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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Paper ID #11098Using a Creative Fiction Assignment to Teach Ethics in a First Year Intro-duction to Engineering CourseDr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College Dr. Sara A. Atwood is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. She holds a BA and MS from Dartmouth College, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.Dr. Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College Dr. Brenda Read-Daily is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylva- nia. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bradley University, and a MS and PhD in Environmental

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Jonathan T Riehl, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Mary A. Fraley, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #11707Using a Phenomenological Approach to Teach Engineering Ethics in a First-year Engineering CourseDr. A. J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technolog- ical University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineer- ing ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE and is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal.Prof. Valorie Troesch

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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within the ‘ethics’ section of a senior level “Professional Issues” course. Duringthe two years that the course instructors have been using the EPSA method, they have found theinterdisciplinary EPSA scenarios to generate more enthusiastic and higher level discussion thancase studies that focus solely on ethics. This paper describes the use of the different EPSAscenarios, the standardized questions which are used to prompt the student discussion, the EPSArubric, the EPSA Summary Score, the facilitation plan, and also describes how the EPSA methodcan be incorporated for use at both the classroom and program level. All material described inthe paper is included in the paper’s appendices.BackgroundEngineering programs often contain a senior level

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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working with the community rather than for them.The class project focused on improving sanitation and hygiene problems in rural Indiawas undertaken in groups of three. It then describes the challenges of ensuringparticipation of the students and the community as equal partners and how this wasachieved by including practice of care as a central piece of the course. In addition toreading and discussing literature on care ethics, the students used these concepts to createindividual “care statements” which guided the design process. The paper then describes apreliminary attempt at understanding student engineers’ experiences of engaging withcare as well as their evolving understanding of practicing care in engineering practice.Introduction

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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the forty(40) formidable questions at an interview, understanding fit, and learning how to search for andmaximize the chances for obtaining good packages in pursuit of graduate studies. Most, if not allof such activities may be addressed through four to five relatively short sessions. However, in amore comprehensive course, offering ten 80-minute sessions (or 12 one-hour sessions), elementsof engineering ethics, sustainable design, green engineering, and a general understanding of theglobal economy may be added to the agenda. In this process, the facilitators may recognize theadvantages of having a class of multi-disciplinary engineering students for creation of someexciting and relevant exercises for the above “added” topics. This paper

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Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Balasubramanian, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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areas of interest include Controls, Robotics, Automa- tion, Systems dynamics and Integration, Metrology, as well as Engineering Ethics, professionalism, and Education. Dr. Barakat is currently the chair of the Technology and Society (T & S) Division of the ASME and current chair of the ASEE Ethics Division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Exploring Societal Interaction with Emerging TechnologiesAbstract Emerging technologies are an integral part of technological progress in this era. Researchin emerging technologies is characterized as having a sudden or persistent impact on society byinducing far-reaching changes in an attempt to influence the human quality

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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-learning, sustainable engi- neering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Infusing Macroethical Ideas into a Senior Engineering CourseAbstractEngineering ethics education typically focuses on microethical ideas, with some notableexceptions described in the literature. There is a growing call to prepare students to considermacroethical issues of importance to engineering practice – ideas such as social responsibility,sustainability, and social justice. These are typically complex ideas that lack consensus. Thispaper presents a case study of a course designed to teach students about macroethical issues.This new

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Luciana Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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Learning Design and Technology at Purdue, is a Graduate Research Assistant, and is serving on the evaluation team for a new transdisciplinary studies program that incorporates real world cross-cultural challenges into a values-based instructional environment with the goal of reaching practical and sustainable, ethical solutions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Instructional Strategies for Incorporating Empathy in Transdisciplinary Technology EducationAbstractIn the past decade, there has been an increasing focus on the ethical content of designed artifacts,including the ways in which engineers and technologists are responsible for considering

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Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; John R Luchini

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Paper ID #15197What is the Length of a Toilet Paper Tube? A Hands-On, Team-Based Lessonin the Ethics of Data CollectionDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George C. Wang, East Carolina University; John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University

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Paper ID #14400Teaching Ethics For Construction Management Majored Students: Stan-dalone Or Micro-Insert? - Globalization and Sustainability ConsiderationsDr. George C. Wang, East Carolina University Dr. George Wang had worked in the industry for 15 years prior to coming back to academia. He has broad research interests including infrastructure construction engineering and management, ethics education in engineering and construction, risk management in construction, environmental and energy aspects in con- structed facilities, nontraditional materials utilization in construction, concrete and asphalt technology. He has

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Faculty Views of Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

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work reports on the second year of this ongoingstudy of the differences in perception of academic integrity issues among students and faculty.The study grew out of an effort to formalize and increase the rigor of instruction regardingplagiarism in technical writing. The scope expanded to include an instrument administered toboth students and faculty in (REDACTED) that aimed to characterize the degree to whichdifferent cheating behaviors are considered bad or ethically unacceptable. For example, is thesharing of a homework with a peer who was ill before the due date more or less “wrong” thanasking an earlier section of a course what is on an exam before walking in to take the exam? Inaddition, students who are in their first or second semester

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Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Andrés Strello, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Francisca Castro, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Paper ID #19002Are All Engineering Students Capable of Recognizing Ethical and Profes-sional Issues? An Assessment Approach to Engineering EthicsMrs. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation in the School of Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. She creates qualitative and quantitative instruments for measur- ing engineering student outcomes. She conducts research on engineering assessment and its effect on the continuous improvement process of practices in engineering education. Her primary research interest

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #21199In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) as a Sociotechnical System: Using Actor-networkTheory (ANT) for Teaching Undergraduate Engineers About the Ethics ofAssisted Reproductive Technology (ART)Prof. Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD is Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia in the program of Science, Technology and Society (STS) within the department of Engineering and Society. She received advanced degrees from the University of Virginia, in Communica- tion Studies, and in Religious Studies with a focus on Bioethics. Rosalyn

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University; Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

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. Othersections of the instrument are intended to elucidate a severity rating for 20 various scenarios thatrepresent a range of academic integrity violations from trivial to most severe. The results fromthe first year were sufficiently compelling to warrant recruitment of additional respondentinstitutions during year two. This work reports on results from the third administration at theoriginal institution, and the first or first and second administrations at additional institutions. Inall cases, previous work has pointed to the existence of a disparity in perception betweenstudents and faculty, freshmen and upper-class students, and students at different institutions.The authors have termed this disparity an ethical gray area. Understanding these

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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University in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation. She received a master’s degree in instructional psychology and technol- ogy as well as a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in geology. Her current research interests are in educational measurement and program evaluation.Miss Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dayoung Kim is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research interest includes engineering ethics, curriculum development for socially-responsible engineers, and cultural studies for engineers in a global context. She earned her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering at Yonsei University, South Korea in 2017.Mr. Andrew Katz, Purdue

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Bolhari, Islamic Azad University, Tehran; Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University

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Paper ID #21290IT Ethics and the Role of Perceived Possibility of Disclosure: An Interven-tional ResearchDr. Alireza Bolhari, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Dr. Alireza Bolhari holds a PhD in Information Technology Management (Business Intelligence) from Science and Research Center of Islamic Azad University; where he currently serves as a lecturer. Dr. Bolhari received his MSc in Information Technology Management from Shahid Beheshti University and has completed BSc in Industrial Engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology. His research interests are mainly focused on behavioral and organizational aspects of

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Marialuisa Di Stefano, Utah State University

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Paper ID #21889Perceptions of Ethical Behavior in Ethical Mentoring Relationships BetweenWomen Graduate Students and Faculty in Science and EngineeringMs. Laura Ann Gelles, Utah State University Laura Gelles is a second-year Ph.D. student at Utah State University in the Department of Engineering Education. Born in Reno, Nevada, she received her bachelor degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Nevada Reno and her Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Dakota. She is currently researching ethical mentoring and hidden curriculum in graduate women students in science and

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Sleep P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Yasha Rohwer, Oregon Tech

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seepage.Dr. Yasha Rohwer, Oregon Tech c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Assessing student responses to the potential conflict between safety and welfare in the American Society of Civil Engineers code of ethicsThe first canon of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) code of ethics states that“Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public…” While it mayseem that safety, health, and welfare are all complementary to one another, we argue that thereare situations where trade-offs exist between these important obligations of civil engineers. Ourfocus in this paper is on the tension between safety and welfare. Safety can be quite costly andthat high cost can

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold W. Walker, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #27666Behavioral Ethics and Engineers: Factors Affecting Decision Making in CasesInvolving Risk and Public SafetyProf. Harold W. Walker, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Walker is the Schwaber Professor of Environmental Engineering at WPI. Prior to coming to WPI, Professor Walker was the Founding Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering at Stony Brook Uni- versity (SUNY). He started his academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental, and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. He has taught concepts in engineering ethics for over 10 years c

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Erwin; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Colin Potts, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ellen Zegura, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #22891Undergraduate STEM Students and Community Engagement Activities: Ini-tial Findings from an Assessment of Their Concern for Public Well-beingAlexandra ErwinDr. Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jason Borenstein is the Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His responsibilities in- clude administering a Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) policy for all new doctoral students at Georgia Tech and instructing undergraduate and graduate courses on topics at the intersection of science

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech; Ingrid St. Omer, Virginia Tech

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, a Research Associate and President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota, and as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Advanced Microelectronics Laboratory at Northern Arizona University. Dr. St. Omer is an active member of IEEE, MRS, ASEE, and NSBE AE. She has also held several leadership positions at the national level during her academic career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Where Should We Begin? Establishing a Baseline for First Year Student Awareness of Engineering EthicsAbstractThe first year engineering design course at a research institution in the southeastern United Statescontains a unit in engineering ethics, most recently

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heng Li, Zhejiang University; Yanjie Xie, Zhejiang University; Shuxin Yang, Chinese Society for Engineering Education (CSEE); Ruixue Xu, Zhejiang University

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Paper ID #26128A New Approach in Abolishing Poverty: A Case Study and ConstructionStrategy for Integrating Inclusive Innovation into Engineering Ethics Educa-tionMr. Heng Li, Zhejiang University Mr. Heng Li, Zhejiang University Ph.D. candidate in School of Public Affairs in Zhejiang University.He is engaged in the research of engineering ethics and engineering ethics education in the School of Hu- manities of Zhejiang University. Meanwhile, he is also the director of Priority Project of Engineering Education(2016) of China Association of Higher Education. Research direction: Engineering ethics edu- cation, Philosophy.Miss

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Assessing Ethics Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David S. Greenburg, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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objective of most undergraduate engineering curricula is to prepare students to solvechallenging problems by applying technical knowledge to create original ideas and then turnthose into practical applications. In addition to providing the technical knowledge, it isbecoming progressively important that the engineering education provide students with theleadership tools needed to excel in their professions and to become ethical leaders in anincreasingly complex world. The demand for principled engineering leaders will continue toplay an increasingly vital role in the discovery of new knowledge and technologies that canaddress the complex global problems facing society. This demand amplifies the importance ofintegrating ethical leadership and

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Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, home of the Iron Range, Twin Cities and Bell Engineering programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Considering Future Ethical Behavior Through the Use of Fiction in a Project-Based Engineering ProgramIntroduction & BackgroundThe use of literature broadly, and science fiction in particular, in engineering courses is a rare butnot unheard of phenomenon. Occasionally, the use of fiction connects to

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New Areas of Ethical Inquiry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Florida Gulf Coast University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Christine Marie Fiori, Drexel University

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Education, 2020 Ethics in Undergraduate Construction Curricula: A Two-Stage Exploratory Sequential Approach to Developing and Piloting the HETC SurveyAbstractConstruction and construction related engineering programs (construction engineering and civilengineering) must provide ethics education to students for accreditation; however, there arelimited resources for instructors who teach ethics in these degree programs. This exploratorytwo-stage sequential research study utilizes three of Eash’s five curriculum components (content,modes of transaction, and evaluation) as the conceptual framework to understand the teaching ofethics in construction programs by developing and piloting a survey instrument

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Research on Engineering Ethics Education and Practice

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Greg Rulifson P.E., U.S. Agency for International Development; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Health Stress and Support System Narratives of Engineering StudentsAbstractAcross the country and the world, health of college students is gaining more deserved attention.In particular, mental and physical health shocks and stresses weigh heavily on engineeringstudents. This work highlights, in their own words, the ways that undergraduate engineeringstudents managed physical

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New Media for Ethics Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Valerie H. Summet, Rollins College; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #29719Science Fiction as an Entry Point for Ethical Frameworks in Engineeringand Computer Science EducationDr. Valerie H. Summet, Rollins College Dr. Valerie Summet is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rollins College, a liberal-arts school located in Winter Park, FL. Her research interests include human-computer interaction and CS education. She earned a BS in Computer Science from Duke University and an MS and PhD in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Prof. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering

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Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech; Umair Shakir, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #30203An investigation of when and where ethics appears in undergraduateengineering curriculaDr. Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech Andrew Katz is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Mr. Umair Shakir, Virginia Tech Umair Shakir is a PhD student in Engineering Education. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, he worked in the construction industry for five years in Pakistan and Dubai, UAE. He then joined the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Lahore, Pakistan as an Assistant Professor. He is working on a cross- national comparative study of engineering ethics and

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Engineering Ethics III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Tech; Matthew Drake, Duquesne University; Robert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie Swann, Georgia Tech

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AC 2008-339: THE TEST OF ETHICAL SENSITIVITY IN SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING (TESSE): A DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT TOOL FORAWARENESS OF ETHICAL ISSUESJason Borenstein, Georgia TechMatthew Drake, Duquesne UniversityRobert Kirkman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJulie Swann, Georgia Tech Page 13.1270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Test of Ethical Sensitivity in Science and Engineering (TESSE): A Discipline-Specific Assessment Tool for Awareness of Ethical IssuesI. Introduction There has been much written about the need for integrating ethics into the science andengineering curriculum. Efforts to accomplish this task are ongoing

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Engineering Ethics IV

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Queen's University; Donna Riley, Smith College; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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we need to ask ourselvesbefore embarking on any project. Who benefits and who pays? Who needs what andwhen? How will the project survive after the planners have gone? Who contributed to itsplanning and execution? Who decided what was needed? Who paid for it and why? Whatdo they stand to gain? Are proceeds distributed equitably? Does it provide faircompensation for those affected? Are people treated ethically and justly both within andas a result of the project – workers, those affected but not involved and those who are‘users’? Who gets the jobs? Who makes decisions about pay and conditions? Do workershave to relocate? What effect does this have on their lives, their family’s lives and thoseof their community? Is the engineering project