Academic Integrity Among Engineering Undergraduates: Seven Years Of Research By The E^3 Team

Cynthia Finelli, University of MichiganDr. Cynthia J. Finelli is Managing Director of the Center for Research on Learning and TeachingNorth and Associate Research Scientist of Engineering Education at the University of Michigan(U-M). She joined U-M in April 2003 after serving as Founding Director of the Center forExcellence in Teaching and Learning, Richard L. Terrell Professor of Excellence in Teaching,and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli earned aB.S.E.E. degree (1988), an M.S.E. degree (1989), and a Ph.D. degree (1993) in ElectricalEngineering from U-M. Dr. Finelli is responsible for advising the U-M College of Engineering oneducational endeavors, conducting research in engineering education, planning and facilitatingworkshops for faculty and graduate student instructors, and generating a community ofresearchers in engineering education. She is also a member of the U-M Steering Committee forthe President’s Ethics in Public Life Initiative and the College of Engineering’s Diversity andOutreach Council. Dr. Finelli is a member of the Executive Board of the ERM Division of ASEEand was program co-chair for the 33rd Frontiers in Education Conference and for the 2006 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition. She participated in a week-long, NSF-sponsored workshopon Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering Education and was an invited participant in theNSF-sponsored Engineering Education Research Colloquy Series. Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Trevor S. Harding is Associate Professor of Materials Engineering at California PolytechnicState University where he teaches courses in introductory materials engineering, structuralmaterials, and amorphous materials. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Harding earned B.S. degrees inAerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering (1995), an M.S. degree inMaterials Science and Engineering (1997), and a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science andEngineering (2000) from the University of Michigan. In 2004, he was named TempletonResearch Fellow by the Center for Academic Integrity, an appointment that involved closecollaboration with other researchers in the field of academic integrity. Dr. Harding received boththe 1999 Apprentice Faculty Grant and 2000 New Faculty Fellow Award for his contributions toengineering education. He was also an invited participant in the NSF-sponsored EngineeringEducation Research Colloquy Series. Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological UniversityDr. Donald D. Carpenter is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity. In this role, he is an instructor for several engineering courses (from freshman tosenior level) that involve ethics instruction. Dr. Carpenter earned a B.S.E. degree in CivilEngineering from Purdue University (1993), an M.S.E. degree in Ocean Engineering fromOregon State University (1996), and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University ofMichigan (2001). Dr. Carpenter’s institutional service includes Coordinator of the CivilEngineering Assessment Program and Chair (and co-Founder) of LTU’s Educational InnovationCollaborative (EIC). As Chair of the EIC, he is responsible for facilitating faculty developmentand coordinating educational initiatives on campus. Dr. Carpenter has conducted fundedpedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous educational papers, andconducted faculty development workshops. He is an active member of the ERM Division ofASEE, and he received both the 2001 Apprentice Faculty Grant and the 2002 New FacultyFellow Award for contributions to engineering education. In 2006, the National CollegiateInventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow forentrepreneurial education. Matthew Mayhew, New York University