Canney, N. E., & Bielefeldt, A. R. (2012, June), Engineering Students' Views of the Role of Engineering in Society  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21315

\bibitem{asee_peer_21315}
  Canney, N. E., \& Bielefeldt, A. R. (2012, June), \emph{Engineering Students' Views of the Role of Engineering in Society}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21315

Nathan E. Canney and Angela R. Bielefeldt.  "Engineering Students' Views of the Role of Engineering in Society".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21315 Internet.  13 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_21315}
  Nathan E. Canney and Angela R. Bielefeldt.
  "Engineering Students' Views of the Role of Engineering in Society".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21315 Internet.  13 Jan, 2025

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AB  -             Engineering Students’ Views of the Role of Engineering in                                    SocietyA developed sense of social responsibility should be inherent in the engineering profession suchthat any project can be seen as service to a community. Academic institutions carry theresponsibility of teaching engineering students not only technical skills but also professionalskills that relate to social responsibility, such as ethics and societal impacts. Teaching techniquessuch as project-based service learning (PBSL) could increase a student’s awareness of socialresponsibility due to the community engagement (typically with underserved populations) andthe reflective aspect inherent in PBSL.For this study a survey of civil and environmental engineering students from all academic yearsis underway using a mixed-method tool designed to assess moral/ethical development,professional development, and the combination of the two as professional social responsibility.Pre-post survey methods are being used, with over 400 students having responded to the pre-survey. The post- survey will be distributed in December, at the end of the semester. Theclasses targeted for this study include freshman introductory classes, a sophomore/juniorenvironmental engineering fundamentals class, senior design capstone and graduate levelstructures and community development classes.Results from the pre- survey will inform the level of understanding of social responsibly atwhich students enter the semester (or the university as freshman). Two short answer questionshelp reveal what personal and collegial experiences have influenced the students’ perceptions.The pre-post assessment will tell us if certain classes and/or teaching methods have differentialeffects in changing social responsibly awareness. Finally, the demographic information will giveinsight into if there are differences across academic year, major, or gender for levels of socialresponsibility understanding.
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