Project Info
ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS ABOUT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Jessica Smith | jmsmith@mines.edu
The project seeks to understand Mines students’ knowledge and opinions about corporate social responsibility, which is a key area of practice for engineers working inside of corporations but is under-studied in engineering education research. We have surveyed over 1200 students at Mines and need assistance managing the survey data and beginning to analyze it. Our student last year joined us in a peer-reviewed publication!
More Information
Smith, J., Rulifson, G., Grady, C., Smith, N., Battalora, L., McClelland, C., Sarver, E., Kaunda, R., and Holley, E. 2019. Critical Approaches to CSR as a Strategy to Broaden Engineering Students’ Views of Stakeholders. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
Smith, Nicole M., Jessica Smith, Linda Battalora, and Benjamin Teschner.* Industry-University Partnerships: Engineering Education and Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 144 (3). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000367.
Smith, Jessica M., Carrie McClelland and Nicole Smith. 2017. Engineering Students’ Views of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study from Petroleum Engineering. Science and Engineering Ethics 23 (6): 1775-1790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-016-9859-x
Grand Engineering Challenge: Not applicable
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Proficient in Excel
Time Commitment
15 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
Analysis and interpretation of survey data in light of academic literature on engineering education and social responsibility
Mentoring Plan
Once a week meetings, plus availability by Skype as necessary.