Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farnoosh B. Brock, Prolific Living Inc.; Jessica Koehler, Wake Forest University; Andy Brock, Prolific Living; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University and National Science Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

, businessknowledge, teamwork skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, lifelong-learning skills, sustainability,cultural awareness, social responsibility, critical thinking skills, and so much more. While somemight label such competencies as ‘soft skills’ or ‘professional skills,’ these competencies areessential to the success of every engineer. As pointed out previously, many of thesecompetencies are already embedded within the student outcomes that all ABET-accreditedengineering programs must show attainment of from graduates. And yet, while there areengineering programs that do integrate such competencies within engineering curricula, themajority do not because the assumption that is made is that such competencies are taught andlearned outside of engineering

Conference Session

Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Zhendi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Miles O. Dodd, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

. Perhaps such an evolution will take place in the larger workplace.If we use workforce analytics properly it will enhance our humanity; troublesome application of itwill strip away humanity and treat people as objects [24]. Fledgling engineering managers/leaders willthemselves be analyzed and will likely participate in the analysis of others. This content has beendeveloped to help them prepare themselves for considering how this technology can enhance ourhumanity. Perhaps paradoxically, this exploration helps us see how the practice of leadership isevolving to become about both soft skills and hard data. A comment from Deloitte [29] provides aguiding compass for our way forward. …[Thriving] depends on an organization becoming—and remaining

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

diversity and inclusivity as not an“added-on” soft skill requirement with limited relevance to their career goals, but as an essentialconsideration in real-world problems engineers must solve. In light of these considerations, wehave approached this challenge by restructuring an existing course which already had beensuccessfully structured to address engineering ethics concepts central to the nature and causes ofengineering failure, by expanding the course via the logical integration of case studies and otheractivities focused on the impact of diversity and inclusivity (or rather the lack thereof) on failuresin development, deployment and use of technology.Effective design or redesign of a course is not a simple matter – in fact, redesign of an

Conference Session

Increasing Engagement in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kylie Chau Vuu, AECOM Canada Ltd.; John R. Donald Ph.D., P.Eng., University of Guelph; Kimberly Mary Levere, University of Guelph; Cameron Farrow, University of Guelph

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

ethical terms to applying ethical principles to a dilemma?Communicating the importance of social skills to incoming students is difficult as they often havean expectation that the focus of engineering education is solely the development of strong technicalskills. Historically, a strong technical background was the main requirement when hiringengineering graduates due to the fast development of technology [1]. More recently, there has beena growing demand for better-rounded graduating engineers with well-developed professional skills– often referred to as soft skills [2]. It is difficult to intentionally teach professional skills inengineering studies, as students and faculty typically prioritize the technical aspect of their degree[3]. This

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Monday June 26, 3:15 - 4:45

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shreya Kumar, University of Notre Dame; Megan Levis, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

through validated lenses(ethical frameworks and identified cognitive biases). This notion was comforting to manyengineering students, most of whom were rising sophomores or rising juniors, who may havebeen apprehensive about the potentially subjective and soft skills nature of the course. This wasan important step towards getting buy-in and active and enthusiastic participation.Swan, Kulich and Wallace describe their examination of ethics gaps in the engineeringcurriculum 21 and its relation with student behavior in ethics code violations. They report thatmost engineering ethics curricula favor utilitarianism and deontology more than otherTable 1: List of ethical frameworks that we chose to use in the classroom for their different em-phasis areas

Conference Session

Broader Approaches to Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Payne, Collins Engineers

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

educate a non-engineer city councilmember,Tom related a roadway construction technique to how the leader might treat a potted plant.Participants also described helping a leader develop soft skills, such as communicating about asensitive issue or resolving a conflict. Penelope emphasized that approaching a leader to educatethem rather than to negotiate or refuse can help “defuse” the situation and “leave people in anhonorable way.” Negotiating refers to the ethical follower working with the leader to find a suitablecompromise that serves the leader’s interests and the ethical follower’s interests. In Tom’s case,he was asked to sign and seal a design for a 225-ft water tower that originally provided anelevator for technicians to use but that