The True Grand Challenge for Engineering: Self-Knowledge Added01/22/2019 In 2003, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) published A Century of Innovation celebrating “20 engineering achievements that transformed our lives” across the 20th century, from automobiles to the Internet. Five years later, it followed up with 14 Grand Challenges for ... Author(s) Carl Mitcham Year 2014 Read More
All in the Interpretation Added07/28/2011 Updated04/20/2016 A graduate student wrestles with uncomfortable decisions in trying to interpret her research results. She struggles to make un-biased judgments and interact appropriately with the press. Author(s) Simil Raghavan Contributor(s) Simil Raghavan Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 2011 Read More
Serving Plaintiffs and Defendants (adapted from NSPE Cases No. 98-4) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/20/2016 (Conflicting Interests and Conflict of Interest) An expert in her field, an engineer is approached by lawyers for manufacturer XYZ to tesitfy on behalf of XYZ. Later, a plaintiff asks her to testify in an unrelated lawsuit against manufacturer XYZ. Does accepting the second job create a conflict of interest for her? Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
Question of Delegating Responsibilities Added06/15/1992 Updated01/20/2016 Dan Dorset had been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Once he was assigned to help Rancott install its equipment for Boulding, Inc., he arranged his vacation at a nearby ski resort. The installation would be completed on the 12th, and his vacation would begin on the 13th. Unfortunately, not all of Rancott's equipment arrived on time. Author(s) Michael Pritchard Contributor(s) Michael Pritchard Authoring Institution Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University Year 1992 Read More
The Use of Work from an Unpaid Consultation (adapted from NSPE Case No. 77-5) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/20/2016 Ethical Engineering/Fair Trade This case covers the pursuit of a contract and use of a study authored by a competing firm. It raises questions about the limits that are required in order to keep competition for a contract fair. This is an open-ended scenario for discussion based on a case from the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
Values and Policy in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science: A Dialogue-based Framework for Ethics Education http://eese.msu.edu/ Added08/16/2018 The “Values and Responsibility in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science” curriculum ( http://eese.msu.edu/ ) is a modular resource designed to be implemented by environmental science instructors who have no ethics training for the purpose of guiding students through an analytic ... Author(s) Michael O'Rourke Troy E. Hall Jan Boll Barbara Cosens Thomas Dietz Jesse Engebretson Lissy Goralnik Zachary Piso Sean Valles Kyle Whyte Year 2018 Read More
Using the Web for Teaching Engineering Ethics Across the Curriculum Added06/26/2006 Updated06/07/2016 This essay discusses a different approach to the untrained instructor problem-the development of a web-based co-instructor. The web resources described in this paper have as their primary goal assisting engineering faculty in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan teach and assuming some of the work of teaching engineering ethics across the curriculum. This paper describes a program that was never actually implemented. Author(s) Nicholas H. Steneck Year 1999 Read More
Training Graduate Students in the Responsible Conduct of Research – A case study in building the Ethics Education Library Added05/23/2011 Updated06/07/2016 This article describes the graduate student training in RCR that was implemented during the creation of the Ethics Education Library. It includes a bibliography of topics discussed including Codes of Ethics, Intellectual Property & Copyright Issues, Fair Use, Privacy & Security, and Site Accessibility. Author(s) Kelly Laas Read More
The Contrary Research Environment: What is RCR Instruction Up Against? Added07/28/2009 Updated08/23/2015 In this presentation Melissa Anderson discusses how RCR training may actually affect behavior. Read More
TEST - Teach Early Safety Testing Added07/31/2014Updated02/01/2016Curriculum materials to encourage the integration of safety into design for the undergraduate engineering student. These materials were developed by Kids In Danger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children’s product safety. Contributor(s) Nancy Cowles More Info
Teaching the Individual Engineer How to Anticipate and Respond to Ethical Issues that Arise in the Workplace Added06/22/2006 Updated12/03/2008 An essay suggesting methods of teaching students how to anticipate and respond to ethical issues in the workplace Year 2006 Read More
Teaching the Individual Engineer About Fair Credit and Intellectual Property Added06/12/2006 Updated10/09/2008 This essay provides suggestions on how to teach engineers about fair credit and intellectual property. Year 2006 Read More
Teaching Ethics to Scientists and Engineers: Moral Agents and Moral Problems Added06/26/2006 Updated06/07/2016 In this essay, Dr. Whitbeck outlines an 'agent-centered' approach to learning ethics. The central aim is to prepare students to act wisely and responsibly when faced with moral problems. She provides a number of examples and cases with descriptions of questions and directions for promoting student participation and stimulating thought and discussion. Year 1995 Read More
Teaching Ethics Across the Engineering Curriculum Added06/26/2006 Updated06/07/2016 ethics, engineering, michael davis, teaching ethics, engineering ethics, An essay by Michael Davis exploring the teaching of ethics and how problems used in ethics courses are developed. Author(s) Michael Davis Year 1999 Read More
Syllabus: Biology 611, Ethics of Emerging Technologies in the Life Sciences Added03/16/2017 Bio 611: Ethics of Emerging Technologies in the Life Sciences is a syllabus for a one credit graduate course. Taught at Arizona State University, Bio 611 attracts a mix of natural science and humanities graduate students and does not assume students will have substantial experience in ethics. Beyond exploration of the topic of ethics and emerging biotechnology, the course aims to develop the ability of students to analyze ethical issues through the incorporation of case discussion and case writing. Author(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2016 Read More
Syllabus - Biology 611, Ethics of Human Enhancement Added02/14/2017 Bio 611: Ethics of Human Enhancement is a syllabus for a one credit graduate course. Taught at Arizona State University, Bio 611 attracts a mix of natural science and humanities graduate students and does not assume students will have substantial experience in ethics. Beyond exploration of the topic of ethics of human enhancement, the course aims to develop the ability of students to analyze ethical issues through the incorporation of case discussion and case writing. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph R. Herkert Year 2016 Read More
Student Toolkit - Values and Policy in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science: A Dialogue-based Framework for Ethics Education Added08/16/2018 The “Values and Responsibility in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science” curriculum ( http://eese.msu.edu/ ) is a modular resource designed to be implemented by environmental science instructors who have no ethics training for the purpose of guiding students through an analytic ... Author(s) Michael O'Rourke Troy E. Hall Jan Boll Barbara Cosens Thomas Dietz Jesse Engebretson Lissy Goralnik Zachary Piso Sean Valles Kyle Whyte Year 2018 Read More
Speaker's Guide for the Presentation: How to Be a Good Engineer Added05/23/2006 Updated01/15/2016 business, essays, engineering, whistleblowing, moral change, guide, ieee history, ethical behavior, codes, slide presentation This set of pages comprises a sample lecture that might be given to an audience of engineering students on the topic of the importance of ethical behavior in the engineering profession. Text for slides, an annotated bibliography, and several examples of engineering ethics pledges and oaths are also included. The talk was prepared by the authors for the Ethics Committee of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Washington, DC. Author(s) Joseph H. Wujek Year 2006 Read More
Scenarios in Business and Engineering Settings - (How to Be a Good Engineer, Speaker's Guide) Added05/23/2006 Updated01/15/2016 business, essays, engineering, whistleblowing, moral change, guide, ieee history, ethical behavior Fictitious scenarios drawn from a composite of situations that may have occurred in several distinct cases and intended to stimulate discussion. Read More
Rubric for Team Engineering Ethics Analysis Added06/27/2016 Updated06/27/2016 This rubric is used to ensure that students are meeting the goals described for the Undergraduate Team Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas in Engineering Student Co-op Experience. Author(s) Laura Grossenbacher Authoring Institution University of Wisconsin-Madison Year 2016 Read More
Research, Ethics, and Society: Discussion Guide Added10/16/2013 Updated08/05/2016 The Research, Ethics, and Society Cases provide starting points for discussion of the outcomes of new knowledge and innovation for society and the ethical obligations of researchers to society. A foundation text, accessible through CITI, explains why researchers have social responsibilities and outlines ways researchers can act in the public’s interests. This Discussion Guide summarizes that foundation text. Author(s) Karin Ellison Karen Wellner Contributor(s) Karin Ellison Year 2013 Read More
Problem Based Learning (PBL) Syllabus Added04/01/2013 Updated10/07/2015 This syllabus was part of a course on problem based learning (PBL) using fractious problems in science and technology. Author(s) Gillian Hue Beckford Edward L. Queen II Kathy Kinlaw Roberta M. Berry Contributor(s) Roberta M. Berry Year 2013 Read More
Organizational Behavior and Leadership Course Syllabus pdf Added06/08/2016 Updated08/18/2016 This is a syllabus for a course taught at the United States Coast Guard Academy. The course is part of a multi-year ethics education program that was selected as an NAE Exemplar in Engineering Ethics in 2016 for deeply embedded ethics education. Author(s) Hudson Jackson Kassim Tarhini Corinna Fleischmann Elizabeth Nakagawa Contributor(s) Hudson Jackson Authoring Institution United States Coast Guard Academy Year 2016 Read More
Online Ethics Center: Teaching the Individual Engineer's Responsibility for Safety Added06/20/2006 Updated12/03/2008 An essay with suggestions on how to teach engineers responsibility for safety. Year 2006 Read More
Nature and Human Values Course Syllabus-PDF Added06/28/2016 Updated06/28/2016 This is a syllabus for a course taught at the Colorado School of Mines. This course was selected as an NAE Exemplar in Engineering Ethics in 2016 for multidisciplinary faculty involvement; a foundational required course that is evaluated over the course of the students’ education; real-world ethics problems; and difficult problems that lack clear right and wrong answers Author(s) Sarah Hitt Cortney Holles Olivia Burgess Paula Farca Allyce Horan Joe Horan Alison Lacivita Justin Latici Ken Osgood Rose Pass Eric Siegel Jessica Smith Jim Studholme Seth Tucker Sandy Woodson Contributor(s) Sarah Hitt Authoring Institution Colorado School of Mines Year 2016 Read More