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Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #12973Institutionalizing Ethics: Historical Debates surrounding IEEE’s 1974 Codeof EthicsDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University Xiaofeng Tang is a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Dr. Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma is Associate Professor in Science and Technology Studies and Director of the Programs in Design and Innovation at Rensselaer. Page 26.977.1

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Campbell Rea, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #29867Ethics by the Dose: Medical Treatment Metaphor for Ethics inEngineeringDr. Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines Elizabeth Reddy is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Division of Engineering, Design and Society at Colorado School of Mines. She is a social scientist, holding a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Irvine.Dr. Stephen Campbell Rea, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Stephen C. Rea is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on the implications of digital technologies and automated decision-making for labor and finance. He works as a Research Assistant

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert S. Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natasha B. Watts, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #30323Teaching Ethical Photography to deepen Global Engineering CompetencyDr. Robert S Emmett, Virginia Tech Dr. Emmett serves as Assistant Director for Global Engagement in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is the author of Cultivating Environmental Justice: A Literary History of US Garden Writing (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016) and with David E. Nye, Environmental Humanities: A Critical Introduction (MIT Press, 2017). With Gregg Mitman and Marco Armiero, he edited the collection of critical reflections and works of art, Future Remains: A Cabinet of Curiosities for the Anthropocene (Uni

Conference Session

Professional Formation and Career Experiences

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Paper ID #32920Alumni Reflect on Their Education About Ethical and Societal IssuesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #12488What is gained by articulating non-canonical engineering ethics canons?Dr. Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Prof. Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Amy E. Slaton is a Professor of History at Drexel University. She write on issues of identity in STEM education and labor, and is the author of Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line .Dr. Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology (Emeritus) in

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #12542Canons against Cannons? Social Justice and the Engineering Ethics Imagi-naryDr. Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech Yanna Lambrinidou is a medical ethnographer and adjunct assistant professor in the Science and Technol- ogy Studies (STS) program at Virginia Tech. For the past 8 years, she has conducted extensive research on the historic 2001-2004 Washington, DC lead-in-drinking-water contamination. This work exposed wrongdoing and unethical behavior on the part of engineers and scientists in local and federal

Conference Session

Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto

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Paper ID #23487Where’s My Code? Engineers Navigating Ethical Issues on an Uneven Ter-rainDr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership and engineer- ing ethics & equity education.Dr. Doug Reeve, University of Toronto Dr. Reeve is the founding Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) estab- lished in 2010. Development of personal capability has been central to his work with engineering students

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Arthur Brown, Penn State University ; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1205: INTEGRATING ETHICS INTO UNDERGRADUATE EN-VIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS EDUCATIONDonald Arthur Brown, Penn State University Donald A .Brown is Associate Professor, Environmental Ethics, Science, and Law, at Penn State Uni- versity. Professor Brown’s major interests include integrating ethical considerations into environmen- tal policy formation and helping environmental professionals and civil society understand ethical issues that arise in scientific and economic descriptions of environmental problems. Professor Brown formerly worked as a systems engineer and environmental lawyer. He also has a graduate training in philosophy and ethics. Before coming to Penn State, Professor Brown worked for the

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-1604: YOGI MEETS MOSES: ETHICS, PROGRESS AND THEGRAND CHALLENGES FOR ENGINEERINGJoseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University Joseph Herkert, DSc, PE is Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology in the School of Letters and Sciences and the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University. He has taught engineering ethics and related courses for more than twenty years. His work on engineering ethics has appeared in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Dr. Herkert is the past Editor of IEEE Technology & Society and a founding Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He has recently served on the IEEE Ethics and Member Conduct Committee and the

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alexis Powe Nordin, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #32562Teaching Ethical Theory and Practice to Engineering Students:Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic ApproachesMs. Alexis Powe Nordin, Mississippi State University Alexis Powe Nordin is an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering. She is a member of ASEE and ASEE-SE and has taught university-level writing and communication courses since 2004.Ms. Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University Amy Barton is the coordinator of the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Kuzma, North Carolina State University; Patricia Mae Roberts, North Carolina State: School of Public and International Affairs; Erin Banks, North Carolina State University ; Sharon A Stauffer, NC State University Genetic Engineering and Society Center

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Paper ID #18015Ethics and Responsible Innovation in Biotechnology Communities: A Peda-gogy of Engaged ScholarshipDr. Joseph R. Herkert, North Carolina State University Joseph R. Herkert, D.Sc., is Associate Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society and a Visiting Scholar in the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University. He was formerly Lincoln Associate Professor of Ethics and Technology in the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Arizona State University (retired May 2015). Herkert has been teaching engineering ethics and science, technology & society courses for

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha A. Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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of stabilized biosolids, its use as a fertilizer and its impact on environmental pollution concerning organic contaminants. She has also specialized in redesigning engineering courses to make them more student-centered and encouraging of active learning. More recently, she started work on engineering education research that analyses the incorporation and effectiveness of engineering macro- ethics in-class activities that focus on sustainable development.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #25550Institutional Variations in Ethics and Societal Impacts Education: Practicesand Sufficiency Perceptions Among Engineering EducatorsDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living- learning

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #19285A Practitioner Account of Integrating Macro-ethics Discussion in an Engi-neering Design ClassDr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained models of learning (based in microgenetic analysis, or drawing on interaction analysis). He has been working on how learners’ emotions are coupled with their conceptual and

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1321: WE’VE BEEN FRAMED! ENDS, MEANS, AND THE ETHICSOF THE GRAND(IOSE) CHALLENGESDonna M Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. Page 22.1677.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
 We’ve been Framed! Ends, Means, and the Ethics of the Grand(iose) Challenges
AbstractSince the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges were first publicly articulated in2008, engineering educators have used its ideas to motivate their work. While there is a sense ofmoral imperative around pursuing selected Challenges

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University; Anahita Pakzad, Michigan Technological University; Renee Oats, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1120: ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNET-BASED ENGINEERING EDUCATION: FACULTY AND STUDENT PER-SPECTIVESK.L. Jordan, Michigan Technological University K.L. Jordan completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech- nological University in 2006 and 2008 respectively. During her undergraduate tenure she was an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and currently serves on the Board of Direc- tors. She is also the current President of the ASEE student chapter at Michigan Tech. As the recipient of a King-Chavez-Parks graduate fellowship, Ms. Jordan has agreed to seek an engineering faculty position upon completion of her doctoral degree

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alison Wood , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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her teaching and advising duties at Olin, Dr. Wood serves as the Director of the Babson- Olin-Wellesley Three College Sustainability Certificate Program, the Director of Olin’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program, on the Catalyst Board of the open source journal Murmurations, as a member of Olin’s Sustainability Steering Committee, and as a member of Olin’s Context and Ethics in Engineering Educa- tion Working Group. After graduating from Harvard University with a B.A. in Dramatic Literature, Dr. Wood worked pro- fessionally in theater and wrote and recorded two musical albums. She then returned to school to study engineering, earning a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Wood then went on to

Conference Session

Ethical and Global Concerns

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ellen Lynch, Australian National University; Jeremy Ingle Smith, Australian National University

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underserved populations. The momentum of Humanitarian Engineering inAustralia looks set to continue, creating new opportunities for students and professionalsworking for prosperity of communities globally.References[1] B. Amadei and W. A. Wallace, “Engineering for humanitarian development,” IEEE Technol. Soc. Mag., vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 6–15, 2009.[2] K. M. Passino, “Educating the humanitarian engineer,” Sci. Eng. Ethics, vol. 15, no. 4, p. 577, 2009.[3] B. Allenby, C. F. Murphy, D. Allen, and C. Davidson, “Sustainable engineering education in the United States,” Sustain. Sci., vol. 4, no. 1, p. 7, 2009.[4] Sphere Association, The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, Fourth

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #21420Faculty Perceptions of the Most Effective Settings and Approaches for Edu-cating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal Im-pactsMs. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder Madeline Polmear is a PhD student in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engi- neering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research interests include ethics education and the societal impacts of engineering and technology.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #23594Connecting with First-year Engineering Students’ Interest in Social JusticeIssues through Ethics Lessons to Sustain Student Retention in EngineeringMs. Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder Katie is an undergraduate student researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is interested in why students choose to study engineering and what retention methods are successful for universities, particularly in underrepresented communities. She is a Senior in Mechanical Engineering and plans to work in renewable energy when she graduates in December.Dr. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Thomas A. De Pree, University of New Mexico; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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), populated by channelssuch as #lees-liberal-ed-slash-engr-and-society, #ethics, #hallway, and #onlin-learning-and-covid-response.[3] The channel #craftingwhileconferencing also offered an important understoryto the virtual conference on engineering education. It offered refrain from the formal panels andworkshops of the virtual conference through craft. It created a virtual space of multisensoryepistemology and opened up an alternative digital (maker) space: “This is the very beginning ofthe craftingwhileconferencing channel. Description: Frivolous or fundamental to survival in avirtual conference? This channel was created for all the crafters out there who are knitting,crocheting, doodling, whatevering their way to staying focused while attending

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shahrima Maharubin, Texas Tech University; Shamsul Arefeen, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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transformation of engineering education.Dr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Ryan is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech University. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods.” His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in engineering education, art in engineering, social justice in engineering, care ethics in engineering, humanitarian engineering, engineering ethics, and computer modeling of electric power and renewable energy systems.Dr. Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katharine E. Miller, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; David Torres, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands

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. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her academic and research interests include the profes- sional formation of engineers, diversity and inclusion in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, leadership, service-learning, and accessibility and assistive-technology.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida Patrice M. Buzzanell is a Professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication and the School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. Editor of three books and author of over

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha D. Mallette P.E., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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chemicals.Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University Michelle Bothwell is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Oregon State University. Her teaching and research bridge ethics, social justice and engineering with the aim of cultivating an inclusive and socially just engineering profession.Dr. Christine Kelly, Oregon State University Dr. Kelly earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona and her PhD in Chem- ical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. She served as an Assistant Professor for 6 years at Syracuse University, and has been an Associate Professor at Oregon State University in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering since 2004, where she also served for

Conference Session

Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Carrie J. McClelland P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Linda A. Battalora, Colorado School of Mines

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’ learning, retention and commitmentby enhancing their interest, motivation and ability to see the relevance of classroom activities tosolving real world problems5–8. PBL is an excellent vehicle to help students recognize theintertwined ethical, social and technical dimensions of engineering, as called for by ABEToutcomes f, h, and j 9. This also allows for deep, authentic learning of important themes such associal justice (SJ) and social responsibility (SR), which otherwise currently exist primarily onimportant fringes of mainstream engineering curriculum.SR is a complex topic that most engineers would define quite differently. Some previousresearch shows the diversity, and sometimes misalignment, of definitions by engineeringfaculty10 and

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Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Humanities and the National Science Foundation. She is currently investigating the intersections between engineering and CSR on the NSF grant ”The Ethics of Extraction: Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Engineering Education.”Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is Professor and Director of Humanitarian Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Juan obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech and a MS in STS and BS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). His books include Defending the Nation: U.S. Policymaking to Create Scientists and Engineers from Sputnik to the ’War Against Terrorism’ (University

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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engineering "Grand Challenges" lately developed by the National Academy ofEngineering enter a long historical tradition of such epically scaled to-do lists, dating back to theprofession's origins in the mid-nineteenth century. The mission statements, codes of ethics, and,later, lists of so-called grand challenges that have issued from engineering societies have servedthe dual function of directing engineers' work and supporting particular cultural roles for thesebodies of experts. Almost all such plans, regardless of period or sponsoring body, have alsoblended highly practical aims of industrial and infrastructural development with more inchoateprojects of societal uplift. The Grand Challenges of the NAE, currently playing a formative rolein many

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

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of mind or in Emerson’s words, “the intellectbeing where and what it sees.”11 Transformation requires that we are transformed by theexperience, that is, what was outside is now inside. We are shaped or developed or sculpted bythe experience. Imaginative insight can be once again described most eloquently by Goethe wholikened imaginative insight to the formation of a new organ: “Every object well-contemplatedopens a new organ of perception in us.”12 Page 22.1582.4 •  Respect: This stage deals with the ethical foundation upon which we view the subject. It deals with both the quality and the character of our interest in