Paper ID #39625Ethical Implications of COBOT ImplementationC.J. Witherell, Grand Valley State University CJ Witherell is a graduate student studying Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University. Their undergraduate minor in philosophy inspired them to promote deep thinking, ethical reasoning, compassion, diversity, and equity-focused design within the engineering field. As the 2022 Wisner Engineering Fellow, they are developing a new product for Gentex Corporation in Zeeland, Michigan. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Ethical
Paper ID #42003Ethical Reasoning, Moral Intuitions, and Foreign Language in Global EngineeringEducation [Global Engineering Ethics Education]Dr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Rockwell Clancy conducts research at the intersection of technology ethics, moral psychology, and Chinese philosophy. He explores how culture and education affect moral judgments, the causes of unethical behaviors, and what can be done to ensure more ethical behaviors regarding technology. Rockwell is a Research Scientist in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Before moving
Paper ID #43570How Good is Our Undergraduate Engineering Ethics Training? A ComparativeAnalysis of Engineering Ethics TextbooksChloe Adams, Wake Forest UniversityDr. Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University and National Science Foundation Dr. Olga Pierrakos is a rotating STEM Education Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation (a second stint). Olga is also the Founding Chair (2017-2022) and a Professor of Wake Forest Engineering. With a unique vision to Educate the Whole Engineer and a commitment to Human Flourishing, Olga led Wake Forest Engineering to be ranked as one of
Paper ID #43365Advancing Engineering Ethics Education Using Active LearningDr. Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University Dr. Rajani Muraleedharan is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and the faculty advisor for IEEE Student chapter, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), Michigan. Dr. Muraleedharan obtained her Ph.D. at Syracuse University. Her research interest includes wireless communications and networking, computational intelligence, robotics, behavioral science for autistic children, mobile-cloud computing, information and network security in
Paper ID #42780Connecting Engineering Ethics with a Shared CurriculumDr. Markus D. Ong, Whitworth University Dr. Markus Ong is an associate professor within the Department of Engineering & Physics at Whitworth University, located in Spokane, WA. He earned his PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University in 2008 and was a staff researcher developing and characterizing nanomaterials at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA before starting at Whitworth in 2010. His current teaching responsibilities primarily include lower division physics classes, materials and mechanics classes in the
Paper ID #38460Assessment Instruments for Engineering Ethics Education: A Review andOpportunitiesDr. Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dayoung Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is broadly interested in engineering practice (e.g., practices and experiences of engineers in various employment settings, such as business organizations), engineering ethics (e.g., social responsibility of engineering professionals), and related policy concerns. Through her research, she aims to identify how best to support innovative and ethical practice
proceedings, and books. For more information about her background and accomplishments, please refer to her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youna-jung-4755b28.Mr. Jacob Ray Johnston, Virginia Military InstituteAidan Noonan ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analysis of Ethics Education in Undergraduate Computer Science Programs in the United States Youna Jung*+, Aidan Noonan+, and Jacob R. Johnston+ * Khoury College of Computer Science, Northeastern University, Arlington, Virginia 22209, United States + Computer and Information Sciences, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, United
Paper ID #38408Incorporating Giving Voice to Values (GVV) into an Engineering EthicsCourseDr. Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia Rosalyn W. Berne, Ph.D. is the Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia, and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society. She also directs the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (OEC). As a scholar, Berne explores the intersecting realms of emerging technologies, science, fiction, and myth, and the links between the human and non-human worlds. Published under her name are two academic books; a
Paper ID #36844Game Over: Reframing Ethical Decision-Making through Failure forEngineering EducationAlice Fox, Stanford Alice Fox is an ethicist trained in both classical ethics and philosophy and the ethics of technology. She received her master’s degree in the Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society (PSTS) from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, specializing in Technology and Values and Technological Anthropology. Alice recently received her PhD from the STS department at Virginia Tech after defending a dissertation on the Craft of Violence. She will begin her appointment as a Lecturer in STS at
Paper ID #36772Non-human Animals and a New Ethics for EngineeringDr. Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia Rosalyn W. Berne, Ph.D. is the Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia, and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society. She also directs the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (OEC). As a scholar, Berne ex- plores the intersecting realms of emerging technologies, science, fiction, and myth, and the links between the human and non-human worlds. Published under her name are two academic books: Creating Life from Life
Paper ID #43999Research on Engineering Ethics Education in China’s Science and EngineeringUniversitiesDr. Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology I am an associate professor from the Institute of Higher Education, East China University of Science and Technology. I got a Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University in 2014. My research interest includes: engineering eduction research, university-industry collaboration.Xinru Li ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Research on Engineering Ethics Education in China’s Science and Engineering
Paper ID #42088The Challenges of Assessing In-the-Moment Ethical Decision-MakingMs. Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut Tori Wagner is a doctoral student at the University of Connecticut studying Engineering Education. She has a background in secondary science education, playful learning, and digital game design.Dr. Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and the Castleman Term Professor in Engineering Innovation in the College of Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in
Paper ID #42080Collective vs. Individual Decision-Making in an Engineering Ethics NarrativeGameMs. Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut Tori Wagner is a doctoral student at the University of Connecticut studying Engineering Education. She has a background in secondary science education, playful learning, and digital game design.Dr. Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut Daniel Burkey is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and the Castleman Term Professor in Engineering Innovation in the College of Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh
Paper ID #38147Engineering ethics and the public: Impacts of a graduate-level course onstudents’ ethical perceptions and conduct in research and professionalsettings (2010-20)Frank A. Mazzola, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Frank is a PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He researches the corro- sion of drinking water infrastructure, focusing on lead complexation by polyphosphate and on the impact of water treatment strategies on the galvanic corrosion of lead solder. In 2022, Frank began serving as teaching assistant for the graduate level course ”Engineering Ethics and the
Paper ID #39165Impact of critical narrative on students’ abilities to recognize ethicaldilemmas in engineering workDr. Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Jeff Brown is a professor of civil engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. His research interests include ethics and professional formation in engineering education, service learning, and structural health monitoring of reinforced concrete structures. Dr. Brown received his PhD in structural engineering from the University of Florida in 2005.Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona
Paper ID #38245[Full Research Paper, Ethical Engineering in Industry and AppliedContexts] Responsibility and Accountability: Faculty Leaders, EthicsFrameworks, and Disciplinary EnculturationDr. Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida Laurie A. Pinkert is an Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Central Florida. Her research examines the role of communication practices and writing infrastructures in disciplinary development within fields such as engineering.Prof. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Associate Professor
Paper ID #38251Assessing the Effects of a Short-Term Global Engineering Ethics Courseon the Development of Engineering Students’ Moral Reasoning andDispositions [Traditional paper – research/evidence-based, DEI/researchmethods]Dr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Rockwell Clancy conducts research at the intersection of technology ethics, moral psychology, and Chi- nese philosophy. He explores how culture and education affect moral judgments, the causes of unethical behaviors, and what can be done to ensure more ethical behaviors regarding technology. Central to his work
Paper ID #38301”Better Living through Chemistry?” DuPont & TeflonDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud retired in 2017 as a professor emerita in the Communication Department at Oregon In- stitute of Technology, where she taught classes in writing, speech, rhetoric, and ethics for four decades. She received her BA in 1972 from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, and her graduate degrees from Purdue University: MA in 1974 and PhD in 1980. She became involved in engineering education by joining ASEE in 1983 and is currently active in two divisions: Engineering Ethics and Engineering
Paper ID #38939Character Development in the Engineering Classroom: An Exploratory,Mixed-Methods Investigation of Student Perspectives on CultivatingCharacterDr. Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University Dr. Jessica Koehler is a Visiting Scholar of Leadership and Character for the Wake Forest Department of Engineering supporting with the development and assessment of character and ethics education in the engineering program.Dr. Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University Dr. Olga Pierrakos is Founding Chair and Professor of the new Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University - a private, liberal arts, research
Paper ID #39690Character-Based Engineering VirtuesDr. Kenneth McDonald, United States Military Academy, Department of Systems Engineering Dr. Kenneth McDonald is a Professor of Engineering Management, Department of Systems Engineering, West Point. His academic focus is on capacity development, planning, and consequence management. He also studies engineering ethics and how it applies in today’s complex world. Dr. McDonald has au- thored and co-authored over 50 technical publications to include book chapters and refereed publications on infrastructure, capacity development, geotechnical engineering, engineering management
Paper ID #38943Comparing engineering ethics education across institutions using casestudy: Methodological and conceptual problems [Work in Progress]Dr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Colorado School of Mines Rockwell Clancy is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines and Guest Researcher in the Department of Values, Technol- ogy, and Innovation, at Delft University of Technology. Before Mines he was a Lecturer at Delft, and previously an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint
Paper ID #37662Stifle or Support: Academic Culture and Engineering Ethics Education[Full Research Paper]Dr. Madeline Polmear, Vrije Universiteit Brussels Madeline Polmear is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie, EUTOPIA Science & Innovation Cofund Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Her research interests relate to engineering ethics education and the development of societal responsibility and professional competence through formal and informal learning. Madeline received her Bachelors in environmental engineering, Masters in civil engineering, and PhD in civil engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Paper ID #39985User vs. Engineer: Student Perceptions of Responsibility in Social MediaLazlo Stepback, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Lazlo Stepback is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His current research interests focus on engineering ethics and how students ethically develop as engineers. He earned a B.S. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) in 2020.Min Ha HwangDr. Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University Stephanie Claussen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Univer- sity. She
Paper ID #39735Using a Framework to Define Ways of Integrating Ethics across theCurriculum in EngineeringDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University at RaleighCynthia BauerleLisette Esmeralda Torres-GeraldCarrie Hall ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Using a Framework to Define Ways of Integrating Ethics across the Curriculum in EngineeringEthics are an important part of engineering and computer science education for many reasons,ABET accreditation being only one. Historically, engineering ethics have been taught as a part ofa specific class, often outside of the engineering
Paper ID #39282Reengineering ethics education for deeper student engagement through thecreation of roleplaying and decision-making games [WIP Paper, StudentExperiences]Dr. Shreya Kumar, University of Notre Dame https://www3.nd.edu/˜skumar5/Dr. Megan Levis, University of Notre Dame Megan Levis is an incoming assistant professor of the practice, with the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Social Concerns and College of Engineering. She is completing her postdoctoral fellowship with Notre Dame’s Technology Ethics Center and Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Levis has a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the
Paper ID #37946Pushing Ethics Assessment Forward in Engineering: NLP-AssistedQualitative Coding of Student ResponsesMr. Umair Shakir, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDr. Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Justin L Hess is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Hess’s research focuses on empathic and ethical formation in engineering education. He received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education, as well as a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue University’s School of Civil Engineering. He is
Paper ID #37362The Development and Application of a Comprehensive Questionnaire UsedtoEvaluate the Effect of Engineering Ethics CoursesDr. Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University Jiaojiao Fu is a postdoctor at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University, Beijing, China. She received B.A. from China Agricultural University, M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Beihang University, China. From April 2017 to October 2017, she studied in the College of Engineering at the Ohio State University as a visiting scholar. Her academic and research interests include engineering ethics education, ethics of artificial intelligence, lifelong education
Paper ID #40246Knowledge Integration as the Foundation of Ethical Action: or, Why YouNeed All Three Legs of a Three-Legged StoolDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Engineering & So- ciety Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division of ASEE and is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Knowledge Integration as the Foundation of Ethical Action: Or, Why You Need All Three Legs of a Three
Paper ID #39322Recognizing Principles of AI Ethics through a Role-Play Case Study onAgricultureMr. Ashish Hingle, George Mason University Ashish Hingle (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computing at George Ma- son University. His research interests include technology ethics, interactions and networking in online communities, and student efficacy challenges in higher education. He received his bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and master’s degree in Information Assurance (Cybersecurity – Forensics – Audit) from sunny Cal Poly Pomona.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri
Paper ID #40015Redesign of an Engineering Failure Course to Incorporate LearningObjectives in Diversity, Ethics and InclusivityDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook Uni- versity, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational materials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing and engineering adaptation for climate change. He also works with faculty from other disciplines to explore the integration of STEM and liberal arts education