Painter, R. (2012, June), Engineering Ethics, Environmental Justice, and Environmental Impact Analysis: A Synergistic Approach to Improving Student Learning  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21302

\bibitem{asee_peer_21302}
  Painter, R. (2012, June), \emph{Engineering Ethics, Environmental Justice, and Environmental Impact Analysis: A Synergistic Approach to Improving Student Learning}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21302

Roger  Painter P.E..  "Engineering Ethics, Environmental Justice, and Environmental Impact Analysis: A Synergistic Approach to Improving Student Learning".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21302 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21302}
  Roger  Painter P.E..
  "Engineering Ethics, Environmental Justice, and Environmental Impact Analysis: A Synergistic Approach to Improving Student Learning".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21302 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -   Engineering Ethics, Environmental Justice and Environmental Impact Analysis: A Synergistic                                Approach to Improving Student Learning                                                                 1                                                Roger Painter  1      Civil and Architectural Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USAEngineering ethics are being taught to Environmental Engineering students at Tennessee State University(TSU) in context with the broader aspects of environmental justice issues. In Environmental Engineeringpractice, ethical concerns are intrinsically tied to social and political environmental justice issues. In fact,environmental injustice is a major contributing factor to many ethical failures in environmentalengineering practice. Aside from the relationship between environmental justice issues and ethics issues,another benefit of combining the subjects is to increase the interest of students. Studies suggest that eventhough students may lack motivation to study ethics, they do have an interest in the social aspects ofengineering that can be used to leverage an interest in ethics. The content regarding engineering ethicsand environmental justice issues is presented in case studies as part of a required environmentalengineering course titled Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA).            The case studies also present theimplementation of EIA via the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).             Executive Order 12898,“Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-IncomePopulations”, was accompanied by specific guidance from the president regarding recognizingthe importance of procedures under NEPA for identifying and addressing environmental justiceconcerns. In this regard case studies that facilitate the interpretation of NEPA naturally extend toengineering ethics and environmental justice issues. The course has been taught in this mannerfor the past two semesters and assessment of the impact on student learning is ongoing. An inclass questionnaire on the subject of engineering ethics is given at the end of the semester. Infall of 2013 the course will be conducted without the ethics content and the same questionnairewill be given to provide a control group.
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