Learning Outcomes/Attributes

Learning Outcomes/Attributes

ABET f—An Understanding of Professional and Ethical Responsibility

Definitions	knowledge	comprehension	Application	analysis	synthesis	evaluation	valuation
Bloom’s Definition:	Remembering previously learned information	Grasping the meaning of information	Applying knowledge to actual situations	Breaking down objects or ideas into simpler parts and seeing how the parts relate and are organized	Rearranging component ideas into a new whole	Making judgments based on internal evidence or external criteria	Sensitivity/willingness to receive (awareness w/o assessment, willingness to suspend judgment): Actively respond (comply, commit, internal satisfaction; Value (acceptance of worth, preference); Organize (when values conflict)
Verbs	Arrange, define, describe, duplicate, identify, label, list, match, memorize, name, order, outline, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, select, state	Classify, convert, defend, describe, discuss, distinguish, estimate, explain, express, extend, generalize, give example(s), identify, indicate, infer, locate, paraphrase, predict, recognize, rewrite, report, restate, review, select, summarize, translate	Apply, change, choose, compute, demonstrate, discover, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, manipulate, modify, operate, practice, predict, prepare, produce, relate, schedule, show, sketch, solve, use, write	Analyze, appraise, break down, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, diagram, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, identify, illustrate, infer, model, outline, point out, question, relate, select, separate, subdivide, test	Arrange, assemble, categorize, collect, combine, comply, compose, construct, create, design, develop, devise, explain, formulate, generate, plan, prepare, propose, rearrange, reconstruct, relate, reorganize, revise, rewrite, set up, summarize, synthesize, tell, write	Appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, conclude, contrast, defend, describe, discriminate, estimate, evaluate, explain, judge, justify, interpret, relate, predict, rate, select, summarize, support, value	Accept, challenge, defend, respect, question, support, enjoy
(1) Demonstrates an ability to make informed ethical choices		User can identify concrete facts from intangible assumptions in a given situation.	When making an informed ethical decision the user can: Use knowledge to identify specific information to consider; use knowledge to identify the impacts (short-term and long-term); use the perspectives of other people; use knowledge to gain information.	User can separate facts from assumptions in order to distinguish where more information is needed.	The newly acquired facts are then collected and combined with the information surrounding the ethical decision being made.	Defend the newly acquired information in terms of their validity to support the ethical decision being made.	Defend the ethical decision being made with the support of factual components.

(2) Demonstrates knowledge of a professional code of ethics	User can identify the codes of conduct that a professional engineer should behave by.	User can describe their professional code of ethics; identify and characterize one different from their own; has a general knowledge of the impacts.	Shows knowledge of a professional code of ethics when considering possible alternatives during decision-making.	Can identify and analyze components of a decision independently of each other in terms of ethical guidelines.	Relates components of an ethical decision together in order to abide by their professional code of ethics.	Evaluate and judge a situation and possible further actions in terms of their professional code of ethics.	Uses personal value system to challenge others to use a professional code of ethics during decision-making.
(3) Evaluates the ethical dimensions of professional engineering and scientific practice	Can identify and define ethical issues concerning a decision, which can impact the individual, the company and the public.	Can describe ethical issues and how they effect the individual, the company and the public.	Can apply ethics when practicing engineering or science in a professional environment.	Can identify cost, schedule and risk components in terms of ethics when evaluating professional engineering and scientific practice.	Can combine cost, schedule and risk components together to make an informed ethical decision.	User can evaluate the value and credibility of information and their sources to make sound judgements.	User questions decision solely based on facts versus incorporating the ethical impacts the decision can have on the individual, the company and the public.
(4) Demonstrates ethical practice	Uses information to identify knowledge gaps. User can recognize the cost, schedule and risk components in terms of ethical issues.	User can integrate and describe ethical components used in practice (cost, schedule and risk) along with their professional code of ethics.	Uses knowledge, information, and the perspectives of other people to evaluate all of the impacts (short-term and long-term) when performing the task of making an ethical decision. Practices team concepts.	Can identify where knowledge is needed for competency, communication of information in a responsible manner, and the awareness of public safety concerns.	Can combine ethical components in terms of behavior (competence, responsibility, and public safety) of an ethical decision together to make an informed ethical choice.	Evaluate and judge a situation in practice, using facts and a professional code of ethics.	Uses personal value system to support actions. Accept and/or challenges standards.