Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

investigate metaphorical language or uniqueways to describe technical concepts. This can add depth and layers to their poems that they maynot have tried before.This year as a work in progress we decided to try a new path for the students to follow. Theybegan with the instruction to NOT use ChatGPT or any other AI to write their poems. They hadto create what they could and hand it in. The next step was to take that work and put it inChatGPT and create three more versions of their original work. In this paper we explore the useof ChatGPT to not create required work but to show that as a tool ChatGPT opens up the doorsof new forms of creativity, student evaluation of their own work in comparison to the added toolof ChatGPT, and the avenues that a

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elana Goldenkoff, University of Michigan; Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

education (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) as well as a cohort of students whotook all their classes under standard post-pandemic in-person instructional protocols. The secondinterview period also coincided with launch and subsequent public debates around ChatGPT(OpenAI, San Francisco, USA) and other similar generative AI models.All interviews were conducted by the first author virtually using video conferencing. They wereoffered a $50 gift card as a token of gratitude for their time and participation. The interviewsbegan by gathering information about respondents’ educational and employment history andtheir prior training in ethics and public welfare responsibilities. After asking about theirexperiences in their current master’s program, we asked

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University, Chicago; Matt Miller, Loyola University, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

. Another advantageof using recent disasters, like the 2023 Parajo River Levee Breach and 2023 Lahaina Fire, is thatthey circumvent the use of ChatGPT for the project. When ChatGPT was asked “Was theengineering standard upheld before the Pajaro River Levee failed?,” its response in August, 2023was: As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, I don't have specific information about the Pajaro River Levee failure or any related incidents after that date. Levee failures can be caused by various factors, including inadequate engineering standards, lack of maintenance, natural disasters, or unforeseen circumstances.Study LimitationsIt is worth noting that the small sample size in our study could have prevented us from detectingtrue