Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Taylor Joy Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Leroy Long III, Sinclair Community College - Dayton; Jenna Korentsides, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Joseph Roland Keebler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

chosen discipline and the ethical issues revealedin a given critical narrative. The first narrative, Rhino Hunter [ 28], discusses current practicesthat are intended to preserve endangered species by selling permits to hunters to kill them. Thesecond narrative, Hungry, Hungry People [ 29], describes a plan in the early 20th century toaddress a food shortage in the US by importing hippopotamuses to the bayous of Louisiana. Thefinal narrative, How do you solve a problem like Fritz Haber? [ 30], discusses the German, Nobel-Prize-winning chemist and his discovery of a process to convert atmospheric nitrogen intoliquid-ammonia fertilizer. Additional details regarding the narratives can be found in Brown etal. [15].For each of the critical narrative

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

even developed “just-in-case” press releases and answersto handle reporters’ questions. All responded to hypothetical questions, such as whether or notDupont’s decision to continue use of PFOA was based on the cost of proposed remediation. Therecommended answer? “No.” Or if asked whether DuPont’s purchase of contaminated landparcels had to do with avoiding public liability, as indicated by internal documents, the answershould be “ít made good business sense to do so” [21].DuPont also hired consulting services to prepare strategies for combating pending litigation.Terry Gaffney, a vice-president of the Weinberg Group, penned a memo detailing a technicalassault plan to deal with the EPA and “misguided environmental groups,” based on

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

vagueness. To use the metaphormore precisely requires looking beneath its surface to discern the implications of the mentalmodel it embodies. 5The most well-known use of the metaphor is in the context of Social Security benefits, which aredesigned “to be only one part of a complete approach to retirement planning” [7].The historian’soffice of the Social Security Administration (1996) traces the history of the metaphor toReinhard Hohaus, an actuary for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and “an importantprivate-sector authority on Social Security.” In a speech given in 1949, Hohaus captured whatappears to be the essence of the concept: Each

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bono Po-Jen Shih, Pennsylvania State University; Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew James P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

), and personal experiencerelated to ethics (e.g. former supervisors requesting not to disclose safety concern to clients).3) Community AssetsCommunity assets consist of resources an instructor has access to in the community of education.When planning for a course or designing a classroom activity or assignment, engineering facultymay learn from their colleagues, involve students in the active learning process, as well asconsidering resources from the wider education communities. In engineering ethics education,community assets may include our colleagues’ individual or personal assets that contribute to ourteaching (e.g. learning from a colleague teaching ethics before), student experiences and interests(e.g. letting student pick what emerging

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University; Adetoun Yeaman, Wake Forest University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Teamwork, Empathy, members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and Honesty, Courage inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives. SO6: an ability to develop and conduct appropriate Critical Thinking, Honesty experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions. SO7: an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, Resilience, Creativity, using appropriate learning strategies. Curiosity, Purpose, ServiceWhile a range of virtue development enhances all seven student outcomes independently, Figure2 illustrates the theoretical framing for how collectively these virtues lay the foundation forPractical

Conference Session

Professional Development and Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of New Mexico; Chika Winnifred Agha, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University; Carlotta Duenninger

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

measures concerning a potential flood project were unrealistic: I just had to really just convey there were only so many options that we had in order to convey these floodwaters in a safe manner that wouldn't put people at risk, and the client kept getting stuck on how, quote, unquote, "Unrealistic" the flood was. So, I just kind of had to defer to ethics as unrealistic as somebody might think that is, the responsible and ethical thing to do is to plan for the worst-case scenario.Cesar shared a safety situation at the site: Safety is huge when it comes to ethics, right? Especially in a concrete manufacturing plant, you have dust all over the place, it's super dirty. There was a lot of moving pieces

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lazlo Stepback, Purdue University ; Joey Valle, Purdue University

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG), Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

engineers’ moral obligation to scab in this context[28].The BER begins their analysis by claiming that an engineer’s participation in collective actionNSPE deems coercive would normally conflict with an engineer’s duty to protect the health andsafety of the public in addition to the aforementioned canon regarding being a faithful agent oftheir employer. They make this claim of a duty to protect health and safety with no supportingevidence of how that applies in this case. It is conceivable that there may be situations where asudden lack of personnel could cause safety concerns, but there was no indication of this in thecase description. On the contrary, strikes require significant planning that the companyexecutives would have some awareness of

Conference Session

Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylie Chau Vuu, AECOM Canada Ltd.; John R. Donald Ph.D., P.Eng., University of Guelph; Kimberly Mary Levere, University of Guelph; Cameron Farrow, University of Guelph

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

practice was used to provide amore rounded learning plan, aimed to develop both conceptual knowledge of introductory ethicsand applicative skills in recognizing an ethical situation and how to resolve it. Whether this blendedapproach was beneficial to the learning of students is also evaluated based on attendance and finalquiz grade performance. Investigating the students’ engagement and their ability to apply theASIDE model will be indicated using student survey responses and completion of topic andpractice quizzes. Performance will be determined using the grades from the multiple choice (MC)portion and the case study (ASIDE) portion of the final quiz.Student EngagementMaintaining student engagement in large class sizes is a common hurdle for