Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Case Analysis, Computing, Dissenting Professional Opinions, Ethics, Organizational Dissent

Abstract:
This module, designed for the EAC Toolkit (NSF SES 0551779), will test the Toolkit and Connexion’s ability to network different online and offline sources for ethics across the curriculum. It consists of four components designed to provide students with tools for carrying out an in-depth analysis of the cases found at www.computingcases.org; it also makes substantial references to the draft manuscript of a textbook in computer ethics entitled Good Computing: A Virtue Approach to Computer Ethics under contract with Jones and Bartlett Publishing Company. (This book will consist of the cases displayed at Computing Cases—Therac-25, Machado, and Hughes Aircraft—and 7 additional cases all developed through NSF projects DUE-9972280 and DUE 9980768.)

The module presents the case abstract and timeline. It then refers students to computingcases.org where they will find the case narrative, history, and supporting documents that provide background information necessary for analysis. The case abstract and timeline introduce students to the basic outlines of the case. The accompanying decision point taken from the case provides students with the necessary focus to carry out an in-depth analysis. Students respond to the decision-point by working through the four stages: problem specification, solution generation, solution testing, and solution implementation.

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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): assessment, computer, engineering, ethics, muddiest point

Abstract:
This module adopts and adapts an exercise found at the Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville website on assessment: www.siue.edu/ deder/assess/cats/muddy3.html. Developed first by Harvard Professor Mosteller, it has been modified from the Edwardsville version by having students identify both a difficult (i.e., muddy) and a clear point to balance negative and positive feedback. Students work through an engineering or computer ethics module. (These can also be found at Connexions published under this author’s name.) After completing the module they are asked to fill in the form attached to this module. Results of this feedback are shared with the students and used to help develop derived copies of the modules. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): William Frey, Jose Cruz-Cruz

Keyword(s): Ethics, Ethics across the curriculum, Graduate Studies, Research Ethics

Abstract:
<name>Caution–this module is still under construction!</name> "Graduate Education in Research Ethics for Scientists and Engineers" is a project funded by the National Science Foundation (SES 0629377) to design and integrate a pilot program in research ethics for graduate students in science and engineering. This project is being built around three key components three workshops: (1) a Graduate Awareness Workshop to create awareness of fundamental ethical issues in research, (2) a Moral Deliberation Workshop to promote skills of moral deliberation, (3) a Case Analysis Workshop that will provide frameworks and strategies for structuring and framing problematic situations in research ethics, and (4) a capstone activity, an Ethics Banquet, where students will generate poster presentations on their work in research ethics. This first module introduces the Graduate Awareness Workshop to students. It will be accompanied shortly by an instructor module that provides insights into how to approach teaching basic issues in research ethics. This module has been developed through Connexions as a part of the EAC Toolkit project, NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Collaborative Learning, Ethical Values, Ethics, Work Teams

Abstract:
This module developed for classes in Engineering and Computer Ethics at UPRM employs a value/virtue approach to encourage students to reflect on the ethical issues and problems that arise in group or team work. Throughout the class, students are given group assignments for which they receive group grades that are distributed to each individual member. The module then provides students with ethical goals to grade them as they execute these assignments. Student groups develop strategies for realizing these goals. They also envision pitfalls that often prevent groups from working cooperatively such as the Abilene Paradox, groupthink, and group polarization. Finally, students develop an assessment process based on these goals that they use to complete a group self-evaluation at the end of the semester. The primary purpose of this module is to use group work and cooperative learning as an occasion to reflect on the different ethical issues and problems that arise in collective activity. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): Jose Cruz-Cruz, William Frey

Keyword(s): Curriculum, EAC, Ethics, Module, Student, Template, Toolkit

Abstract:
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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Computer, Ethics, Problem Specification, Socio-Technical Systems, Value Conflict

Abstract:
This module is founded on two insights: the analogy between problem-solving in ethics and design methodology and the effectiveness of case analysis for practicing skills in ethical problem-solving. Students will learn socio-technical system analysis and how to use this analysis to predict the problems likely to accompany the implementation of a new technology or computing system. This module has been developed to test networking potentialities of the EAC Toolkit and Connexions by linking to the materials posted at the Computing Cases website. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Computer Ethics, Decision Making, Engineering Ethics, Ethics, Ethics Bowl, Socio-technical analysis

Abstract:
This module provides three frameworks that are essential to professional and occupational ethics classes being taught at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez during the academic year of 2006-7. The first framework converts the Software Development Cycle into a decision-making framwork consisting of problem specification, solution generation, solution testing, and solution implementation. The second framework zeros in on the solution testing phase of the software development cycle by offering four tests to evaluate and rank solutions in terms of their ethical implications. The third framework offers a feasibility test designed to identify obstacles to implementing solutions that arise from situational constraints like resource, interest, and technical limitations. These frameworks are abbreviated from materials that will eventually be published in Good Computing: A Virtue Approach to Computer Ethics that is being authored by Chuck Huff, William Frey, and Jose Cruz-Cruz. They can also be supplimented by consulting www.computingcases.org and Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases by Rabins, Harris, and Pritchard. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Computer, Decision, Ethics

Abstract:
The Hughes case has been extensively researched by Chuck Huff from St. Olaf College with the results published at www.computingcases.org. It will also be one of 10 cases to be included in a textbook on computer ethics entitled, Good Computing: A Virtue Approach to Computer Ethics under contract with Jones & Bartlett with Chuck Huff, William Frey, and Jose Cruz as authors. This module takes three decision points from the case and has students evaluate these using three ethics tests (reversibility, harm/beneficence, and publicity) and a feasibility test. This module is designed to give students experience integrating ethical considerations into real world decision making. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): William Frey

Keyword(s): Code of Ethics, Engineering, Ethics, Pirate Creed or Code

Abstract:
This module uses the Pirate Creed of Ethics (http://www.jollyrogercayman.com/web%20pages/pirates_creed.htm)
to introduce students to engineering and professional codes of ethics. Analyzing the Pirate Creed helps students to see that credos and codes serve different functions, embody values, and send different messages to internal and external communities. After studying and discussing the Pirate Creed, students write and defend their own codes in small groups using a seven step method. With their own codes in place as a critical and interpretive framework, they conclude this module by critically assessing different professional codes of ethics, for example, the Puerto Rico State Society of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, “Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices,” NSF SES 0551779.

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Author(s): Jose Cruz-Cruz, William Frey

Keyword(s): Curriculum, EAC, Ethics, Instructor, Module, Template, Toolkit

Abstract:
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