Paper ID #24421Effectiveness of Ethical Interventions in a First-Year Engineering Course: APilot StudyDr. Richard Tyler Cimino, ExEEd Department, Rowan UniversityDr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, curricula and assessment; evidence-based teaching practices and curricular innovations applied to mis- conceptions; and
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
Paper ID #21683Ethics and Societal Impacts in the Education of Chemical Engineering Un-dergraduate and Graduate StudentsDr. 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). She has served as the ABET assessment coordinator in her department since 2008. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Ms. Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder
Paper ID #23688Exploring the Interplay of Diversity and Ethics in an Introductory Bioengi-neering Course (Work In Progress)Dr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington, where she leads the Bioengineering Outreach Initiative, Bioengineering Honors Program, and the Bioengineering Summer Camp in Global Health. She holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hen- dricks’ teaching activities at the University of
Paper ID #24562Connecting with first-year engineering students’ interest in social responsi-bility issues through ethics lessonsMs. 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 Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher
implementation of structural health monitoring (SHM) tools and techniques used for evaluating the current conditions and predicting the future conditions of large civil infrastructure. Mr. Alexander is also an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), where he has served as a past branch president, section president, and regional governor. He is currently the chair of the ASCE Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and concentrates on advancing the value of diversity and inclusion within the civil engineering community. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Codifying Diversity as Ethics: The American Society of Civil Engineers Code of EthicsCanon 8IntroductionCivil
Paper ID #22646Informing an Environmental Ethic in Future Leaders Through an Environ-mental Engineering SequenceCapt. Charles M. Ouellette, United States Military Academy Charles Ouellette is a Captain in the United States Army and an Instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2006 graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in Economics. He earned an M.S. from Missouri Science and Technology in Geological Engineering in 2011 and most recently graduated from Cornell University with an M.S. in Ecology. He teaches Ecology, Environmental Science
Paper ID #23300Integrating Ethics in Undergraduate Engineering Economy Courses: An Im-plementation Case Study and Future DirectionsDr. James Burns, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jim Burns, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation Bio: Jim joined the faculty at Purdue Polytechnic in 2015 after completing a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Western Michigan University, and has more than 10 years industry experience in the manufacturing sector in a variety of roles including process engineering, operations management, and technical sales. His area of expertise centers on applying
Paper ID #21300Work in Progress: Integrating Process Safety and Ethics in Classroom Dis-cussion through SurveysDr. Reginald E Rogers Jr, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Reginald Rogers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Rochester In- stitute of Technology. His research focuses on the use of carbon nanomaterials for water treatment and sodium-ion battery applications. Dr. Rogers has been recognized for his teaching, research, and service efforts through numerous invited seminars and awards. Notable awards include the 2015 Partner of the Year Award from RIT’s Multicultural Center for
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
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
Paper ID #23864What Should be Taught in Engineering Ethics Education Under Globaliza-tion?: Based on the Comparative Analysis of University Textbooks in Chinaand the United StatesMiss Jiaojiao FU, Beihang University Jiaojiao FU is a Ph.D. candidate in School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Beihang University Beijing, PRC. She received B.A. in China Agricultural University and M.Ed. in Beihang University, China. Her academic and research interests include engineering education, engineering ethics education, first-year engineering education, lifelong education. From April 2017 to October 2017, she was a visiting scholar
. 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
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
’ 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
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
Paper ID #21479Engineers’ Imaginaries of ’The Public’: Dominant Themes from Interviewswith Engineering Students, Faculty, and ProfessionalsDr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney’s research focuses on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsi- bility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seat- tle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD
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 micro-genetic and socio-cultural models of learning. He has been working on how learners’ emotions are coupled with their conceptual and epistemological reasoning. Lately, he has been interested in engineering design thinking, how engineering students come to understand and practice design, and how engineering students think about ethics and social responsi- bility.Dr. Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park Chandra Turpen is a research assistant
Paper ID #22216Challenges and Opportunities in International Service LearningDr. Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout Dr. Tina Lee is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and the Program Director for the Applied Social Science Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.Dr. Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout Devin Berg is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the B.S. Mechanical Engineering program in the Engineering and Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Stout.Dr. Elizabeth A. Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Elizabeth Buchanan is Endowed Chair in Ethics and Acting Director
pedagogy to improve moral development in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Enhancing Student Learning Through AccreditationEmployers commonly note ethical reasoning skills as a top desired skill in college graduates.Within our own institutional context, the focus and institutional belief in the importance ofethical reasoning is even more pronounced. In addition to the mission to “educate and developour students to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of TheCitadel in a disciplined and intellectually challenging environment,”1 The institution espousesthree core values: Honor, Duty, and Respect. The institution’s core value of
(CSNE), the author, a middle school science teacher, designed and implemented a twoweek, projectbased neural engineering STEAM unit. The unit was designed to provide multiple access points for student engagement through the inclusion of a range of high interest topics: neuroscience, circuitry, coding, engineering design, art, and ethics. The unit’s effectiveness in teaching science and engineering skills and affecting attitudes was evaluated through the use of student surveys. Program Description The interdisciplinary STEAM curriculum unit titled “Sensory Substitution” examined the realworld problem of sensory impairment. The unit engaged 5th8th grade students at an all girls middle school in engineering design and was implemented over
education requirements for all bachelor degree programs. The new requirements include two“Writing Intensive” experience courses to be ‘embedded’ within a disciplinary topic. In addition toaddressing the need for instruction in technical communication, the new course adds experientiallearning and ethics to the sophomore engineering curriculum.The format of this course is a 3 hour per week, combined lecture + laboratory, worth 2 credit hours.The syllabus has four content modules and an oral presentation module. Content includes exper-imental methods, design, and technical writing. The experimental methods component includesmeasurement error, calibration, experimental uncertainty propagation, and statistical analysis ofdata. Writing and oral
used todescribe leadership. The results of the survey show students, faculty, and practitioners all seeleadership as something that is learned more than born into an individual. That said, faculty andindustry have a more nuanced view of leadership than do students as some of them felt that thetraits of a leader are very important while students rated ‘born traits’ at merely ‘somewhat’important. The open-ended responses also help inform the researchers that faculty and studentssee leadership as a self-development process or a process of learning how to engage others.Very few faculty and students identified leadership as a tool to lead a cause. A similarly smallnumber identified leadership with the ethical dimension. Faculty are already using
take an introductory course in thefundamentals of engineering. In this course, students learn the fundamentals of engineering thatthey will use for years to come. Beyond helpful tools such as CAD and other computer software,the course offers students a chance to explore other topics relevant to engineering. This includes,disciplinary boundaries of engineering, engineering ethics, and the design process. While thesetopics can be given a cursory lecture, there exists opportunities to expand on these themes andtopics. Given practices of inclusive classrooms, a faculty member can create engaging ways tohave students explore these topics and encourage the development of good research skills andcritical thinking. Inclusive practices can include
2014. He specializes in sustainable technology and policy making from a background in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, working on energy and environmental policy in New York State, and a former life in cellular biology.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is also the co-leader of the ’Nano and
security-relatedproblems. For example, the current/voltage of a RC circuit could be applied from the perspectiveof a power side-channel attack.The course can further be used to develop and evaluate soft skills and the students’ ability toapply engineering knowledge to culturally relevant topics. Presentations, in-class discussions, andwritten reports prepare students for the workplace where both soft and technical skills arerequired. Additionally, as discussions of ethics are integral to a course in security, the course alsoinvolves professional and ethical responsibilities. The combination of soft skills and ethicalconsideration included in the course give faculty a foundation to do ABET assessment to go alongwith the technical concepts.In this
material and in-class activities, a cognitivist approach. The final four semesters (n=152) were structured with aflipped classroom approach. Students accessed course material through weekly online modulesand class time was spent in reflective discussion and experiences based on the material offeredonline, a constructivist approach. The survey included 55 items that covered seven sub-scales:understanding of ethical issues, global awareness (world view), communication skills,organization/leadership skills, self-knowledge, creativity, and teamwork. Only student paired(pre and post) data were used in the analyses in this study. Most survey items had a significantincrease from pre to post course survey response in the desired direction. To evaluate
Paper ID #214362018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Infusing inclusion, diversity & social justice into the undergraduate Com-puter Science curriculum at Boise State UniversityProf. Donald Winiecki PhD, Boise State University Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D. is the ‘Professor of Ethics & Morality in Professional Practice‘ in the Boise State University, College of Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in ‘Foundational Values‘ and ‘Professional Ethics‘ in the Computer Science Department and Organizational Performance &
communicate with people from different backgrounds. 5.98 1.00 Q1_2 articulate opinions on issues related to diversity 5.53 1.20 Q1_3 learn about race/ethnicity in an engineering classroom 5.80 1.36 Q1_4 learn about gender issues in an engineering classroom 5.69 1.39 Q1_5 learn about oppression and discrimination in an engineering classroom 5.63 1.44 Q1_6 learn about ethics in an engineering classroom 6.18 1.05 Q1_7 learn about gender in an engineering classroom 5.68 1.44 Q1_8 learn about sexual orientation in an engineering classroom