Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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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

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

prominence in the 1990s in K-12 education research. Post-secondary education has had relatively little to do with this term until the past decade, where thetrends have conjoined. One notable researcher who spans these decades is John Heywood, whose“Engineering literacy for non-engineers K-12” argues that the non-engineering public must cometo appreciate the potential and the limitations of engineering, to situate that understanding withinsome ethical framework.1 He extends this work into a more-detailed explication of engineeringliteracy, worth replicating in whole: Engineering literacy requires that we understand how individual’s [sic], organizations and society interact with technology, and this requires an

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

questions and essays, and if that can be available to the students from the first day, the iterations to conceptualize the subjects as well as the skills to solve problems will be much more meaningful. It may sound that we are teaching for a test, but if the problems are conceptual with applications in mind that is fine. 5. Teaching engineering needs to be connected to the philosophical basis of engineering and reflect on this connection. We need to teach within the pragmatic and ethical framework of engineering . The instructor needs to have strong connection to historical events and 13 relevant applications and encourage reflection on these aspects. The concepts specifications, what is a good

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the program educational objectives. Student outcomes are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes that may be articulated by the program: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

can see this worked out in Kallenberg’s [22] approach tothe teaching of ethics to engineering students, and we can also see that by substation of theengineering examples it is a more general application of design as knowledge. As both Kallenburgand Koen point out in any area of thought and practice that is ‘messy’ heuristics are valuable.Exercise 3. Student activity in relation to teaching decision making and its outcomesI had neither of these things in mind when I asked my students to design and implement a lesson toevaluate the merits of Wales and Stager’s design/problem solving heuristic for teaching decisionmaking. This heuristic was widely discussed by engineering educators in the nineteen seventies (Eckand Wilhelm, 1979 [23]; Heywood[24

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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

, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Major Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy MAJ Dan Fox is an Instructor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

” 3. “Things are not always what they seem” (An exploration of perception and learning). 4. “Meaning. True of False; Real or Imagined”. (An exploration of constructivism and realism) 5. “From Perception to Self Perception and a Little Management En-Route”. (About what people bring to their work and what organizations bring to them and the affect of structures on those relationships). 6. “Sharing Problems. Living in Communities 7. “Thinking about making a Good Engineer Possible”. 8. “Aspiration in Engineering Ethics” 9. “Preparing for the future: Individuals and Organizations”. 10. “Changing Us: Changing Society”. 11. “Journey’s End: A New beginning?Exhibit 2. The 11 Journeys. Each exploration occupied between