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of sustainable materials management (SMM) strategies.Dr. Daniel

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Culturally-based Ethical Barriers for American Indian/Alaska Native Students and Professionals in Engineering

Conference Session: Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Jani C. Ingram, Northern Arizona University; Angelina E. Castagno, Northern Arizona University; Ricky Camplain; Davona D Blackhorse, Northern Arizona University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

American students to work with her as a Navajo principal investigator on the project and building an interdisciplinary, collaborative team of scientists with expertise in analytical chemistry, geoscience, cancer biology, and social sciences are also important to her research. She is a member of the Navajo Nation (born to the N´aneesht’ e´ zhi clan) and is involved in outreach activities for Native American students in undergraduate and graduate research. She is the principal investigator of the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention and the director of the Bridges to Baccalaureate program. She was named the 2018 recipient of the American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into

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A Graduate-level Engineering Ethics Course: An Initial Attempt to Provoke Moral Imagination

Conference Session: Cross-cultural Sensitivity, Moral Imagination, and Diversity in Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian Matheis, Guilford College; Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

and group projects, and case studies within four major units of inquiry: 1) Learning to Listen, 2) Responsible Conduct of Research, 3) Responsible Conduct of Practice, 4) Witnessing Wrongdoing and the Obligation to Prevent Harm. A major motivation in developing this course was to prioritize listening as a core component of engineering practice and to consider the perspectives of non-experts (i.e., non-engineers, non- scientists, non-architects, etc.) in conventional decision-making processes [1], [2]. The course provides practices in and reflection on empathetic and in-depth listening. Some of the major questions that guide the

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Work in Progress: Let's Talk About Ethics! A Qualitative Analysis of First-year Engineering Student Group Discussions Around Ethical Scenarios

Conference Session: Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

assessing individual ethical decision-making in project-baseddesign teams: Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods,” in 121st ASEE Annual Conference& Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 15-18, 2014, [Online]. Available:https://peer.asee.org/23130.[11] L. Kohlberg, R. H. Hersh, “Stages of moral development,” Theory Pract., vol. 16, pp.53-59,Apr. 1977.[12] M. Sindelar, L. Shuman, M. Besterfield-Sacre, R. Miller, C. Mitcham, B. Olds, R. Pinkus,and H. Wolfe. “Assessing Engineering Students' Abilities to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas,” inProceedings, 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA,November 5-8, 2003.[13] L. Kisselburgh, J. L. Hess, C. B. Zoltowski, J. Beever, A. O. Brightman, “Assessing ascaffolded

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Sustainable and Ethical Packaging: Designing for Environmental and Social Justice

Conference Session: Ethics Integration in Engineering Design
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Irini Spyridakis, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

multitude of disciplines can employ this assignment if their disciplines areinvolved in the sustainable design of products and packages. Beyond helping students exploresustainable and ethical concerns surrounding product packaging, this module also helps studentsstart thinking about how to become change agents moving toward a more ethical and sustainablefuture.The module and letter report described here are part of a required 5-credit junior levelcommunication, design, and engineering core course offered in the Department of HumanCentered Design & Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington.The course is offered twice yearly to 40 students maximum per course. The course usesparticipatory learning and project-based

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High School STEM Teacher Perspectives on the Importance and Obstacles to Integrating Engineering Ethical Issues in Their Courses

Conference Session: Critical Reflections on Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Jake Walker Lewis; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

has repercussions. That’s a good lesson for our kids to learn in every part of their life, but especially engineers because engineers have power that is magnified throughout their projects. An engineer of something small and inconspicuous could eventually be used to do something catastrophic or damaging to a certain subset of people. And that responsibility falls on the engineer to be wise about the choices that they make on the drawing board, because eventually these choices will be translated into concrete and steel and machinery. So, I think having a conversation about ethics would be worthwhile to have for sure.To synthesize the 14 interviews conducted, most teachers considered environmental and/orsocietal impacts important

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Piloting an Ethics Choose-Your-Own Adventure Activity in Early Engineering Education

Conference Session: Innovative, Engaging Pedagogies for Engineering Ethics Education
Collection: 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors: Jennifer Fiegel, University of Iowa; Beth Rundlett, University of Iowa; A. Allen Bradley Jr., The University of Iowa; Katelyn Rose Murhammer, University of Iowa
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Ethics

customers. Our aims for this project are two-fold: 1) to helpundergraduate students see that engineering decisions made during the design, production, oreven after launch of a product can have larger consequences than originally anticipated; 2) todetermine if hands-on ethical problem-solving activities in the classroom increases studentcapability in ethical decision making.We have introduced this choose-your-own adventure activity in two courses: the college-widefirst-year Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving course and the second-year chemicalengineering Process Calculations course. This work-in-progress will present initial feedbackfrom students who have participated in the activity and an assessment of student ethical decision-making