Paper ID #42172Board 407: The Use of Home Technology in Preschoolers’ Families in UrbanSettings: Experiences and Potential ImpactsDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering, PreK-12 STEM Education, ethics, socially assistive robotics, and also research about engineering global preparedness. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Use of Home Technology in Preschoolers’ Families in
provides anoverview of these important topics to undergraduate BME students.Incorporating assistive applications into the course, exposes students to human “stories” whichdeal with supporting people with cognitive and/or motor impairments, whether these aretemporary due to injury or life long as a result of a condition or an event, such as stroke. In theprocess, students uncover important issues like privacy, data integrity, information security, risk,decision making, ethics, regulations, and social disparities in access to care and outcomes.Students find that exploration of these issues adds context and meaning to their training asbiomedical engineers. The Active Learning ActivityThe key active learning
week for one period each on the same day.The grant developed curriculum for AI/Data Science and Computer Programming classes,created teacher instruction guides and resources for the classes, and remotely instructed theProgramming section using college mentors and grant staff.The goal of curriculum developed by the EQuIPD grant was to seamlessly tie concepts and real-world applications of AI with the practicality and creativity of computer programming. Studentswere taught a variety of problem-solving methods and design concepts, ethics, andresponsibilities as they relate to AI, conceptualization of AI processes and chatbot principles,Python programming basics, and construction of programs. These two classes worked alongsideeach other
written, oral, SO3: An ability to communicate effectively with and graphical communication in broadly a range of audiences defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature1 Apply written, oral, and graphical 1 Apply written, oral, and graphical communication communication in both technical and in both technical and non-technical environments non-technical environments2 Identify and use appropriate technical 2 Identify and use appropriate technical literature literature SO4: An ability to conduct standard tests, SO4: An ability to recognize ethical and
. She is very passionate about integrating empathy development in engineering to foster a more inclusive culture in which students learn to respond innovatively and responsibly to global challenges.Dr. Constanza Miranda, The Johns Hopkins University Constanza is a multidisciplinary academic interested in the intersection between the creativity of design, the ethics of cultural anthropology, and the tech aspects of engineering. She is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Mentoring for the School of Engineering and faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus in anthropology from NC State University and was a Fulbright grantee. Her
supporting STEM faculty on STEM education research projects.Dr. Sharon Miller, Purdue University Sharon Miller, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She received a BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Purdue University and MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Her educational efforts focus on biomedical engineering discipline-based educational research, including design self-efficacy, project-based learning, critical reflection in ethics, and high-impact practices. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work in Progress: A Multi-level Undergraduate Curricular
. Under this protocol, copies of all completed course assignments in which studentsreflected on career plans and motivation were collected directly from course instructors for tworequired courses in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) curriculum:Sophomore Seminar: This is a required course which is usually taken by students in their first orsecond semester of joining the BME major. The course meets once per week and covers a varietyof topics including career paths, curriculum planning, biomedical ethics, and professionaldevelopment opportunities. Currently, data has been collected from three separate instructorssince the Spring 2019 semester. The specific assignments collected vary slightly by semester andinstructor, but in general consist of at
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followed human subjects research ethics guidance from theuniversity at which the interviews were conducted and the authors’ university.ContextSeveral contextual factors undoubtedly shaped the interviews that were analyzed for this paper.First, a COVID-19 resurgence drove many campus activities back to the virtual realm. Second,Canada’s Indigenous people were frequently in the news. The nation’s Truth and ReconciliationCommission ,which was formed as a result of growing awareness the horrific situation withResidential Schools, was frequently in the news [25]. Canada recognized Sep. 30 as the NationalDay for Truth and Reconciliation with a number of educational and recognition activities.Perhaps related to all of the news and events, it is not
Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Richard T. Cimino is a Senior Lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include the intersection of engineering ethics and process safety, and broadening inclusion in engineering, with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Initial validity evidence for a survey of skill and attitude development on engineering teamsAbstractThis research paper discusses an emerging project that 1) seeks to gather validity evidence for asurvey of engineering student teaming attitudes and skill
syllabus, are: • Define social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and wicked problems. • Analyze a wicked problem in terms of its many causes and components (technical, political, social, etc.). • Apply principles of social entrepreneurship to create an implementable business plan for a social enterprise. • Contribute on team-based projects. • Examine the ethical and professional responsibilities of engineers in a global, social, and environmental context.The course consists of four main types of assignments: • Team project and corresponding deliverables (30% of the final grade): The team project is to ideate a social enterprise that addresses a S/CC-focused problem while incorporating C2C
related production process (2) Account for environmental, safety and applicable regulatory issues in designing a product (2) Recognize and analyze professional situations requiring ethical decisions with global context (4)Teams and Project SupportAt the beginning of an academic year, students were asked to rank preferences of ChE topicssuch as food, consumer goods, human health, energy, sustainability, etc. In the 2023-2024academic year, a new type of project option was added: developing a new in-class demo and/oractivity to help students learn ChE
the ethical use of AI. Additionally, faculty hiring trends in STEMfields have brought in faculty who have access to and experience in using “toolboxes” such as AI,machine learning, data science and cybersecurity to enhance their research. Furthermore, to helpcontextualize academic research needs at comprehensive institutions, many university libraries areadding faculty positions with specific aims including data science, copyright / intellectual property;virtual / extended reality and AI / emerging technologies to support research in critical areas suchas autonomy, advanced materials, big data, cultural geography, linguistics, discovery and digitalhumanities.Aside from formulation of the algorithms behind LLM’s [1], a great deal of dialogue
1 2% 1 2% 1 3% 1 2% Funding 26 52% 21 46% 19 51% 19 46% Language 1 2% 1 2% 1 3% 2 5% Low Study Participation 8 16% 8 17% 8 22% 8 20% Publishing Challenges 6 12% 5 11% 4 11% 5 12% Research Ethics Approval 8 16% 8 17% 4 11% 6 15% Research Interest 7 14% 7 15% 4 11% 7 17% Lack of Admin Training in CER 12 24% 12 26% 11 30% 11 27% Social-Familial Influences 4 8% 3 7% 3 8
#6 / #10 (differentiating memorization from understanding), #9 / #125 Pseudonyms are used for privacy and ethical concerns.(metacognitive awareness), and #10 / #13 (course performance) reinforce the model’s role inpromoting an integrated learning experience. Specifically, the correlation between items #6 and #10in both pretest and posttest phases suggests that students’ self-perceived learning skills align withtheir ability to distinguish between rote memorization and genuine understanding—a central goalof the LHETM approach.The positive correlations between item pairs #6 / #13 ( = 0.579, p = 0.012) and #7 / #13 ( = 0.542,p = 0.020) in the pretest phase alone reveal an intriguing predictive relationship: students’ initialconfidence in
systems, components, or processes to meet practical or applied needs; (4)understanding computer hardware and systems; (5) working on a multidisciplinary team; and (6)making ethical decisions in engineering/research. These results are presented in Table 2 withstatistically significant results marked with a double asterisk (**).Table 2. Pre- and post-survey comparisons on knowledge/skills ratings (N = 10). Note: Eachitem was rated on a four-point scale (1 = no knowledge or skills; 2 = low knowledge or skills; 3= working knowledge or skills; 4 = advanced knowledge or skills). Item Pre-Test Pre-Test Post- Post- Z p Mean Range Test Test
in higher education: An application of the SWOT framework,” Review of Educational Research, p. 84,112-159, 2014.[19] P. C. Abrami, “Improving judgements about teaching effectiveness using teacher rating forms,” New Directions for Institutional Research, vol. 109, pp. 59–87, 2001.[20] R. A. Arreola, “Developing a comprehensive faculty evaluation system.” 2007.[21] R. J. Kreitzer and J. Sweet-Cushman, “Evaluating student evaluations of teaching: A review of measurement and equity bias in SETs and recommendations for ethical reform,” Journal of Academic Ethics. Advance online publication, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s10805-021-09400-w.[22] A. R. Linse, “Interpreting and using student ratings data: Guidance for faculty serving as
Additional industry engagement Resources for instructors for student guidance Teachers collaborating and learning from each other Encouragement for faculty to increase interaction with students A core set of learning outcomes with scope for faculty to add major specific materials From a Student Perspective:Community building and sharing activities/opportunitiesSupport of major explorationExposure to technical writing and professionalismMore design-based/problem-based learning activitiesTraining on life skills – economics, physical safetyAddition of DEI, Ethics, and sustainability topics Table 4. Non-Student Stakeholder Survey Qualitative Responses Regarding FYS Credit
of a wider range of ethical implications and societal impacts. Byembracing DEI, the engineering discipline is better positioned to tackle the grand challenges ofour time, from climate change to equitable access to technology, with solutions that are as variedand complex as the issues themselves [14], [15]. In essence, the integration of DEI into theengineering discipline enhances the field's ability to generate transformative solutions that areequitable, sustainable, and reflective of the needs of all segments of society. It is not just an idealto aspire to but a practical necessity for the continued relevance and progress of the engineeringprofession.Chemical Engineering, like many engineering fields, grapples with the underrepresentation
findings demonstrate that our approach shows promise forachieving these objectives through the implemented coursework.IntroductionThe engineering profession has always aimed to serve society’s needs. However, in some cases,engineering designs and products benefit some at the detriment of other groups [1], [2]. Withjustice issues affecting millions around the world, many engineering programs have startedintroducing modules and themes in their curriculum to educate students on such injustices andoffer approaches to help them address these issues. The environmental engineering discipline isuniquely positioned to recognize environmental injustice, understand its adverse health andeconomic outcomes, and advance ethical approaches and solutions to
ResearcherDuration 1 semester 1 semester 1 semester 2 semestersCredly Foundational Intermediate Intermediate AdvancedLevelSkill Tags Communication, Communication, Communication, Communication, Goal Setting, Goal Setting, Goal Setting, Goal Setting, Research, Safety, Research, Procedure Research, Literature Research, Data Ethics Documentation Review Analysis, PresentationExperience Participate in Participate in Participate in
Be Unfair,” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1106–1120, Feb. 2020. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2020.1724875.[7] C. Flaherty, “Teaching Eval Shake-Up,” Inside Higher Ed, May 22, 2018. Available: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/22/most-institutions-say-they-value-teaching- how-they-assess-it-tells-different-story. [Accessed April 1, 2024].[8] R. J. Kreitzer and J. Sweet-Cushman, “Evaluating Student Evaluations of Teaching: A Review of Measurement and Equity Bias in SETs and Recommendations for Ethical Reform,” Journal of Academic Ethics, vol. 1–12, Feb. 2021. Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10805-021-09400-w.[9] M. J. D. Adams and P. D. Umbach, “Nonresponse
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analytics, accounting and reliability functions, and engineering systems. 3) Teamwork Competencies. Students will practice the value of teamwork, which is common in engineering environments. Students will understand that teamwork promotes: a. Development of an ethical mindset and ability to seek assistance to get the job done. b. Collaborative skills, experience, and knowledge to solve challenging problems. c. Credibility of solutions derived from multiple perspectives. d. Learning from and professional development for team members. e. Better communication, trust, support, and a positive working environment. 4) Communication: Students will exercise their communication skills in oral and written
success topics presented to the on-site students included time management, GPA calculation, resume building and internshipopportunities, library services, and personal learning styles [16-18].Faculty lectures delivered during the SPB covered topics on the engineering design process;engineering disciplines; importance of mathematics, chemistry and computational tools inengineering; lean manufacturing; engineering mechanics; data analysis and visualization; ethics;professional licensure; and career searches. Content varied from material that would be includedin freshmen engineering courses to introducing advanced (upper-level) engineering courses [16-18].The primary experiential learning activity incorporated into the SBP was a group
of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership in university and workplace settings as well as ethics and eDr. Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto Emily Moore is the Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead) at the University of Toronto. Emily spent 20 years as a professional engineer, first as an R&D engineer in a Fortune 500 company, and then leadingDr. Andrea Chan, University of Toronto Andrea Chan is a Senior Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering | University of TorontoMs. Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto Dimpho Radebe is a PhD student in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto
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Paper ID #43452Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society: Over Seven Decades of Contributionsfrom the National Science Foundation: A U.S. National Academy of EngineeringStudyMs. Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering Casey Gibson, M.S., is an Associate Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine where she contributes to the Cultural, Ethical, Social, and Environmental Responsibility in Engineering (CESER) program. Gibson holds an M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines in Humanitarian Engineering and Science with a specialization
of this framework include (1) personalqualities and people skills, (2) professional knowledge and skills, and (3) technological knowledgeand skills. There were seven workforce readiness skills denoted by the majority of employers as“extremely important”: initiative and self-direction, integrity, positive work ethic, reading andwriting, speaking and listening, teamwork, time, tasks, and resource management. Additionally,the workforce readiness skills that most need improvement were critical thinking and problemsolving, positive work ethic, initiative and self-direction, time, task, and resource management,speaking and listening, conflict resolution and customer service. It was recommended that the skilldomains be updated to include (1
timeperiods. Focus groups of students with nursing projects and students with non-nursing projectsprovided supplemental data for interpreting survey results.BackgroundEmpathy, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, is “the ability to understand and appreciateanother person’s feelings, experience, etc.” [6]. Empathy has been discussed as an importantcomponent of engineering professional formation [7, 8]. To increase the use of empathy inengineering design and engineering ethics, the incorporation of empathy case studies [9, 10],workshops [11], or modules [9, 12, 13] into the engineering curriculum has been investigated.Previous researchers have observed that inauthentic design experiences may prevent studentsfrom achieving desired learning outcomes [10