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Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Guillen Grillo, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Paper ID #43210Choreographing Virtue: The Role of Situatedness and Layering in BuildingMoral Muscle Memory in Engineering Ethics EducationDr. Sergio Guillen Grillo, University of Virginia Sergio GUILLEN ´ GRILLO, Ph.D., is an experienced public policy, conflict resolution and democratic deliberation scholar and practitioner who has worked extensively in social and environmental policy issues. He is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He has worked as a Project Director and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at the Foundation for Peace and Democracy (FUNPADEM). He

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

ethics pedagogy.Engineering Ethical Reasoning Instrument (EERI)Zhu and colleagues [15] created EERI to measure moral decision-making in design projects. TheEERI is based on Kohlberg’s moral development theory and relies on micro and macro ethics inengineering. Similar to DIT-2 and ESIT, EERI is also a scenario-based assessment instrument:The instrument presents design scenarios that were adapted from students’ design projects andasks students to select the action that they would most likely take in the situation. After studentsmake a decision, they are also asked to rate a series of items how important each item was inmaking their decision.The authors utilized a mix-method approach to validate the instrument. The EERI instrumentwent through

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Markus D. Ong, Whitworth University; Kamesh Sankaran, Whitworth University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

require ethics instruction: Principles of Engineering Design, a lowerdivision class, and Engineering Design Project II, an upper division class that is the second halfof the yearlong senior capstone project. Engineering codes of ethics are introduced in Principlesof Engineering Design, and the connection between these codes and the general educationcontent from Core is discussed in detail in the subsequent sections. In Materials Science andEngineering, an upper division elective, students are given assignments to consider the past andfuture impacts of materials development on society and to consider how the production ofmaterials and applications of materials might promote or violate various ethical standards. InStatics, a lower division

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Class action lump settlement 670,000,000 Total 1,162,900,000 Based on text information in [15]The 10-year gap between 2005 and 2015 reflects the time needed for a blood sampling program;rather than splitting the settlement among the plaintiffs, the court initiated the C8 Health Project.Medical personnel sampled the blood of as many residents in specified areas as possible, most ofwhom were unaware of the presence of PFOAs in their drinking water. Incentivized by a $400stipend per person, more than 70,000 participated in a battery of 50 tests, generating a wealth ofdata that took scientists eight years to analyze. The project became “the largest private study ofliving

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

of failure. The impact of engineers’ values and ethics, aswell as the crucial role of diversity and inclusiveness on successful engineering design, will bediscussed in detail.”Course redesign, phase I: To meet the DIV requirement, a new learning module was initiallyproposed, accompanied by appropriate readings, assigned video content, and recorded lecturesincorporating a variety of case studies. In addition, specific learning outcomes on diversity andinclusiveness and an assignment focused on evaluating these learning outcomes were added, asper the description below. The evaluation of the final group project (developed as a PowerPointpresentation using VoiceThread as well as a written report) will also proposed to be modified toinclude

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Using technology in engineering ethics education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Junaid, Aston University; Wendy Irene Attwell; Sarah Hitt

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

-created by a dedicated working group of educators fromdiverse higher education institutions: from new unconventional universities to traditionallong-standing establishments and practicing engineers from various industries and businesses.The current toolkit content comprises of guidance, teaching resources (case studies andlinked activities), an interactive curriculum map, and descriptions of practice. The toolkit waslaunched in February 2022 and the first steps of an impact assessment on the project areunderway. Feeding into this assessment is metadata on the use of the website and toolkit,which is continually being collated. This includes collecting geographical and temporal datato identify regional interests in ethical topics and frequency of

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

are engineering projects that specifically attempt to address animalwelfare, such as painting blades to increase their visibility at the Smøla wind-power plantin Norway, where the annual bird fatality rate was reduced at the turbines with a paintedblade by over 70% [30]. Temple Grandin’s design of a more humane cattle handlingsystem [31] is another example.STS literature has a growing body of synergistic writings pertaining to ethics and animals. Alsopertinent are the fields of Animal Geographies and Multispecies Ethnography. As Hovorkaexplains: “Animal geographies are at their core grounded in ethical commitments and emancipatory practices to improve the lives of animals. Since the late 20th century, animal geographers have

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The Global and Cultural Dimensions of Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Andrea Gammon, Delft University of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

these universities who serve asconsultants on the research project. The email included a link to the survey, with a briefdescription of the research, confirmation of participant age, and consent to have their responsesused for research purposes. This research project and its associated materials were reviewed andapproved by the Colorado School of Mine’s IRB. The survey consisted of four parts, theEngineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT) to measure ethical reasoning [22], MoralFoundations Questionnaire (MFQ) to measure moral intuitions [23], questions about the natureof values and ethical behaviors in engineering and technology [24], and demographic items.The ESIT is a neo-Kohlbergian measure that asks participants to decide on

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Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

its own unique way, adapting it to fitthe specific context and demands of the field. In their final year, all students complete a capstonecourse, which allows students to apply their accumulated knowledge in a practical, project-basedcontext. Students are required to not only focus on the technical aspects of design, but also theethical and societal implications of their decisions, as per ABET requirements.The Engineering Ethics Reasoning Instrument (EERI) was assigned as a homework assignmentfor data collection purposes. This instrument measures two key metrics: the P score and the N2score. The EERI was administered as a mandatory component of required courses in both thefirst and fourth years of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. The

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Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Andrew Benham; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson (he/him) is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Faculty member of the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. His lab’s design-based research focuses on how to re-contextualize engineering science engineering courses to better reflect and prepare students for the reality of ill-defined, sociotechnical engineering practice. Their current projects include studying and designing classroom interventions around macroethical issues in aerospace engineering and the productive beginnings of engineering judgment as students create and use mathematical models. Aaron holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

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Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

undergraduateengineering students. By immersing players in the role of a Mars settlement engineer, the gamecontextualizes ethical dilemmas within a realistic engineering project. Players are not merelypresented with abstract right or wrong choices; instead, they must employ personal reasoning andcontext-dependent justifications in their decision-making process. Each game segment concludeswith a pivotal decision, influencing the storyline and leading to various potential endings. Marsis novel in its approach to teaching engineering ethics. Unlike traditional methods for teachingethics such as exposing students to ethical standards, using case studies, and discussion activities[6], which often present decontextualized scenarios, Mars offers a rich, interconnected

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Professional Development and Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bailey Kathryn McOwen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

minimize the effects ofnegative social identification can provide socialization opportunities to students. Additionally,establishing self-belief in engineering students can be accomplished by socialization of students;allowing them to observe one another’s goal setting and accomplishing those goals will allowthem to model their behaviors after each other. Consider long-term, independent projects thatmodel professional projects which require incremental goal setting and accomplishments; oftenthese take place in capstone or senior design projects, but introduction to these types of projectsearlier not only expose students to various types of engineering careers, but also allow them toexercise self-belief in lower-stakes opportunities.Finally, one

Conference Session

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

,communication, and sociotechnical systems thinking—come together in engineering practiceand can be integrated simultaneously into engineering curricula. The three streams are definedbelow. 1. Engineering ethics: cultivating a practical and actionable understanding of professional and ethical responsibility in engineering students and practitioners 2. Engineering communication: developing communication proficiency in engineering students and practitioners 3. Sociotechnical systems thinking: taking a holistic approach that locates engineering expertise and projects in human activity in specific settingsThe central metaphor around which the model is constructed is the three-legged stool, whichmaintains its stability in challenging

Conference Session

Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Ransom, Clemson University; Alysa Rose Lozano, University of Kentucky; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois Chicago; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida; Katie Cadwell, Syracuse University; Gisella R Lamas Samanamud, University of Kentucky

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

. Related to curiositya) Develop a propensity to ask MORE questions.b) Question information that is given without sufficient justification.c) Recognize and explore knowledge gaps.d) Recognize problems with an open mindset and explore opportunities with passion.e) Be able to self-reflect and evaluate preconceived ideas, thoughts, and accepted solutions.f) Explore multiple solution paths.g) Gather data to support and refute ideas.h) Suspend initial judgement on new ideas.i) Take ownership of, and express interest in topic/expertise/project.2. Related to connectionsa) Understand ramifications (technical and nontechnical) of decisions.b) Identify and evaluate sources of information.c) Connect life experiences with dilemmas.d) Connect content from

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Using technology in engineering ethics education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hortense Gerardo, University of California, San Diego; Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; B. Lallian Ngura, Centre for Thinking Language and Communication (CTLC), Plaksha University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Samvada International Research Institute which offers consultancy services to institutions of research and higher education around the world on designing research tracks, research teaching and research projects. His first book The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo: Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion was published by Routledge, Oxon in 2017. For more information, please visit: https://plaksha.edu.in/faculty-details/dr-brainerd-princeMr. B. Lallian Ngura, Centre for Thinking Language and Communication (CTLC), Plaksha University B. Lallianngura has completed post-graduate studies in philosophy from the University of Delhi. He is pursuing doctoral research in philosophy at IIT Bombay. He is a part of the research team at

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Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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)

often leads to mediocre performance in a working environment despite the students’education. Thus, it is imperative to teach professional skills to students.Ethics is a professional skill that holds great importance for engineers and is evaluated for theprofessional engineer designation [4]. During their engineering studies, students are often notdeeply exposed to ethical constructs until their final year. This can result in students designingproducts and projects without considering the ethical implications their creations may have.Therefore, a module focused on the relevance of ethics to engineering was developed for incomingfirst-year students to expose them to ethical frameworks.LITERATURE REVIEWIn traditional settings of large lecture

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth McDonald, United States Military Academy, Department of Systems Engineering

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Systems Management; and Ethics. He also has a PhD in Geological Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Planner (AICP). He is a Fulbright Scholar and has worked for the Ministry of Education of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and most recently, he traveled to Kosovo in January 2020 to work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Character Based Engineering VirtuesabstractOne of the most neglected subjects in engineering education is engineering ethics. Theengineering profession has a greater impact on more people every day than any other professionand

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

stakeholders …… examination …… Teachers： ……ethical the understanding and 1. The proportion of these contentsnorms mastering of engineering in the teaching plan and syllabus ethical norms …… (3) Behavior Level Evaluation Behavioral Level evaluation refers to the degree to which trainees apply what they have learned in training to practical work and the behavioral changes brought to trainees. In applying training evaluation, many projects only go to the Reaction and Learning levels; the application of the Behavior and Result levels are often missing. As a result, the

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Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

I’m not smart. I’ve pretended to know something when I really didn’t because I didn’t want to be judged.Transfer Integrity Sincere One time I crossed the line and let a project fail on a team to spite one person. I crossed the line because I didn't put my recommendations first and acted in a self-interest way. This drove a rift within the team and did not demonstrate any positive virtue by me. I suppose that I wanted to show that I

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C.J. Witherell, Grand Valley State University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

is overlooked. Engineers have ethical responsibilities to their employers, their employees, theenvironment, and the entire public. Often, the stakes of engineering projects are extremely highbecause people’s lives depend on their success. The activities of engineers can have great impactson the physical world around them and the beings living in it. Engineers do not exist in a bubble—they “exist and operate as a node in a complex network of mutual relationships with many othernodes” [2]. These complex relationships make it necessary to consider the impacts of decisionsand actions on a range of parties. The purpose of this report is to explore new ethical considerations that have arisen in themanufacturing industry due to the

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Umair Shakir, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew James P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

. Third, weassigned labels to the unlabeled remaining subset of 200 students’ assignments with the NLPapproach. Lastly, we read those (newly) labeled students’ responses to evaluate whether assignedcodes to those responses through the NLP approaches were accurate or not. Here, accuracymeans that the assigned code represented the idea expressed in student responses. We technicallyimplemented those four processes in Google Colab notebooks that were written using acombination of the R and Python programming languages. All code is presented in the GitHubrepository we have set up for this project at: https://github.com/andrewskatz.Data CollectionThe first-year engineering program (FYE) at Virginia Tech teaches students an ethics modulethat comprises a

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Peking University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

play a good role in thecomprehensive questionnaire design.Example 1: The engineering professional code requires that ( ) be given priority.A. Operational standards of the project B. Economic benefits of the projectC. Public safety, health and well-being D. Technological innovations in engineeringExample 2: In the following types，which is/are engineering ethical responsibility(ies): ( ).A. Professional ethical responsibility B. Social ethical responsibilityC. Environmental ethical responsibility D. Corporate ethical responsibilityExample 3: The basic principle(s) for dealing with engineering ethics is/are ( ).A. Humanitarianism -- the basic principle of dealing with the relationship between engineeringand peopleB. Social justice

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Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth M Boatman; Kyle Luthy, Wake Forest University; Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

educator, he brings professional experience as an engineer and project management from industry and government settings.Dr. Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University A.C. Reid Professor of PhilosophyDr. Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University 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 the top (14th) ”Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs” by US News Report (2023). With

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Payne, Collins Engineers

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

trying to determine whether an ethical dilemma exists and what action, if any,should be taken in response, it can help to see the “black and white” situations with clarity andnot overanalyze. In Harmony’s case, being asked to misrepresent who owns the fabrication shopwhere a client’s components would be manufactured was an obvious step too far. In response toher leader’s request, she explained, “I immediately took him aside and I said, ‘You’re going tocome up with a reason why the client is going to see somebody else’s name on the gate becauseI’m not!’” Justine shared a similar case about dishonesty in which she faced pressure to share anunrealistic project schedule, stating, “I’m literally being asked to lie to them. This is not okay

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

, FFChopes to create enough fidelity in the systems that, when it puts them all together, the overalleffect will be substantial. With support from the local and state governments, FFC has been able to acquire significantagricultural land to experiment with different technologies and crop varieties to find the best wayto farm autonomously. Established in 2015, FFC took some time to ramp up, as autonomousfarming is a complex undertaking that requires not just the use of automation technology,including devices, platforms, and services, but also associated scientific development forimproving crop health and productivity. Consequently, projects currently underway at the FFCTest Site include soil health monitoring, uncrewed aerial systems, uncrewed

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

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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)

employees involved in a construction project,” [20]. In 1976 NSPE funded adecertification drive for engineers employed by the Leeds & Northrop Company. 1980 NSPEweighed in as a ‘friend of the court’ in the US Supreme Court case regarding Yeshiva University,which did not have an engineering faculty, to support the notion that teaching and professionalstaff had sufficient supervisory authority to bar them from unionizing. The Supreme Courtdecided in favor of this position, with the far-reaching effect of barring the faculty at all USprivate higher education institutions from unionizing.It is within this historical context that we analyze NSPE’s use of the codes of ethics to furthertheir anti-union actions and the ideology of business