its use, higher education institutions must consider future assessment of studentwork [5]. One study that investigated the ethical ramifications on student use of AI in anengineering course revealed the potential benefits of utilizing AI as a form of collaboration [6].Some of the listed benefits include: the ability for a student to discuss a topic with a veryknowledgeable machine partner, a means for efficient research of a particular topic, and thepossibility to operate as a programming assistant due to the well-commented codegenerated.The integration of technology and innovative approaches in education has the potential to enhancethe way engineering students learn. Today’s students benefit from technological advancementsthat allow them a
students’ sense of belonging in engineering and computingdisciplines.Course SequenceTraditional Course SequenceFor many years, the first year experience in the college of engineering has consisted of aone-credit Fall course that prepares students to be successful in college and provides studentswith information about the support structures on campus. The material in the course is monitoredby the university and students across the university take a similar course across other divisions ofthe university. Although some engineering faculty have taught the course in the past, morerecently, professional advisors in the college of engineering or staff directly connected with thecollege have taught the course. The course does discuss engineering ethics
pH meter and theADALM 1000. At the end of the experiment students had a more informed understanding ofdifferent solutions’ acidity and basicity.Figure 3: ADAM 1000 Figure 4: Analog pH kitData collection and analysisThe study adopted a pre-post-test design approach and data collection was done prior to theimplementation of each module. Noteworthy is that each module was implemented in separateterms and hence the uniqueness of participants was ensured in each term. Ethical considerationin terms of privacy and consent was established and ensured during the study. Survey was sentdigitally to the students prior to the implementation and after the implementation of the moduleusing Motivated Strategies for Learning
ethics in the curriculum and effective and innovative teaching methods. b. Participate in workshops to develop research skills: Workshops, webinars, and online courses offered by professional societies, institutions, and other training academies are available. The institution should support their faculty to utilize these opportunities. This training would be valuable for learning the appropriate use of digital library, scientific journal editing and publication procedures, use of available content for scientific research purposes, research report/ grant writing skills, and project management. ii. Training a. In relevant
, undergraduates and alumni. Afew of the many examples of successful mentoring are faculty-led programs that helpundergraduates with technical, ethical and professional problems [1]; the creation of graduatestudent communities as mentoring groups [2,3]; the mentoring of new graduate studentinstructors by existing graduate student instructors [4]; undergraduate student mentoring oftransfer students who are new to STEM [5] and residential peer mentoring of early engineeringstudents and at-risk students by upper-level undergraduates [6].In 2021, the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas(U of A) created an undergraduate mentoring program using departmental alumni as career pathidentification as well as professional
and social science courses intheir curriculum, wondering whether a direct focus on technical subjects is more beneficial.However, a comprehensive education is crucial for addressing complex engineering challenges.Engineers need to be well-rounded professionals, equipped not only with technical competencebut also critical thinking, ethical skills, cultural understanding, and awareness of the socialimpact of their work. We propose an approach that infuses historical figures (mathematician,scientists, engineers) and case studies into two junior level engineering courses to address thisconcern.In this paper, we investigate the impact of introducing historical figures and unique case studiesinto engineering courses. Selected historical figures and
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
natural HCI in education and further 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Portland, Oregon, USA, June 23-26, 2024 Ali, M. & Zhang, Z.investigations into the incorporation of emerging technologies will contribute to the continuousadvancement of the field. Figure 8: Statistic of students performance.References[1] Brey, P., 2014, “Virtual reality and computer simulation”, In: Ethics and Emerging Technologies, pp. 315-332, Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Portland
offering courses andproject opportunities in conjunction with well-established considerations such as ethics,economics, and structural integrity. The topic should be treated as a major consideration similarto protecting public safety in design. Ultimately, the objective should be to graduate a newgeneration of engineering, architecture, or management professionals capable of integratingsustainable development into real-world design projects.Reference[1] R. Valdes-Vasquez and L. Klotz, “Incorporating the Social Dimension of Sustainability intoCivil Engineering Education,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education &Practice, vol. 137, no. 4, pp. 189–197, Oct. 2011, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000066.[2] R. Lozano et al., “A
Paper ID #42408Work in Progress: Quality Indicators for Community-Engaged Education,Scholarship, and ResearchDr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program includes an IDE BS degree accredited under the ABET EAC general criteria and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Bielefeldt’s research includes community engagement, engineering ethics, social responsibility, and
. Educational Setting and ParticipantsThe study was conducted at a large, public, urban, Midwestern R1 institution. In the engineeringcurriculum for the first year, students take two 3-credit hour courses over two semesters. Eachcourse is structured around providing students with significant design experience. Students arerequired to actively participate in team-based projects in addition to engaging in differentfundamental content areas such as design process, ethics, algorithmic thinking, modeling,statistics, statics, and electricity. At the start of each semester, student teams of three or fourmembers are formed by the teaching team, considering factors such as prior experiences,knowledge, and demographics.This research investigated the relationship
] “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Computer Science Education: A Framework,” Kapor Center. Accessed: Jan. 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.kaporcenter.org/culturally- responsive-sustaining-computer-science-education-a-framework/[19] A. N. Washington, “Designed to Disrupt: A Novel Course for Improving the Cultural Competence of Undergraduate Computing Students,” presented at the 2022 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, [Online]. Available: (manuscript pending)[20] E. O. McGee, “Addressing systemic racism as the cancer of Black people: equity ethic- driven research,” Nat. Rev. Cancer, vol. 21, no. 8, Art. no. 8, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41568-021-00368-8.[21] E. O. McGee and D. O
development of a product, process, or system. LO 2. Articulate holistic and ethical issues that impact engineering solutions. LO 3. Solve problems using systematic engineering approaches and tools. LO 4. Model an engineering system. LO 5. Communicate solutions and arguments clearly. LO 6. Develop teamwork skills.At a departmental level, the intent of implementing these projects is to offer several sections eachsemester for students (and faculty) who have an interest in community engaged learning withoutneeding to modify the existing learning outcomes of the course. As such, we began the processby identifying areas in which there might be alignment, or potential misalignment, between thebest practices of community engagement projects and the
. Usprech has worked to incorporate hands on cellular/tissue engineering design into the SBME undergraduate curriculum and teaches courses in professionalism and ethics, and engineering and design.Prof. Karen C. Cheung, University of British Columbia Karen Cheung received her B.S. and PhD. degrees in Bioengineering from the University of California, ´ Berkeley. She did her postdoctoral work in microtechnologies at the Ecole Polytechnique F´ed´erale de Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia.Dr. Agnes Germaine
coding and thematic analysis. BothNMF and PCA demonstrated high levels of agreement with domain expert coding, as indicatedby Cohen’s Kappa analysis. Additionally, NMF exhibited higher recall rates in capturing positiveinstances, while PCA showed better precision and overall balance between precision and recall.Moving forward, further research is necessary to refine these NLP techniques for educationalcontexts and to optimize the role of the domain expert in the hybrid approach. Additionally,ethical considerations surrounding the use of NLP in educational research, such as studentprivacy and potential biases within algorithms, should be addressed in future work. This paper,however, has laid additional groundwork for implementing NLP techniques
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
about their experiences. These interviews were conductedwithin three weeks following the conclusion of the Winter 2023 term. All interviews wererecorded and transcribed via Zoom. Following the interviews, the researcher manually edited theautomatic transcription to ensure accuracy. At the beginning of each interview, the researcherread through the ethics protocol with the students, reminding them that their interview wasentirely voluntary and confidential. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using theinterview protocol described previously. Interviews had a duration of 30 minutes. Specifically,this work examines the symmetry (convergence/complementary) and asymmetry(divergence/dissonance) of conflict experiences.Study ContextThis work
, andinterpreting the findings in the context of existing literature and the study's objectives. The studyadhered to ethical guidelines, ensuring the confidentiality and anonymity of participants.Informed consent was obtained from all participants, and they were informed of their right towithdraw from the study at any time without penalty.Results and DiscussionsTo analyze the qualitative data obtained from the interviews, a coding system was established tocategorize responses according to the four constructs outlined in the study: Interest, CareerAspirations, Perceived Value, and Self-Efficacy regarding data science. Beyond exploring thefour primary constructs, students were also queried about their understanding of definition ofdata science, the current
time consuming and more useful for assessment • Alignment of project assignment and assessment with ABET requirements for design and ethics considerations • Refinement of rubrics and grading • Addition of project financials into project planning • Better integration with prerequisite courses by using a common microcontrollerFinally, the development of various aspects of the courses is documented in a series ofconference publications and workshops [1-6],[13].3. AssessmentThe main purpose of assessment in these courses is formative but we also need to apply it tograding of teams and individuals. One advantage of using a Scrum (Agile) project managementframework is that it enables continuous observation
expertise extends to facilitating workshops and training sessions, catering to the needs of both staff and students within Purdue University.Dr. Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University Brainerd Prince is Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Thinking, Language and Communication at Plaksha University. He teaches courses such as Reimagining Technology and Society, Ethics of Technological Innovation, and Art of Thinking for undergraduate engineering students and Research Design for PhD scholars. He completed his PhD on Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy from OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London. He was formerly a Research Tutor at OCMS, Oxford, and formerly a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for
neededimprovement.Students also participated in daily one-hour tutoring sessions. Tutors were current engineeringand computer science students and were assigned to the same participants throughout theprogram. Sessions discussed homework assignments and attendance was required.In addition to math preparation, students were assigned weekly readings on engineering successand participated in professional presentations from current engineers on topics such as mentalhealth, engineering ethics, and internships. Discussions were held surrounding the weekly topics.Based on the student feedback the book, The Secrets of College Success, was integrated into thereadings.Big Sibling MentoringThe Big Sibling program was created to provide a venue where freshmen could have someone
University of Guelph, and his network of professional relationships withmentors and mentees – referred to herein as the ‘Mentorship Social Network’. This study hasbeen approved by the University of Guelph Research Ethics Board (REB# 24-03-007).Mattucci is a white, straight, cis-gendered male who was raised in the traditional territories of theof the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabek and Haudenosaunee Peoples(Southwestern Ontario). He has strong core values around continuous personal improvement,and love for learning. His post-secondary education includes three technical engineering degrees,post-doctoral work in engineering education, before a faculty appointment with a teaching focus.His post-doctoral work focused on
to use engineering tools and engage in engineering thinking(empowerment), to engage students in multidisciplinary teams to explore the interplay amongsociety’s need for engineering (engagement), and to excite students about engineering design as aprocess of developing personal problem-solving agency (excitement). The higher order learningoutcomes of the course included designing a prototype under specified requirements andconstraints, communicating engineering design process, and considering the ethical impacts ofproposed engineering solutions on society.To achieve these learning objectives, the teaching team convened prior to the start of the semesterto redesign the first-year engineering experience course. In its past layout, students
to attain within a few years after graduation. Program educationalobjectives are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies.Drexel University ET program produces graduates who:1. Apply discipline-specific theory, experiments, real world experience and advancedengineering technology to interpret, analyze and solve current and emerging technical problems.2. Communicate clearly and persuasively with technical and non-technical people in oral,written, and graphical forms.3. Function individually and on teams, in contributor and supervisory roles, to design andimprove quality systems, components, products and processes in a timely, responsible, andcreative manner.4. Demonstrate behavior consistent with professional ethics and cognizant of
. Theparticipating families were recruited from local middle schools that were hosting family STEMnights, from online Facebook advertisements, and from known family networks. All theparticipants live within the same geographic region. The nature of the study, including the use offacial mapping and video capture for data processing, was explained to the participants.Anonymization of data and the option for participants to opt out of recording at any moment arethe steps taken to guarantee privacy and confidentiality. The research was authorized by theinstitutional review board (IRB) to ensure adherence to ethical standards in research involvinghuman subjects.Family 1: In the video being analyzed to explore the dynamics of family engagement andinteraction
. Martin et al., “The climate is changing. Engineering education needs to change as well,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 111, no. 4, pp. 740–746, 2022, doi: 10.1002/jee.20485.[3] E. A. Cech, “Culture of disengagement in engineering education?,” Science, Technology, & Human Values, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 42–72, Jan. 2014, doi: 10.1177/0162243913504305.[4] A. R. Bielefeldt and N. E. Canney, “Changes in the Social Responsibility Attitudes of Engineering Students Over Time,” Sci Eng Ethics, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 1535–1551, Oct. 2016, doi: 10.1007/s11948-015-9706-5.[5] J. A. Leydens and J. C. Lucena, Engineering justice: Transforming engineering education and practice. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.[6
between scientific knowledge and the commercialization of biotechnologyproducts. It will include industry collaborations, mentorship, and exposure to business strategiesand regulatory frameworks. To prepare students for industry placement, we will offer a version ofthe Niswonger Foundation’s CareerConnect and Work Ethics Distinction programs, which seek toequip students with the soft skills needed to function effectively in a work environment such astime management, personal reliability, teamwork, and leadership (Aim 3).Conversely, our industry partners have identified that there will be employees from the businessand non-technical divisions of our industry partners who desire and would benefit from training inthe biology and engineering aspects
important to fully appreciateits effects within China’s stratified educational system.References[1] J. L. Hess, A. Lin, A. Whitehead, and A. Katz, "How do ethics and diversity, equity, and inclusion relate in engineering? A systematic review," J. Eng. Educ., pp. 1-21, 2023.[2] J. Salmi. (2020). Higher Education and Inclusion, Background paper prepared for the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report Inclusion and Education: All Means All. UNESCO [Online]. Available: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000373689.[3] J. Salmi and A. D’Addio, "Policies for achieving inclusion in higher education," Policy Reviews in Higher Education, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 47-72, 2021.[4] S. Marginson, "Equity, status and freedom: a
technology/product/process innovations that couldrevolutionize work, reduce costs, increase benefits, create value from the innovations, positivelyimpact the worker, and integrate ethics, well-being, and the economics of work.2.2 Work Analysis and Design Course Teaching Method and Pedagogies:The primary objective of this second course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of thebasics of work systems and measurements within human-production systems. Traditionally,Work Analysis and Design courses have focused on work measurement and methods related tomanual work. Given how technological advancements have transformed manual work totechnology supported or automated work, there is a need to revisit work measurement andmethods for assessing the new