six individual skillmodules covering skills such as dependability, responsibility, independence, persistence,integrity, and ethics. The main goal is to create multiple opportunities to teach and reinforcesoft skills within the regular technical curriculum in the high schools. This paper discussesthe integration of the soft skills modules into the technical curriculum developed viaexamples, and outlines its potential uses in this engineering department’s curriculumincluding its manufacturing engineering program. The paper concludes with a discussion ofthe implementation of this project and provides some preliminary feedback from theparticipating high schools and reflections of the authors. It also includes future workopportunities such as
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
Ethical Reasoning Process (CAER) Workshops [40], students appliedanticipatory ethical reasoning using two of the eight key ethical questions, which are organizedby topics such as empathy, fairness, responsibility, character, outcomes, and others [41]. TheCAER approach differs from the way in which engineering students traditionally engage withtraditional professional ethics based on industry standards, honest reporting of data, cost benefittradeoffs, and analysis of case studies when standards or professional codes of practice wereviolated [39].From the above-described body of literature about work-based forms of experiential learning,self-efficacy, STIR, and anticipatory ethical reasoning, a new conceptual framework forSocioTechnical Learning
the FTX collapse as a case study through which students can deliberate onthese issues.IntroductionWhen I started following the rapid collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange in November2022, I was already considering the possibility of a case study for my engineering students.Students at my institution (and, I suspect, elsewhere) had been enthusiastic about investments incryptocurrency, even forming an official school club. I thought that studying a spectacular failurein crypto might leverage students’ interests in the manner of other case studies in engineeringethics and communication, such as the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle tragedies. I oftendevelop lessons out of such news stories when they lead with an obvious ethical lapse
, invokes a context inwhich “societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other with a view onthe (ethical) acceptability, sustainability, and societal desirability of the innovation process andits marketable products” (Von Schomberg quoted by Schwartz-Plaschg, p. 149). In other words,the language of RRI assumes a very different kind of relationship between actors than does thelanguage of regulation. An awareness of the power of analogies can heighten our sensibilitiesregarding the linguistic choices we habitually make.Where analogical imagination refers to the context evoked by a particular choice of words,analogical reasoning is a form of critical thinking in which we make an implicit comparisonexplicit and explore how the
potential usage in integrated STEM. Firstly, their competency using AI toolsappears to greatly influence their attitude toward AI-integrated STEM pedagogy. Second, theirperceptions of AI's effectiveness, utility, and ethics seem to significantly impact their willingnessto adopt AI for classroom usage. Lastly, research suggests that PSTs recognize both the benefits,like improving student engagement and personalized learning, and the challenges posed bytechnical difficulties or the complexity of interspersing these technologies in their STEMclassrooms. As such, teacher education related to meaningfully using AI tools is an importantfocus of integrating AI. Teachers must be skilled and confident in using AI tools in theirclassrooms, while also able to
attention and prompting areconsideration of whether this form of education aligns adequately in terms of content,structure, and process to effectively prepare scholars and researchers to address the current andfuture needs of society [8]. In the process of interconnection between fields and contexts,different agents intervene, each with their roles. For instance, [9] the discussion addresses threedistinct agents in interaction—the research producers, the research users, and theintermediaries—and underscores the persistence of a gap among them [10]. It has been shown inprevious studies that copyright compliance and ethical use of research reports are an integral partof scholarly publishing [11]. This is because copyright violation is assumed to be
) Intro. to Geotechnical Engineering (4) Intro. to Water Resources (3) 6 (16) Ethics (3) Materials of Construction (3) Professional Practice & Management in Civil Engineering (3) Global Civil Engineering Design Electives (6) 7 (16) Awareness (3
principles ofecological engineering design for the required ecological functions or services.The project’s main objective was to design a wetland ecosystem to treat stormwater from aparking lot on campus [Table 1]. A specific area was identified and assigned as the location forthe the parking lot and the wetland.Table 1 Details of the semester-long project on design of a stormwater wetland Purpose Provide experiential learning in Ecological Engineering Design to enhance disciplinary knowledge (ecological engineering, ecology, data science, water quality) and soft skills (ethics, collaboration, leadership, communication). Task 1
recognized. 4. Writing Voice: Students emphasized maintaining their writing style while leveraging AI for assistance. 5. Commitment: The importance of personal engagement and critical thinking in academic work was highlighted.Recommendations for Improved Integration: Enhanced Resources and Training: Providing students with resources and training opportunities to effectively utilize AI tools in engineering education. Critical Thinking and Verification: Emphasizing the importance of independent verification and critical thinking alongside AI-generated information. Ethical Considerations: Raising awareness about potential biases and the evolving nature of AI, promoting responsible use. Developing new
Research and International Marketing. Committed to academic excellence, she actively contributes to the institution’s strategic planning initiatives and has served as a judge for various prestigious competitions, including The American Marketing Association’s Student Case Competition, Ethics in Leadership, and Marketing Research. Prior to her academic tenure, Dr. Shuayto co-founded Wingme Cosmetics, LLC, where she held the position of Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, she provided visionary leadership, directing the company’s overall administration and spearheading its mission-driven activities. Her responsibilities ranged from representing the CEO in business matters to overseeing operational functions
systematic procedures. Itrequires cultivating ethical values, honing creative skills in engineering, working collaborativelyand iteratively, and solving complex problems in a multidisciplinary environment. TheAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) formally acknowledged theimportance of these notions in their most recent requirements - (students’ outcome 5): “an abilityto function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.”Project-based teamwork is particularly crucial in a first-year engineering design course. Anexperiential learning environment promotes acquiring essential skills and abilities that will beused
weighing its repercussions on human-machine dynamics. It sets the stage forfuture AEI research, emphasizing the significance of interdisciplinary studies to bring in a trulyhuman-centric and accountable AI paradigm. The research question at hand is: Can GenerativeAI, enriched by cross-disciplinary insights, take an intuitive leap to discern human emotions,driving us towards a more empathetic and ethical AI future?IntroductionThe evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent decades has been nothing short ofremarkable, marking a paradigm shift in how machines emulate tasks traditionally performed byhumans. Take, for example, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has become a paradigm of AI’scapabilities in mimicking human-like conversational skills
Paper ID #42156The Power of Place: A Critical Examination of Engineering Enculturation &Identity FormationDr. Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College ParkDr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Power of Place: A Critical Examination of Engineering Enculturation and Identity FormationAbstract
contexts from both literature and practice, the word stewardshiprefers to the generational knowledge of taking care of the land and community. Thisknowledge is expressed through practical skills such as hunting, trapping, and gathering, andthrough the values of responsibility and reciprocity. Stewardship in this context means to giveback to nature all that nature gives to us and to take only what we need [29].H. R. Anderson, one of the founding directors of the Native American TheologicalAssociation, noted that the communities he engaged with had an ethic of generosity thatdiffered from the dominant culture. In the dominant culture, the status in community wasacquired by having; in Indigenous communities, status was acquired by giving and sharing
some studies found substantial mental health challenges for CSt, rates ofanxiety and depression in CSt did not vary significantly by ethnicity. [26] Similarly, for CSt ingraduate school, there was not a significant difference in motivation, satisfaction, or stress basedon gender. [27] 4.4 Assets of Caregiving StudentsThe studies included in this review catalogue many assets that CSt bring to their educationalexperiences. First, their presence encourages a caregiving ethic in schools. [28] This ethic may berelated to how the experience of caregiving impacts their priorities and goals: one study showedthat educational aspirations changed after becoming a parent as students (in this case, Latinamothers) preferred work that allowed them to help
attributes for global engineers based on Washington AccordGenerally speaking, PBL programs are also effective for acquiring Washington Accord 11 GraduateAttribute Profile (WA11GAP), which are essential requirements for future global engineers [8]. (1) Engineering Knowledge (2) Problem Analysis (3) Design/development of solutions (4) Investigation (5) Tool Usage (6) The Engineer and the World (7) Ethics (8) Individual and Collaborative Team work (9) Communication (10) Project Management and Finance (11) Lifelong learningThese 11 items comprise a comprehensive set of knowledge, skillsets, and mindsets. Because of the designflexibility, it is sufficient to incorporate these items into PBL course contents. In the case of this techno-socio PBL, this
, production processes, concurrent engineeringdesign, and detailed system description. Further it is essential to include a variety of realisticconstraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics and social impact."1. Share which of the following labs, according to you, was related to engineering design (limit: one choice) Launcher BeetleBot Hydraulic Robotic Arm Product Dissection Engine Dissection Lego Car Race2. Share to what extent engineering design was integrated into each lab” Scale: not at all, somewhat, a little bit, mostly, a lot Launcher BeetleBot Hydraulic Robotic Arm Product
pedagogy, fairness in AI, disinformation, social justice addressing theinequities of society, and ethics/professionalism topics. In most of these topics, equity incomputing is still forming and not widely seen as an integral part of the discipline.N. Washington [31] discusses the glaring omission of non-technical issues from the CScurriculum that would allow CS students, and future professionals, to understand, analyze, andoffer solutions about the inequity and lack of representation that exists in computing. Dr.Washington argues that there is a need for all CS students to have a level of cultural competenceso that students can begin to understand, critically analyze and look for solutions that willimprove equity in our field. Another CS Educator
the global context in their work [1]. This involves acknowledging and respectingcultural differences in design, implementation, and decision-making processes. Developing thesecompetencies provides and supports effective communication which is crucial for globalcollaboration. Engineers need to be adept at expressing complex technical concepts in a way thatis understandable across different cultures and backgrounds.Global competencies provide a scaffold to work in diverse teams, bringing together individualswith different skills, backgrounds, and cultural perspectives to address global challenges.Providing educational learning opportunities in social responsibility through ethical decision-making is important as it aligns with ethical
impact onretention rates goes beyond the academic realm, extending to students' overall well-being. Bycreating an environment that values and addresses their beliefs, educators contribute significantlyto students' holistic success and fulfillment in their educational journey [25-27].Ethical Considerations: Certain beliefs, especially those entrenched in ethics, morality, andreligion, can be deeply ingrained and highly sensitive for students [28, 29]. Faculty memberswith a nuanced understanding of these beliefs are better equipped to navigate discussions andteachings related to these delicate topics. Recognizing these matters' sensitivity enableseducators to approach them with the utmost care, ensuring a respectful and inclusive
with the easeof access to such Gen AI tools have raised a lot of questions about ethics, authorship and academicintegrity [25], [27]. While academics are still exploring the possible applications of Gen AI in education [27], severalresearchers agreed that Gen AI literacy is essential in education [28], [29], [30]. Some educators andresearchers argue that several AI tools like the writing assistance tools may enhance the learningexperience by providing automated assistance [31]. AI has also been explored as a creative collaboratorin various fields, such as game level design and computational tools for creative writing, where it is seenas a potential source of new ideas and support for designers' goals [32], [33], [34]. Providing
about the project thatshe continued to teach this in her classes and expanded to other simple STEM projects. For atrebuchet project, I brought my nine-year-old daughter to the college. When she struggled toassemble some projects, my students learned the need for simplicity in their designs. Concluding Thoughts: This project-based curriculum meets the objectives for anIntroduction to Engineering course. For many colleges, that description is similar to this: “An introduction to engineering, its evolution, methods, and ethics. An overview of variousengineering disciplines and curriculum requirements, an introduction to a variety of modelingand analysis methods, written and oral communication activities, discussion of professionalethics and
technologyutilized among various education programs.1.2 Research problemsTo summarize the related work, we note that in most instances of AI education for high schoolstudents, an increased enthusiasm, interest in career in CS and data science, and learning werepositively impacted. But some topics are difficult to teach like societal implications of AI toolsand the ethics in AI. Thus, we recognize the following challenges with AI education at the highschool level: 1. Technical topics are often skipped entirely, briefly mentioned, or taught unsuccessfully in a passive learning style. 2. AI projects are often limited to image classification tasks or use game-fied interfaces. Natural language processing tasks like sentiment analysis from text
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
meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.Figure 1: Empty self-assessment form. This form will be filled in by students at the start of their senior year
SME guestspeakers and support staff introduced students to a broad spectrum of insights and professionalexperiences, further enriching the educational journey. Assessment and evaluation methods werecarefully crafted to be inclusive and equitable, incorporating a variety of assessment types tofairly evaluate the diverse competencies within the student body. 3.5.Ethical ConsiderationsAll data collection and analysis procedures adhered to ethical guidelines, ensuring confidentialityand voluntary participation. The study received appropriate institutional review board approval. 4. Results and Discussion: 4.1. Attitudinal Shifts towards Failure and LearningOur quantitative analysis revealed significant shifts in students' attitudes towards
a situation and ask relevant questions. 2.4 Reason both quantitatively and qualitatively. 2.5 Think innovatively and accept risk to pursue solutions in the face of ambiguity. 3. Lifelong Learning: Graduates demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continued intellectual development. 4. Ethical Reasoning: Graduates recognize ethical issues and apply ethical perspectives and concepts in decision making. 4.2 Recognize ethical components of problems and situations. 5. Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM): Graduates apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts and processes to solve complex problems. 5.1 Apply mathematics, science, and computing to
students - Frequent meeting and working in research labs Improve ethical reasoning and - Attend and actively participate - REU evaluations and surveys social awareness of all student in engineering ethics seminars - Feedback from seminar host. participants Table 5: Summary of Site objectives, activities, and data collection for Cancer Innovation REUdata using appropriate statistical methods, write a report including the findings from the data analysis, andshare it with the stakeholder. In addition, the report also includes relevant recommendations to improve theeffectiveness of the program. The report also addresses6 out of the 10 undergraduate students