Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Omar S. Al Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Moosa Salim Al Kharusi; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

environmental andsocial performance together with economic viability. The challenge is to reduce this powerfulabstract concept into a rigorous educational framework, with clear-cut methods, tools, and metrics,so it can be integrated into engineering curricula and practiced by professionals. The UnitedNations defines sustainability in terms of development that meets the needs of the present withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This requires a mutuallyoptimal usage of natural, societal, and economic resources. Sustainability education necessitatesthe use of unconventional approaches as against the traditional lecture-based style. Someinstitutions have tried to develop a sustainability curriculum using the

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Zeshan Ahmad Shah, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

and design a virtual experiential learning experience through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). Speaking in general, UniCen is a network for U.S. and Central Asian universities to: • Navigate the challenging global international education environment; • Test innovative methods for virtual exchanges; • Adapt policies, practices, and administrative structures for online teaching and learning; • Integrate technology solutions; • Co-create curriculum for virtual faculty and student exchanges. • Strengthen institutional capacity to support long-term partnerships between U.S. and Central Asian universities with economic-based outcomes. The suggested research topics in 2022

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

part through project based work, designed to be undertaken in a real academic setting, and they should be jointly assessed by employers and the higher education institution. The intention is that enterprise programmes offer more than simple, bolt on modules of business studies. There should be an attempt to integrate the new programmes with the education provision already offered to the students. The initiative is not a narrow vocational substitution for broad academic education and does not displace the need for high level expertise and professionalism in any number of specialisations. Associated staff development is a critical feature of the initiative and it is expected that institutions will design training programmes for staff to deal