Paper ID #43435Anti-racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Database Curriculum ThroughGroup Research Projects on Historical, Social and Ethical Database RelatedTopicsDr. Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University Ioulia Rytikova is a Professor and an Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She received a B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Automated Control Systems Engineering and Information Processing. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Educational Data Mining
EJE's relevance in addressing sustainability and social equity. By promotinginclusive pedagogical approaches and continuous reflection, we aim to equip students with theskills to design ethical engineering solutions. Through collective efforts, we aspire to contributeto a more sustainable and equitable future, fostering understanding and action in EnvironmentalJustice Education.Key words: Environmental Justice, Equity, Engineering Education IntroductionThe purpose of this Work in Progress research paper and ECSJ-DEED joint technical session isto highlight the crucial role of Environmental Justice Education (EJE) in bridging the gapbetween educators and students, particularly in the context of engineering
, Objective 1 work has involved literature review and individual interviews withengineering educators. There is more literature on equitable pedagogy (e.g., [2], [5], [6], [10],[14], [22], [23], [25] - [28]) than on equity-centered engineering content (e.g., [7], [8], [11], [13],[17] - [21], [29] - [31]), though we argue that both are necessary in order to prepare students tobe equity-oriented in their engineering practice. Additionally, there are different approaches tocentering equity in engineering courses, e.g., sociotechnical content (e.g., [7], [9], [12]),Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) curricula (e.g., [19], [31]), macro-ethics (e.g.,[18]), universal design (e.g., [17]), engineering for social justice (e.g., [8], [13], [15
towards JEDI in engineering practices. Particularly, students will learn about the historical temporal dimension of engineering and social justice through a series of case studies, recognizing that the impacts of engineering span multiple generations, irrespective of whether these effects are positive or negative. This realization will empower students with a sense of continuity and a need for collective efforts, it will enable them to break the barriers of individual accountability, micro-ethics, and direct causality commonly established in engineering practice [17]. This mindset shift acknowledges the need for continued social justice work beyond individual lifetimes, fostering a sense of interconnectedness and
degree-seeking years [13], to the inseparable impact of the state of the world onto the state of theclassroom (especially students who do not fit the tradition and dominant paradigm of white andmale-presenting) [14]. Microaggressions have been revealed to have an intense net-negativeeffect on people from marginalized communities working and studying in academic spacesperpetuated by systemic social structures that reinforce white-body supremacy [15]. Work tocounter legacy or traditional pedagogical practices where technical course topics are siloed fromhumanitarian efforts include the sociotechnical integration of human-centered design withengineering coursework [16], and discursive “micro-insertions” of ethics into technical coursesfor a
; engineering ethics; and pop culture.Dr. Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Zhu is Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Science, Technology & Society and the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. Dr. Zhu is also an Affiliate Researcher at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Zhu is Editor for International Perspectives at the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, Associate Editor for Engineering Studies, and Executive Committee Member of the International Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. Dr. Zhu’s research interests include global and international engineering education, engineering
offer support for schools in which engineeringcourses can not be implemented thoroughly due to lack of engineering education professionals orresources [10, p. 21]. However, in this framework the relationship between engineering designand technology with societal impact is framed under the concept of professionalism, referring toengineering ethics. The framework goes so far to state that, “technology by itself is neutral anddoes not affect people or the environment. However, it is the way in which people develop anduse technology that determines if it is helpful or harmful” [10, p. 74]. Such a statement removesresponsibility of harm from the engineers by displacing impact onto the users. In this project, we are working to integrate youth
research project teamsto enact a significant change in scientific knowledge and positively impact society. Beyond therhetoric of research productivity, facilitating diversity in engineering programs and professionswould help raise individuals’ ethical awareness and commitment to engineering ethics. Previousstudies confirm that individuals from diverse life experiences and cultural backgrounds offervaried perspectives and help create a fertile ground for deeper reflections and perspectivechanges [2]. Students of color tend to be more aware of ethics and moral principles based ontheir lived experiences with social prejudices and inequity (Thoman et al., 2015). Therefore, theywill likely develop a strong ethical stance that challenges the observed
of socialjustice concerns in organ transplantation. This work will be based on two primary domainsrelevant to science teaching and learning: socioscientific issues and the scaffolded knowledgeintegration framework.Socioscientific issuesA growing segment of educational practitioners have amplified research focused on expandinglearners’ sociopolitical consciousness in relation to the material they are learning within theirscience classes [1], [2]. As a consequence, socioscientific issues have become a focal point forresearch attention by experts in argumentation, ethics, and science education more broadly; anunsurprising development given the area’s potential to not only improve the conceptualunderstanding but also transform learners
for this focus, including to better prepare students for engineering practice, which isinherently sociotechnical [2]; to increase the sense of belonging of historically excluded students,who are more likely to be interested in the social aspects [3]; and to create better societaloutcomes that consider justice [4,5,6]. Attempts to disrupt the social/technical dualism and theapolitical nature of traditional engineering education have included revising stand-alone ethicscourses and adding sociotechnical components to traditional engineering courses, such as designcourses [7-10]. However, revising stand-alone ethics courses implicitly upholds the disconnectbetween the “technical” and “social,” and adding one or two modules to a traditional
Engineering,University of Connecticut)sophia.fenn@uconn.edu 1 ASEE 2024Abstract: How does a Human Rights framework in engineering curriculum affectundergraduate students’ attitudes and opinions of sustainability and human rights? Deepeninginequality worldwide, aggravated by climate injustices and the effects of the COVID-19pandemic, has increased engineering scholars’ awareness of the necessity of developing a newengineering pedagogy and corresponding ethical framework to prepare an engineeringworkforce that can perform successfully and efficiently in multicultural and globalized settings.The University of Connecticut (UConn) has pioneered in developing a curriculum
undergraduateengineering student. They appear to develop a critical eye for the ethical dimensions of differentengineering professions and these are often in contrast and conflict with the values studentsconstruct while preparing to become an engineer.In this study, I aim to characterize the tensions engineering students experience when doingidentity work related to their future careers. The study is based on a thematic analysis of in-depthinterviews with 6 engineering students at a private university in New England. The interviewprotocol was developed to explore their identity work in engineering school. I seek to understandthe nature of engineering students’ identity work when they consider their career trajectories andoffer engineering schools recommendations
given transparent The culture of the laboratory research expectations doing research is meaningful has strong morals and ethics 100 100 100 50 50 50 % % % 0 0 0 Overall ND NT Overall
unfamiliar (N2 = 181), using the same test toevaluate differences in perceived ease of access and use of these services.Ethical considerationsWe have adhered strictly to ethical principles in our research, which aims to understand theinteraction between the university’s services and the socio-cognitive aspects of sense ofbelonging and self-efficacy.Before data collection, all participants were provided with an informed consent form thatclearly described the purpose of their participation. This form ensured that students were fullyaware of their rights to abstain from answering the survey without any consequences to theiracademic standing or university services. We have ensured that participation was completelyvoluntary, respecting the autonomy of
harmand taking extensive steps to mitigate such harms. Like other sectors, education has also not been immune to ChatGPT, as it has found itsway into classrooms at all levels. This usage has brought about a strong debate on whether itshould at all be permitted in classrooms, with some educators being of the opinion that ChatGPTbrings ethical concerns. One major concern is in the context of academic integrity andplagiarism, where students can ask assignment or homework questions of ChatGPT andcopy-paste the output while claiming it as original work (e.g., [37], [38]). ChatGPT usage canthus stunt student learning as it offers up the answers without demanding any intellectual labor,serving as a crutch that can be used across different courses
-year students in the Summer 2023 offering ofENSC 406 - Engineering Law and Ethics at SFU, which is one of the few mandatory fourth-yearcourses all students must complete as part of their degree requirements. Although the timing of thecourse offering was a pragmatic reason for starting with these students, they were also our desiredstarting point given their time and experience in an engineering program.The survey was formulated to ask questions that did not focus on program-specific issues such asduration of study, academic expectations, and course difficulty. The survey, comprising a total of 41close- and open-ended questions, covered a range topics inspired by current literature, such as identity[8] - [10] (e.g., “In what ways does your
students. 4. Demonstrating the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, social responsibility and ethical engineering practice more meaningfully in CoP activities, processes and documentation. This may include efforts to hold more social justice-focused events and activities of all students to participate in and to bring more diverse URM and women in as presenters as well as broader institutional efforts to change the culture of our engineering program at all levels so that dominant faculty and students are more aware. 5. Facilitating better mentorship connection opportunities with faculty, industry partners, and/or peers that include ways for underrepresented students to connect with diverse mentors who
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importance of mitigating designer biases. Objective 1 was achieved by anchoring thecourse in the human centered design and universal design frameworks. Objective 2 was achievedthrough diverse perspectives in the guest speaker and prep materials chosen, frequent immersiveactivities on exclusion in design, and many opportunities for student-led course discussions.The topics presented in this course, as detailed in Table 1, were centered in mechanicalengineering design due to the nature of the elective. However, there was an intentional emphasisto discuss relevant social issues in the context of engineering. Module 9 was focused onalgorithmic bias. The responsibility to ethically and equitably designing human-machineinteractions [21], facial
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Division (EPPD); Engineering Ethics Division; Equity, Culture,and Social Justice in Education (ECSJ); Liberal Education/Engineering and Society Division(LEES); Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND); and Women in Engineering Division(WIED)]. Participants received information detailing the purpose, informed consent form, andsurvey link. A total of 212 participants completed the survey. Fifty-eight incomplete responses(i.e., completed less than 75%) were removed, and the remaining 154 responses were analyzed.Closed-ended data were processed using SPSS, and open-ended responses were coded in Excel.Quantitative analysis included obtaining frequencies and the disaggregation of data based onrespondent demographic information. Open-ended responses
access by zip code – looking at which cities/states provided access to key gateway courses that are often required to enter engineering programs (high school physics, calculus, AP courses, etc.) • The use of AI in police surveillance, with a heated discussion on the interest in campus police pursuing this on our own campusIn all of these examples, students then had to take the further step of looking at methods forengineers to do better. They had to propose methods to increase STEM access in schools, how theASEE code of ethics requires us to challenge the NIMBY arguments (Not In My Back Yard) thatprivilege rich white neighborhoods, and what should be done to improve technology in policesurveillance. These examples were
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complexity of navigating racialidentity and how societal perceptions can impact individuals both positively and negatively.Our study of environmental nonprofit websites in Buffalo seeks to explore how the intricatelayers of racial and ethnic identification manifest within organizations’ public representations ofthemselves. Utilizing the Fitzpatrick skin type scale in this [25] study, we classified individualsas people of color (darker than olive) or not. However, we recognize individuals may bemiscategorized due to the inability to self-identify as people of color in our study. Self-identification is the most accurate and ethical method of racial and ethnic classification [24]. Asan equity-focused and racially diverse research team committed to
combining them into brand marketing, developing them into fineboutique products. This idea-to-3D print project tasks the student designer with leaning into theirown culture to design home décor items inspired by their personal background. Students areencouraged to embrace cultural traits in their design, such as nationality, family structures,community, aesthetics (art, architecture, music, dance), cuisine, mythology, ethics, manners,festivals and holidays, and fashion. Cultural aspects should be meticulously used to influence thedesign, usage, and purpose of the product from the conceptual stage of design, rather than assuperficial or last-minute additions. This individual project consists of three parts (creativeideation and sketching, 3D CAD
Knowledge creation and synthesis are the core of research. How we engage in research orknowledge creation is deeply intertwined with our experiences and the language we use to makesense of the world around us. For us, the co-authors of this paper, the triad concept of Kaya(Body), Vacha (Speech), and Manas (Mind) in the Indian philosophy of ethics and spiritualitypoints to the interdependence of experience, language, and knowledge. Lakoff and Johnson [1]present the same idea as the core motivation for their germinal book Metaphors We Live By; theysuggest that dominant views on meaning-making in Western philosophy and linguistics areinadequate for the way we understand our world and ourselves. They propose that our languageshapes the way we think
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focused on developing higher reliability Technical Language Models (TLMs) which are essentially knowledge-graph backed LLMs that can pinpoint where information was drawn from within a complex information environment. He also works toward improving CS education, broadening participation in computing, and incorporating ethics into CS education.Christopher Isaac Fulton ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Experience Report on Reducing Barriers by Removing Prerequisites for a CS 1 Introductory Programming Course Udayan Das† Chris Fulton Mathematics and Computer Science School of Continuing and Professional
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