1. ABET 2000 and Ethics: Partnering with Librarians to Embed Ethics Into Course Curricula Alice J Trussell Kansas State University Presented at: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Salt Lake City June 23, 2004

2. Introduction: A Quick Survey Librarians have tradition of patron service Information literacy is essential Patrons are changing What’s new in accreditation standards? We can assist faculty in meeting accreditation standards Let’s examine converging factors

3. Something New ABET Expectation: Colleges of Engineering will provide ethics content in courses Students may not be equipped with ethics skills Librarians are well positioned to help

4. ABET 2000 Criterion #3 Engineering Programs must demonstrate that their graduates have… An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility Each program must include an assessment program

5. ABET 2000 Criterion # 4 Students must be prepared for engineering practice… Incorporate economic, manufacturability, ethical, et.al.

6. Role of the Engineering Librarian Librarians have the necessary information utilization skills Librarian can be a neutral party for collaboration, partnering Emerging roles as content developers Instruction

7. Information Literacy …critical thinking skills Recognize when information is needed Locate, evaluate & use information effectively Understand the economic, legal and social issues surrounding the use of information and use the information ethically and legally (ACRL).

8. Today’s Student Millennial students are different (Newton) More general knowledge, but less experience in exploring a subject in depth They don’t “know all that stuff” (Weiler). Skills can be embedded into curricula

9. Implementation Librarians have the skills Embed in the curriculum-not sporadic –Nerz, Weiner Must include assessment- ABET Engineering & Library faculty collaborate on cycle of assessment/improvement

10. THE END Alice J. Trussell Assistant Professor and Director Fiedler Engineering Library Kansas State University alitrus@ksu.edu