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Co-Creating the Future: A College of Engineering Micro-Credential on Professional Ethics

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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George Washington University, District of Columbia

Publication Date

April 19, 2024

Start Date

April 19, 2024

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April 20, 2024

Page Count

7

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45709

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https://peer.asee.org/45709

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Bradley J. Sottile The Pennsylvania State University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-2974

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Brad Sottile is Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering in The Pennsylvania State University's College of Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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Arun Srivats Mohan Pennsylvania State University

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Frank Christopher Barber

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Abstract

This paper describes the development process for a micro-credential in professional ethics for undergraduate students at the College of Engineering (COE) at State University (SU) [ANONYMOUS PSEUDONYM], a large, public, research-intensive institution located in the northeast United States. Micro-credentials have been contemplated as a potential response to changes being seen in undergraduate engineering students coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic [ANONYMOUS CITATION(S)] and have previously demonstrated value in the literature (Wheelahan & Moodie, 2021). SU’s COE has invested significant resources into the development of new and pioneering micro-credentials for undergraduate engineering students. The instant micro-credential in professional ethics was built under a co-creation model, with the development team including a current SU COE faculty member, a current SU COE undergraduate student, and a SU COE alumnus who presently works in industry. The development team functioned together to build out the micro-credential so that the final product would be credible and demonstrate value-added for each of the constituent stakeholder audiences represented on the team. Advantages, challenges, and lessons learned from the co-creation approach for the micro-credential are discussed herein to facilitate wider-spread adoption of this innovative curricular development approach.

Sottile, B. J., & Mohan, A. S., & Barber, F. C. (2024, April), Co-Creating the Future: A College of Engineering Micro-Credential on Professional Ethics Paper presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, George Washington University, District of Columbia. 10.18260/1-2--45709

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