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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland; Abigail Chase, Stantec; Mehmet Inan, University of Portland

Integrating Ethics Across the Civil Engineering Curriculum Cara J. Poor, PhD, PE, Abigail Chase, and Mehmet Inan, PhD, PE Shiley School of Engineering, University of PortlandIntroductionWith the rapid advancement in technology, it is imperative that students think critically aboutethics, particularly for civil engineers that work on public infrastructure and buildings. Therecent failures with Flint, Michigan lead-contaminated drinking water, the pedestrian bridgecollapse in Florida, VW emissions coverup, and others have highlighted the need for students tounderstand the overall implications of their actions or inaction. The American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) and National Academy of

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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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David Pinkerton, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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moretraining/set-up than it is worth? Does it increase or decrease workloads of professors and staff?3. The engineering workforce?Will this student be a better worker and employee? Will they be responsible, safe, andcommunicative when called upon? Will the technologies used in the classroom carry over toindustry?4. General Society?Will this help the student be an engineer with good ethics? Will this help students speak up whennecessary? Will this uphold the professional engineering ethical responsibility of keeping thepublic safe?DefinitionsThe following terms are either used in, or are important concepts to, this paper:Access Point to Learning: A means by which students can obtain knowledge or skills. Exampleswould be: a tutoring session, a textbook

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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force; Traci A. Sarmiento, United States Air Force Academy; Cory Cooper, U.S. Air Force Academy; Donald William Rhymer, United States Air Force

. Clear Communication 7. Ethics and Respect for Human Dignity 8. National Security of the American Republic 9. Warrior Ethos as Airmen and CitizensTo ensure a complete, sustainable, and accountable assessment process, the twenty-nine (29)core courses were mapped to the nine (9) institutional outcomes and outcome teams werecreated. In deciding on the alignment of a core course to an institutional outcome the ability ofthe course to contribute to the development and assessment of the outcome were considered.The course alignment to the AEM outcome is shown in Figure 1. The outcome teams are a cross-disciplinary collection of faculty and staff who oversee the development