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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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Steven G. Northrup, Western New England University

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Biomedical

students were briefed in the ethical conduct ofresearch prior to the trip, and they were required to sign agreements to maintain theconfidentiality of the participants and their responses. Additionally, the students were preparedfor the health assessment through practice sessions in which they implemented Spanish-languageoral interviews of each other under the supervision of the course instructors. The results of theinterviews and surveys from the health assessment were tabulated and analyzed by the courseinstructors after returning from the field experience.While the health assessment formed the centerpiece of the field experience, a variety of otheractivities were included. The students attended a lecture given by a Guatemalan professorregarding

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ethics, which students seem todisconnected and/or irrelevant add- perceive as a more appropriate topic for the engineeringon classroom. ! Begin the semester with 3 case studies (one per week?) that include (or will include) social elements, including things that have gone wrong or could go wrong. Revisit the case studies throughout the semester. ! Include excerpts from fall 2014 focus group/interview responses

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

incorporating social justice and human values into the curriculum. I started this with the [ECP design task]. Surprisingly, no one was very attentive to the ethical ramifications of using children for power generation… I was disappointed in that I found myself lecturing more than allowing for discussion… Ultimately, I was attempting to convey that the problems that they solve in this course are situated in real contexts, and sometimes, these contexts are more Page 26.866.8 important than the signals and systems problem itself. I look forward to reading their reflections on these topics to see if some of them

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

not appropriately used.A second module, in Engineering Thermodynamics, sought to integrate considerations of climatechange, ethics, and global economic inequality. The course, taught in the fall semester, usuallyoverlapped with a major international climate summit. Using the 2009 Copenhagen summit ascase study, students analyzed the conflict between countries in the global North and globalSouth, with guided prompts and background reading to aid them in understanding andincorporating into their analysis the power relations evident in the climate talks, borne ofhistories of colonialism and present-day neoliberal economic policies. This case study wasamong several ethics assignments offered throughout the semester, and in some years was part ofa

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Deborath Silva, Colorado School of Mines; Justin Stephen Fantasky, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ethic are important traits for engaging in Page 26.1378.4social justice work” (p. 39). Schneider, Lucena, and Leydens [17] describe the rapid growth inengineering programs that are designed to help. Unfortunately, as is argued by these authors[17], the very nature of many of these activities contributes to a sense within engineering thatcommunities can be defined by what they are lacking. This attitude unintentionally lends itself tothe right-or-wrong problem-solving training common in engineering education. As the authors of[17] explain, the very nature of such formulation can lead to colonialist or imperialisticrelationships and continued

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. • Personal and social responsibility spanning civic knowledge and engagement (local and global), intercultural knowledge and competence, ethical reasoning and action, foundations and skills for lifelong learning. • Integrative and applied learning including synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies.Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, announced in 2005 the formation of the Commissionon the Future of Higher Education and charged it with developing a comprehensive nationalstrategy for postsecondary education. The Commission issued a report, A Test of Leadership:Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education.2 One finding noted that the quality of studentlearning at U.S. colleges and

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Bucciarellii, L. (2003). Engineering Philosophy. Delft University Press. Delft. 6. Downey, G. L., J.C. Lucena, and C. Mitcham. (2007). Engineering Ethics and Identity: Emerging Initiatives in Comparative Perspective. Science and Engineering Ethics. 13(4), 463-487. 7. Goldman, S. L. (2004). Why We Need a Philosophy of Engineering: A Work in Progress. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 29(2):163-176. 8. Lewin, D. (1983). Engineering Philosophy – The Third Culture. Leonardo. 16(2), 127-132. 9. Moser, F. (1997). Philosophy of/and engineering. An Introduction to and Survey of the Engineering and Technology Problems for the 21st century. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. 11(1), 1-5. 10

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Papak, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Louis S. Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth A. Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark H Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

”). Professional codes of ethics and ABET requirements are sometimes applied, withsustainability introduced as a design constraint.3 In our experience, these professionalrequirements are often treated only in senior design projects, and then only as items on achecklist. Optional minor and certificate programs may exist for those engineering students whoare interested, but even here crucial tensions often go unexplored between definitions ofsustainability (between weak and strong sustainability4, 5, between “technological sustainability”and “ecological sustainability”6, between “eco-efficiency” and “eco-effectiveness”7, or betweensustainability and sustainable development8, 9, 10, 11) and even between areas of the triple bottomline.3 Missing, too, are

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mikhail Russu

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #12225Which Courses Influence Engineering Students’ Views of Social Responsibil-ity?Dr. Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University Dr. Nathan E. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a master’s in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Justin W Spengler, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 26.725.9 11. Perry, W. G., Jr. 1970. Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A Scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students to the overallcomplexity of wicked problems3,11, while giving students the tools and cognitive awareness toeffectively and confidently respond to these wicked problems in their future work asprofessionals, designers, and engineers (see Hess, Brownell, & Dale 2014 for the instructionaldesign1). The survey we have designed corresponds to the following learning objectives:As a result of participating in the course, students will… 1) Develop confidence in responding to wicked, sustainability-related problems 2) Become conscious of the ethical and professional responsibilities within their field in a (a) global, (b) social, and (c) environmental contextIn the first WPSI iteration, we created and distributed 15 loosely related

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - PBL with Control Theory, Writing, ABET, and Shaping Ethical Worldviews

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Haltas

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - PBL with Control Theory, Writing, ABET, and Shaping Ethical Worldviews

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Wilkerson, York College of Pennsylvania; Andrew Lee, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - PBL with Control Theory, Writing, ABET, and Shaping Ethical Worldviews

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Brown, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; Michelle Miley; Corey Pew, Montana State University - Bozeman; Beth Shirley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Stephanie Wettstein, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

at least 50% ofaccredited civil engineering programs in the United States. The credit hour requirements are theaverage value for each course [22]. The topics in column 3 are the proposed topics for a newthree-year civil engineering program. Most three year topics remain at approximately the samenumber of credit hours as the average four year program. The CE (Civil Engineer) seminarcourse is designed to cover professional issues in engineering listed in the EAC-ABET civilengineering program criteria including business, public policy, leadership, professional ethics,licensure, and professionalism. Topics that were eliminated include dynamics, constructionmanagement, engineering economics, and computer aided drawing (CAD). The topics that

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily F. Cutrer, Texas A&M University-Texarkana; Melissa M. Nelson; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

with a minor in International Relations, from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2016. She received a Master of Arts in Human Rights and Global Ethics from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom in January 2019. Her research interests are in the area of government, policy, and international relations.Dr. James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University System Dr. James K. Nelson received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Dayton in 1974. He received the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in civil engineering from the University of Houston. During his graduate study, Dr. Nelson specialized in structural engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Harding University

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Civil Engineering

, with a focus on environmental river mechanics, from Colorado State University. Dr. Mueller’s teaching and research areas focus on environmental and water resources engineering, including stream restoration, sustainable design, environmental river mechanics, and stormwater management practices for low-impact develop- ment. As graduates of Rose-Hulman typically leave with technical competency, she feels strongly that students need to understand the importance of also developing skills in non-technical areas, including sustainability, ethics, and critical thinking. Additionally, Dr. Mueller aspires to continue to provide mean- ingful experiential learning opportunities for her students. Through these experiential

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rebeca G. Book; William Pfannenstiel

A Moral Foundation: How to begin? Rebeca G. Book, William Pfannenstiel Pittsburg State UniversityIt is evident by the stories in the media that ethics are missing in our society. How can we teachethics to our engineering or technology students? This paper will explore different methods andtools that can be implemented and then assessed in trying to teach ethics to students. One of themain points is that students must be taught at lower levels or at the beginning of their universityexperience. Tools and methods that will be covered are: student handbooks – publicity andexpectations, actions and consequences, ties to professional occupations, use of

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

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

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Hassan Badkoobehi

231 Application and Practice of Sustainable Development in Engineering Hassan Badkoobehi National University, San Diego, CAAbstract— In recent years there has been an ever increasing need for sustainable design. Howeversustainable design sometimes may be in conflict with existing design standards. The topic that thisstudy addresses is the ethical dilemma between design standards and Sustainable design. This is anewly arising conflict resulting from the recent “green” Movement. This is a new challenge facing themodern engineer

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smith; Michael Loui, Illinois Institute of Technology (Vivian Weil),; Steven Nichols, University of Texas at Austin (Steven Nichols), University of Illinois at

Session 2661 “Incident at Morales” A Video/DVD "Case Study" in Professional Responsibility Steven P. Nichols, The University of Texas at Austin Jimmy H. Smith, Texas Tech University Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois AbstractThe National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE) previously produced Gilbane Gold,a video designed to support instruction in engineering ethics and professionalresponsibility. Gilbane Gold has been used extensively by universities in the United Statesand other countries as a