EGR110: Ethics (day 1 of 2)
Student Conduct
Code of Academic Integrity
Professional Ethics
EGR110 Announcements
• Watch solidworks video before lab 5
• Advising scavenger hunt [completed
individually] due Friday, Oct 9 (submit answers
via on-line survey)
• Ethics assignment [completed individually] due
Monday, Oct 12
▫ Part 1 on paper
▫ Part 2 on website
• Design report [one per team] (part 1) due Friday,
Oct 16
Student Conduct: Academic Integrity
source: UP Bulletin 2015-2016
Academic integrity is openness and honesty in all
scholarly endeavors. The University of Portland is a
scholarly community dedicated to the discovery,
investigation, and dissemination of truth, and to the
development of the whole person. Membership in
this community is a privilege, requiring each person to
practice academic integrity at its highest level,
while expecting and promoting the same in others.
Breaches of academic integrity will not be
tolerated and will be addressed by the community
with all due gravity.
Think about…
• A situation where someone else lied or cheated
and it impacted you. How did you feel? What did
you do?
▫ Example: You ask, “When is the final exam?” The professor lies to you
about the date. How do you feel?
• Class Discussion
Violation Types (UP Bulletin)
Cheating
“Cheating is the violation of the
letter or spirit of an academic
endeavor in order to gain an
advantage, put someone else at a
disadvantage, or both.” (UP
Bulletin)
Forgery
“Forgery refers to falsifying or
inventing information, data, and
citations.” (UP Bulletin)
Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is the use or
representation of words or ideas
of another without attribution,
so that they appear to be one’s
own.” (UP Bulletin)
Source: Bulletin 2015– 2016,
Office of Marketing and
Communications, University of
Portland, Portland Oregon.
Plagiarism
If the idea is not yours, you need to cite it. Example:
• The bear can attach to the child’s shoe or belt and the caretaker
keeps the parent pod (Author Name, 2015).
Otherwise, describing this product in your paper is considered
plagiarism. I will give you a warning on this one, but not including a
citation violates the code of academic integrity.
The above text is your own words, but the idea is coming from another
source, so it needs to be cited.
Penalties will result if I see plagiarized ideas, text, figures, and tables
in the project proposal and design report. Better to be safe than sorry.
2010 high school students
Source: The Ethics of American Youth, Josephson Institute,2010,
http://charactercounts.org/programs/reportcard/2010/installment02_report-card_honestyintegrity.html, accessed Oct 19, 2012
• 59% cheated on a test
• 34% cheated more than once
• 33% plagiarized an assignment from the Internet
Tough cultural climate to have academic integrity,
BUT
Your word is your personal warranty
Your choices are a reflection of your character
Forces at work
1. Write down reasons why someone would be
compelled to cheat, forge, or plagiarize.
(this someone need not be you)
2. Write down behaviors that will enable someone
to maintain the code of academic integrity.
All of us
• We are *all* accountable to the academic
integrity policy
▫ Students, staff, faculty, administrators
• We are *all* accountable to report violations of
the policy
▫ If you see something or know about a breach, tell a
faculty member.
• Penalties for violations can range from warnings
to the revocation of a degree
Classroom conduct
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Respectful environment
Safe environment for learning
Encourage expression of ideas
Avoid disruptive behavior:
▫ Cell phone calls; texting
▫ Talking to neighbors when not engaged in group
activities
▫ Working on homework for another course
▫ Surfing the web, emailing
▫ Rude behavior
▫ Not participating in class
▫ Others?
Shop and Lab Conduct
• Lucky you: we have excellent facilities in Shiley Hall
dedicated to undergraduates!
• Access to machine shop and power tools:
▫ Need prior training by a Shiley School Technician
▫ Read Appendix D in student handbook
• Access to other labs during non-instructional times:
▫ Granted by professors, ID card coded for access (i.e.
Shiley room 110)
• Rules:
▫ Clean up your work station
▫ When working in labs, NEVER work alone
▫ Wear safety glasses
Emergencies
• Call public safety:
• 503-943-4444 (from cell phone) or x4444 from
campus phone
▫ Get this programmed into your cell phone.
Ethics in the profession
Craft
• apprenticeship (learn by
doing) hand-made artifacts
• individualized approaches
• limited scope of specialization
Profession
• recognized body of knowledge
• accredited education programs
• archived publications
• a professional society
• a code of ethics
At University of Portland
Degree
ABET-accredited
Professional Society
Civil Engineering
YES
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
Computer Science
YES
Association of Computing
Machinery (ACM)
Electrical Engineering
YES
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Mechanical Engineering
YES
American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)
Professional Licensure
• For some disciplines, it will be important to
become a professional engineer
▫ FE exam (usually during senior year)
▫ PE exam (after you have worked for a few years, #
years varies by state)
▫ Continuing education
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• Code of Ethics
▫ http://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics
Fundamental Canons
1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the
public.
2. Perform services only in areas of their competence.
3. Issue public statements only in an objective and
truthful manner.
4. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or
trustees.
5. Avoid deceptive acts.
6. Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically,
and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation,
and usefulness of the profession.
Source: Code of Ethics for Engineers, July, 2007, National Society of Professional Engineers,
http://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics, accessed 28 Sept. 2015.
When faced with an ethical dilemma:
Ask yourself these questions
1. What are the harms?
2. What are the promises (implicit and explicit
contracts)?
3. What is fair?
4. How does the decision stand up to public
scrutiny?
Case 1: My chemistry experiment blew up
two hours into the lab session. I had to get
to another class, so I copied the data from
another group to include in my own lab
report. After all, I did the experiment – I
just did not have time to start over and
collect the data myself.
• Answer the four questions
▫ Harms, promises, fair, public scrutiny
Case 2: I am an engineer for an airplane
manufacturer. My team completed the analysis
to determine the appropriate size, density, and
material for the bolts to secure the fuselage
together. However, the supplier was backordered on the bolts and our stage of the
project had to be implemented soon to keep
the project on schedule and on budget. So, my
manager chose to use bolts made from a
different material to keep the project moving
forward.
• Answer the four questions
▫ Harms, promises, fair, public scrutiny
My advice
• Own your mistakes; do not make excuses
• Ethics is really about your personal
accountability and your character
• What do you want to be known for?
If time:
• http://osrr.missouri.edu/quiz/index.html
Ethics Assignment
• See the EGR 110 website for part 2 of your ethics
assignment
▫ Part 1: true/false questions (on paper)
▫ Part 2: letter of recommendation (electronic
submission)