Registration will begin at 11:30 AM. Lunch program to begin at 12:00 PM. Deadline for registration is December 12 at 4:00 PM. 

About the Presentation

From Shades of Gray Situations to Black and White Solutions

Engineers provide their greatest contribution to society by being ethical when solving problems and making decisions in the application of technology. However, ethical situations often are not black or white issues. Typically, various solutions appear to be shades of gray. In making ethical decisions, engineers need to be sensitive to how this will impact others. Although ethical behavior is based on personal values, there are guidelines to help professional engineers make ethical decisions. This presentation addresses ethics from a practical viewpoint and will include an audience group exercise! It is designed to use team building skills and other engineering principles to change an ethical dilemma that appears to be shades of gray to a black and white solution based on proven ethical standards for our profession.

Speaker

Jim Watson, PE - Watson Associates

Jim is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Life-Senior Member of IEEE. Following a 36-year engineering and management career with Ohio Edison, he founded Watson Associates to incorporate professional skill development within existing university engineering technical classes. Watson Associates has directed the use of this program for more than 26,000 students at 14 major engineering universities.

Jim received numerous awards from IEEE in recognition for his volunteer activities including the Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism, the highest award for volunteer activities.

In 2011, IEEE-USA established the “IEEE-USA Jim Watson Student Professional Awareness Award” to recognize key individuals for their contributions to Student Professional Awareness Achievement Activities in the United States.

Jim has delivered more than 2,100 presentations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia to a total audience of over 100,000. This includes more than 1,300 presentations to 65,000 students at 177 universities. Jim is also a co-author with Dr. Alexander of the textbook, “Engineering Skills for Career Success,” published by McGraw-Hill.

This workshop is sponsored by IEEE to promote professional activities in cooperation with ASCE.

Menu

All-you-can-eat homemade lasagna, roasted chicken, homemade meatballs, Italian green beans, Italian salad, Ciabatta bread.

CPD Hours

A certificate for one (1) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hour will be issued at the conclusion of the program.

Tickets

$20.00 ASCE Member

$15.00 Life Member

$10.00 Student

$25.00 Guest