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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University

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, creating training that helps students learn how to best support each other when they make mistakes, creating training on respecting and appreciating differences among team members, and encouraging them to ask for help when needed. RHIT – At RHIT, opportunities include creating a learning experience to improve how teams handle mistakes, talk about tough issues, and take small risks. There are certainly opportunities for students to develop these skills because the students surveyed here were freshman design students—they will receive additional training and practice opportunities as they progress through their college careers. CPP – At CPP, opportunities include creating learning experiences

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Engineering, Ethics, and Community Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Smith, NASA; Zachary T. G. Pirtle, NASA

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into conversation with NASA engineers, scientists, and managers, to discussthe long term ethical and societal implications of NASA’s human space exploration efforts fromthe Moon to Mars. Whereas some ASEE ethics division research focuses on the impact ofeducational discussions on students, ours involved practicing engineers as well as managers andpolicy analysts who shape the future of major engineering endeavors. While we will describe thiscase study in subsequent sections, we will point out some specific points of content in the reportnow, that may best serve as bridges for engaging in the engineering education literature.This paper seeks to further explore the concepts described in the workshop report, particularly asthey relate to

Conference Session

Professional Development and Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the 2022 College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award from Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring the Influence of Identity Development on Public Policy Career Pathways for EngineersAbstractWith emerging technologies getting in the hands of the public at ever-increasing speeds,technology policymaking has become the primary means of regulating it. This means moreindividuals capable of understanding their nuances and conveying the information to the massesare required. Ethical governance of these advancements is best

Conference Session

Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chloe Adams, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University and National Science Foundation ; Lasya Agasthya

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offers theplatform for ethically upright professional action.At every level of engineering education, ethics is vital to provide students with the knowledgeand abilities to make moral judgments that benefit society. Many engineering schools realize theimportance of laying a strong foundation of ethics with engineering students to complement theirtechnical knowledge [6]. In fact, all ABET-accredited engineering programs must demonstratethat their graduates are able to “recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineeringsituations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineeringsolutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.”There are many models of ethics education across four-year

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Magarian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John M. Feiler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Leo McGonagle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Eileen Milligan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alexander Rokosz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Schanne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reza S. Rahaman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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emphasizing ethics [6] and with calls for curricula that reflect a prominent need for ethicalreasoning in engineering practice (e.g., [7 - 9]). At the same time, recent studies suggest much work 8remains in establishing how to best deliver engineering ethics learning in programs [10 - 13]. Ongoing 11 12challenges include strengthening students’ sense of a pragmatic connection between ethical reasoningskills and their use in day-to-day engineering work [10 - 12], sharpening students’ recognition of whendecisions carry ethical implications [10, 11], and helping students to see ethics from beyond a lens ofindividual

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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the editorial board chair for the Online Ethics Center, deputy director for research for the National Institute of Engineering Ethics, and past-division chair for the ASEE Liberal Education/Engineering and Society division.Matthew James P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Matthew James is an Associate Professor of Practice in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering.Dr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Andrew Katz is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He leads the

Conference Session

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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Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia; William J Davis, University of Virginia; Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia; Caroline Crockett, University of Virginia

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Michigan. Her educational research interests include conceptual understanding of electrical engineering concepts and assessing the impact of curriculum changes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Incorporating Giving Voice to Values (GVV) into an Engineering Ethics CourseAbstractThe Department of Engineering and Society instructors at the University of Virginia recentlydeveloped a new course on Engineering Ethics aimed at second- and third-year students. Unlikeprevious courses in the department, the mid-level course emphasizes micro-ethics and employsthe Giving Voice to Values (GVV) framework. The emphasis on micro-ethics is timely andappropriate

Conference Session

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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ethical considerations or virtues are in conflict. Imagine a situationwhere a minor design flaw, which has an astronomically small probability of causing damage(~0%), is identified just after the construction of a multi-story building. The building is stillunder the contractor’s warranty and addressing this flaw will cost the construction companyquite a bit of money to fix. In a situation like this, it might be unclear how to proceed.Regardless, it is the person, who has phronesis, that is best suited to weigh the considerations ina method that generates concern for everyone and to integrate these considerations in a way thatis valuable to everyone [25]. This is exactly what we need in our engineers when it comes toethical decision making