Social and Ethical Implications of Engineering Technologies Fall LEAP 1501 Sections 1,2,5,&6 MWF

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1 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 1 Social and Ethical Implications of Engineering Technologies Fall LEAP 1501 Sections 1,2,5,&6 MWF Course Instructor Jennifer Large Seagrave, Ph.D. Cell (call or text) J.seagrave@leap.utah.edu Office: Sill Center (Downstairs) Rm 009a (Through the parking lot, across from the Union) Office Hours: M/W 3-5 or by appointment Peer Advisors Library Instructor Dale Larsen Marriott Library, 1726c dale.larsen@utah.edu Office Hours: By appointment only Section 1: Megan Maurer MWF 8:35-9:25 XXX-XXX-XXXX megan.maurer@utah.edu Office hours at Leap House, TBA Section 6: Forest Reikhof MWF 11:50-12:40 XXX-XXX-XXXX forest.reikhof@gmail.com Office hours at Leap House, TBA Section 2: Ellen Brigance MWF 9:40-10: ellen.brigance@utah.edu Office hours at Leap House, TBA Section 5: Skyler Swearngin MWF 2:00-2:50 XXX-XXX-XXXX u @utah.edu Office hours at Leap House, TBA Engineering-LEAP [E-LEAP] Course Description Social and Ethical Implications of Engineering Technologies, LEAP 1501, provides you with an understanding of the role of ethics in the engineering profession. This course prepares you critically to understand and appreciate the social and ethical implications of engineering technologies. Through the help of articles and case studies you will learn to identify these impacts within the broader context of local and global communities. You will identify ethical responsibility based on professional codes of ethics published by discipline specific organizations. We will look at some engineering failures in order to integrate concepts of risk analysis into the discussion of ethics and professional responsibility, especially as these failures relate to public health, safety, and whistle blowing. To understand the impact of engineering solutions in global and societal contexts, we will study concepts of local and global sustainability. We will examine the notion of sustainable development from an engineering perspective and the ethical implications of issues such as globalization and rapid growth of information technology. You will explore multiple discourses on sustainability, and, after receiving instruction on how to present professionally, you will ultimately present your final team project in a conference setting on the day of our Final Exam.

2 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 2 Final Exam Schedule MWF 8:35-9:25 Section 1 Final Dec AM OSH 134 MWF 9:40-10:30 Section 2 Final Dec AM OSH 134 MWF 11:50-12:40 Section 6 Final Dec :30 AM-12:30 PM OSH 204 MWF 2:00-2:50 Section 5 Final Dec PM MBH 112 Requirements fulfilled by the course Humanities Exploration [HF], Diversity [DV] Learning objectives for LEAP 1501 At the end of the semester you will have 1. Assessed the social and ethical implications of various technologies and their uses in the United States and in a global setting. 2. Gained a more sophisticated knowledge of library technologies a. By being introduced to databases in the social sciences, applied sciences and engineering. b. By being introduced to research methodologies. c. By learning how to evaluate internet sources. 3. Developed sophisticated writing and oral communication strategies which allow the student to a. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in crafting written and oral assignments. b. Analyze professional communication skills. c. Use quantitative information in visual aids such as graphs and charts. d. Integrate library resources into a final, team-based research project. 4. Learned Team Building Skills a. By practicing leadership skills in teams. b. By negotiating task assignments. c. By evaluating the outcomes of team projects. d. By evaluating the participation of team members. 5. Explored a variety of campus activities and organizations in order to become part of the larger University community. Required Course Materials Textbook: Engineering Ethics Fourth Edition by Charles Feddermann Fleddermann/dp/ /ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=8-1- spell&keywords=charles+feddermann Pearson ISBN-13: ISBN-10: The book is available in the bookstore new and used and on Amazon. You may rent or purchase this book as an ebook only if you are planning to bring a device to class on which you can access the text.

3 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 3 All other readings for the class are available online on Canvas as.pdf documents. Links to some video recordings are available on Canvas and you can always search for them online. 1. R. J. Whelchel, Is technology neutral, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, v 5, no. 4, pp.3-8, December J. M. Whetmore, Amish technology: Reinforcing values and building community, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, pp.10-21, Summer H. Collins and T. Pinch. The naked launch: Assigning blame for the Challenger explosion, in Technology and Society: Building Our Sociotechnical Future, D. G. Johnson and J. M. Wetmore, Eds. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, pp C. E. Harris, Explaining Disasters, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, v 14, no. 2, pp.22-27, Summer D. Murphy-Dudley, Exportation of risk: The case of Bhopal Online Ethics Center for Engineering, 4/7/2006 [online]. Available [Accessed August 15, 2012]. 6. T. Donaldson. The ethics of global risk, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, v 5, no 2, pp.17-21, June S. Beder. The role of technology in sustainable development, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, v 13, no 4, pp.14-19, Winter. 1994/ S. B. Young and W. H. Venderburg. A materials life cycle framework for preventive engineering, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, v 11, no 3, pp.26-31, Fall B. C. Field, Environmental policy: Concepts and issues, in Environmental Policy: An Introduction, Long Grove: Waveland Press, Inc. 2007, pp Audiovisual Materials Used in Class 1. A. Luthra and S. Condie, Writer and Producer. One Night in Bhopal [Videorecording]. Princeton: New Jersey, BBC Education and Training and Films for Humanities and Sciences, S. Everett and R.B. Ward, Directors. Challenger: The Untold Story [Videorecording]. Pioneer Productions, Available at: Instructions for Reading Assignments Whatever reading is listed for a particular day should be done BEFORE you come to class on that day. There will be a quiz in Canvas due each day there is a reading assignment due. You may not take the quiz after the beginning of class on the day it is due. Bring your book to class whenever there is a reading assignment. Print any article you are asked to read and bring it to class, or bring an electronic device on which you can read it. When you are asked to read an article or chapter for class, you must come to class ready to discuss your thoughts, questions, comments and ideas about the piece you were asked to read. You should definitely think about the piece in the context of our class and how it relates to the course concepts we have discussed so far this semester. You should print the articles or save them on your computer in a program that will allow you to highlight and make notes. Read the text closely and actively, making comments and notes in the margins. After you read the assigned piece, compose an answer to one of the following questions and come to class ready to share your answer with a small group, the whole class, or me.

4 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 4 1. What is the major point of view represented in this reading? What other points of view are not represented? 2. Do you agree with the conclusions the author makes in the reading? Why or why not? 3. What point was most interesting to you about this reading and why? 4. What do you think is the main message of this reading? How does it reflect the social context of engineering technologies? 5. Choose one detail of the reading you find interesting and do more research on it. Come to class ready to explain what you found out that wasn t in the article. Assignments and Grade Points Grade Breakdown for Dr. J's LEAP 1501 Fall 2015 Individual 700 Attendance 100 Consultation 50 Homework/Reading quizzes 150 Interview with an engineer paper 100 Library (attendance and assignments) 50 Midterm (in class) 100 Individual memo report 150 Team 300 Team Report 1: Working agreement & topic proposal 25 Team Report 2: Technology 50 Team Report 3: Sustainability and policy 50 Team final paper 50 Team final practice (25) & Presentation (50) 75 Teamwork Evaluation 50 Total 1000 Percentage to Letter Grade 94% and above A 90-93% A % B % B 80-83% B % C % C 70-73% C % D % D 60-63% D- Below 60% E Assignments Late Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted at a penalty rate of 10% per day late. This does not include the reading quizzes or in-class midterm, which can only be made up if there is an excused absence. Team Assignments: If you miss a team meeting in-class and/or a library class, you

5 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 5 may lose points on the corresponding team assignment. Library Sessions: You must attend all library sessions and must contribute to your team research project to receive credit. Library sessions are designed to assist you in successfully completing your team research project. Attendance at library classes is very important as are teamwork class sessions. If you miss a library session, you will be ineligible to make up the attendance points and the library exercise points assigned for that class. Paper Responses and other major assignments Directions for major assignments (interview, papers, student conference, and final report) are available on Canvas. Please note: An assignment sent to my address is not on time, even if it is there on the assigned day, as all assignments must be submitted on Canvas. You should submit your assignments electronically in PDFs. Save all work as a PDF. Do not submit a Google Doc or a Word Document. LEAP 1060: To receive credit for LEAP 1060, Methods and Technologies for Library Research, a 1-unit course, you need to attend all ten-library instruction sessions during academic year [5 during Fall 2015 and 5 during Spring 2016 semesters] and get a passing grade for all ten exercises. You will be eligible for this credit if you continue with E-LEAP in the Spring-2016 semester. I will provide you with more information as we approach Spring-16 semester registration. Canvas: We will be using Canvas to promote discussion and learning. I will post this syllabus on Canvas, along with your grades, assignments and announcements. Specific assignments must be posted to Canvas by a certain date. You will maintain contact with your team for the final project by posting to your team's discussion topic, and you can access your grades and get copies of the major assignments after they have been distributed in class. Note that in-class participation, a book, and use of Canvas is required for this course. Log in on a regular basis to check for postings from the Peer Advisor and me. Please note: Canvas is a public space and is owned by the University of Utah. When you are posting responses there, please follow commonly accepted rules of decorum and courtesy as you would in the classroom while responding to questions and interacting with other students, the peer advisor and the instructor. Classroom Policies Attendance: You receive attendance points by being present, awake and participating in class. If you are absent from class, you cannot make up the points you miss unless you or your spouse are admitted to the hospital, a family member dies, you or your spouse gives birth, or you are on a sports/band team at a game. Hopefully the 10% of your grade dependent on attendance helps you understand that participation in class is of major importance in this course. Plagiarism: Claiming or suggesting that words or ideas of others are your own is a form of cheating. The University's policy on cheating is clear: plagiarism is appropriation of any other person's work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one's own work offered for credit." It is theft and misrepresentation. Cases of plagiarism are treated on an

6 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 6 individual basis. If you plagiarize your assignment you will receive a zero on that assignment and may receive further consequences. Contacting the instructor or peer advisor My office hours and office location are listed on the first page of this syllabus. Just , call or come to see me to make an appointment if my office hours are not convenient. I look forward to meeting with you if you have any questions or just want to come by to share some additional ideas about the text or the discussions. Your peer advisor will give you a separate sheet with contact information for his or her office hours. You will have one mandatory consultation with me (midterm), with the PA (presentation practice), and with the librarian (final paper review) during the semester. Extra Credit Points You may earn up to 20 extra credit points during the semester (four five-point assignments). The instructor and PA will announce events that qualify for extra credit during the course. Each event will be worth five extra credit points as long as you follow these instructions: To receive the credit, write a 200-word report on the activity What, When, Where, Who, Why and So What - on Canvas in the extra credit assignment. The last date for submission to receive credit is the last day of class before the final. Reasonable accommodation: Read the following statement and, if it applies to you, please visit the University's Center for Disability Services, 162 Student Union, or contact them at for information on how they can help you. The University of Utah seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in this class, reasonable prior notice needs to be given to the instructor and to the Center for Disability Services, 162 Olpin Union Building, (V/TDD) to make arrangements for accommodations. *All printed information for this course can be made available in alternative format with prior notification to the Center for Disability Services. Addressing Sexual Misconduct Title IX makes it clear that violence and harassment based on sex and gender [which includes sexual orientation and gender identity/expression] is a Civil Rights offense subject to the same kinds of accountability and the same kinds of support applied to offenses against other protected categories such as race, national origin, color, religion, age, status of a person with disability, veteran s status or genetic information. If you or someone you know has been harassed or assaulted, you are encouraged to report it to the Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 135 Park Building, , or the Office of Dean of Students, 270, Union Building, For support and confidential consultation, contact Center of Student Wellness, 426, SSB, To report to the police, contact the Department of Public Safety, [COPS]. Course syllabus and calendar/schedule: The course syllabus and calendar are subject to change and/or modification at the discretion of and by the professor, with reasonable prior notice to the students. It is the student s responsibility, when absent from class, to check Canvas to see if there has been any change made to the

7 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 7 syllabus in his/her absence. Course Schedule [Subject to change with notice] Assignment Due Dates: 1. Interview with an Engineer: Friday, September 25, 2015, Midnight 2. Midterm: Monday, September 30, 2015, In Class 3. Individual Memo: Friday, October 9, 2015, Midnight 4. Team Report 1: Friday, October 9, 2015, In Class 5. Team Report 2 with PowerPoint slides & Teamwork Assessment: Monday, November 2, 2015, Midnight 6. Memo Report 3 with PowerPoint slides & Teamwork Assessment: Wednesday, November 25, 2015, Midnight 7. Presentations & Team Final Reports Due at the time of the Class Final 8. Teamwork Evaluation Assignment: Friday, December 18, Midnight Library Dates: 1. Wednesday October 7 2. Wednesday October Wednesday October Wednesday November Wednesday November 18 WEEK 1 Aug 24 Speed dating, explanation of class, discussion of the neutrality of technology Aug 26 Is Technology Neutral? Aug 28 Discussion of Amish technology adoption (Amish Technology Article) WEEK 2 Aug 31 Discussion of engineering ethics (EE Chapter 1) (Assign Interview Article) Sept 2 Challenger, Preventative ethics (Naked Launch & Explaining Disasters) Sept 4 Reenactment of the phone conference WEEK 3 Sept 7 Labor Day Sept. 9 Professionalism and Codes of Ethics (EE Chapter 2) Sept 11 Ethical thought and theories (EE Chapter 3) WEEK 4 Sept 14 Ethical problem solving techniques (EE Chapter 4) Sept 16 Ethical problem case studies (Assign Individual Memo) Sept 18 Safety, Risk and Accidents (EE Chapter 5) WEEK 5 Sept 21 Bhopal basics & Film Sept 23 Bhopal & Exportation of Risk Sept 25 Ethical Issues in Engineering Practice (EE Chapter 7) (Interview Article Due)

8 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 8 WEEK 6 Sept 28 Review Day Sept 30 Midterm Oct 2 Paper Workshop for Individual Memo WEEK 7 Oct 5 Assign teams, working in teams role play Oct 7 Library 1 MBH 106 Oct 9 Workshop for Report 1 (Report 1 due in class) (Individual Memo Due) WEEK 8 FALL BREAK WEEK 9 Oct 19 Assign Team Report 2 (team meetings) Oct 21 Library 2 MBH 106 Oct 23 Formatting formal reports (IEEE) WEEK 10 Oct 26 Critique of papers and presentation slides/formatting & content Oct 28 Library 3 MBH 106 Oct 30 Workshop for Report 2 WEEK 11 Nov 2 Team Report 2 Due/Assign Team Report 3 (team meetings) Nov 4 Developing criteria for assessing sustainability (Beder Article) Nov 6 Materials Life Cycle (Young & Vanderburg Article) WEEK 12 Nov 9 Product Policy Issues (Field Article) Nov 11 Library 4 MBH 106 Nov 13 Feedback on Report 2/team meetings about revision WEEK 13 Nov 16 Organizing Presentations/Examples & Critiques Nov 18 Library 5 MBH 106 (make references list for report and presentation) Nov 20 Ted Talks: What is good about them? (Find a Ted Talk you like) WEEK 14 Nov 23 Workshop for Report 3 Nov 25 Team Report 3 Due Nov 27 Thanksgiving Break WEEK 15 Nov 30 Workshop for Presentation (complete the presentation slides) Dec 2 Presentation Roleplay (Team 1 Practice)

9 LEAP 1501 Syllabus Fall 2015, Seagrave 9 Dec 4 Impromptu Presentation Practice (Team 2 Practice) WEEK 16 Dec 7 Feedback on Report 3 (team meetings) (Team 3 Practice) Dec 9 What is revision? Examples and Critiques (Team 4 Practice) Dec 11 Paper Revision Workshop (Team 5 Practice) WEEK 16 FINALS MWF 8:35-9:25 Section 1 Final Dec AM OSH 134 MWF 9:40-10:30 Section 2 Final Dec AM OSH 134 MWF 11:50-12:40 Section 6 Final Dec :30 AM-12:30 PM OSH 204 MWF 2:00-2:50 Section 5 Final Dec PM MBH 112