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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Wessel, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS)

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Paper ID #48493Escalating Effects of Software Technical and Ethical Debt and ImprovementThrough Design Discipline and Social ConstructsMr. James Wessel, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS) James Wessel possesses over 40 years of major software development and acquisition management experience among varied DoD services and industry partners, providing expert consultation in software engineering best practice within major software intensive system program settings. This includes the emergent software engineering areas of the Cloud, Agile, Digital Engineering, DevSecOps and Cybersecurity. James Wessel has been a member

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qixian Zhao, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University

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Paper ID #49504BOARD # 475: Enhancing AI Literacy Among University Students: ExploringTrust and Ethical Decision-Making through the Prisoner’s Dilemma in GameTheoryMr. Qixian Zhao, Nanyang Technological University Zhao Qixian is a currently a Year 2 Undergraduate student in Nanyang Technological University, majoring in Data Science & AI, minor in Business. He is devoted to AI applications in industries like education, engineering and social welfare, supported and guided by Dr. Ibrahim H. Yeter. Qixian’s research and entrepreneur idea aim to facilitate inclusive and ethical AI applications to shine lights on the neglected

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University; Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University

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study employs a comprehensive approach by incorporating both qualitative and quantitativesurvey questions to gather insights from faculty and students. It delves into various aspects suchas the extent to which educators embrace or oppose the use of genAI, specific use cases inteaching and research, and the ethical considerations surrounding the use of these technologies.Additionally, the research discusses students’ perspectives on the advantages and potentialmisuse of genAI tools in their education, providing a balanced view of the impact of thesetechnologies on engineering education. Through these two perspectives of educators and studentsanalysis, the study aims to contribute valuable insights into the evolving role of generative AI inthe

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milana Hayley Grozic, University of Calgary / The University of British Columbia; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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practices, and the broader impacts of digitaltechnology use, is a pressing issue in our modern world. By incorporating digital wellnesseducation into the engineering curriculum, educators can equip students with the tools requiredto create more ethically minded and user-centric technologies. This study explores datacollection surrounding the implementation and integration of digital wellness content inundergraduate engineering education at the University of Calgary's Schulich School ofEngineering. Multiple methods were used to determine average daily digital technology use anddigital wellness perceptions in students and educators. The results suggest that students andeducators spend a significant amount of time using technological devices yet

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and an active IEEE volunteer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Study Historical Cases, Learn Today’s Tools, and Prepare for the FutureThe rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) since the emergence of ChatGPT has beenoverwhelming. The swift transformation that such powerful and disruptive tools brought to theindustry urges engineering educators to prepare their graduates not only with the skills to usethese new tools, but with an understanding of the ethical and moral implications involved intheir applications. Inspired by Marcus Aurelius’ quote "To predict the future

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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organization’s coherence. For exampleTELPhE, which was originally focused on technological literacy, received a remit in philosophy,which intersects with other divisions’ areas, such as ethics and liberal education.The fundamental questions facing ASEE and its divisions are: is its primary function to hold anannual conference and publish journals? If so, is this enough to sustain and grow membership?Or is ASEE’s purpose to promote research in engineering education that will have a broadersocietal impact? These considerations also apply to TELPhE, which must determine if it ismerely an internal discussion forum or if it should actively promote technological citizenship andengage in public discourse.For both ASEE and TELPhE, the challenge lies in adapting

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinliang Wang, Zhejiang University; Min Ye, Zhejiang University

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values among engineering talents. Engineering education in China hastraditionally focused more on the imparting of professional knowledge and skills, buthas not placed sufficient emphasis on the content related to engineering philosophy andculture. Particularly, in the "Washington Accord" which outlines the qualityrequirements for engineering graduates, aspects such as "Engineers and Society,""Professional Ethics," and "Environment and Sustainability" are relatively lacking.There is an almost complete absence of dedicated courses on these topics at theundergraduate level.Purpose: Consequently, Zhejiang University has introduced the "EngineeringPhilosophy and Culture" course for all first-year engineering students, making it the"first lesson" for

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry W. Gravander, Clarkson University

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Paper ID #49512Discussion Lead Paper for TELPhE Session on AIDr. Jerry W. Gravander, Clarkson University JERRY W. GRAVANDER is past chair of Clarkson’s University’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and currently is the co-chair of Clarkson University’s Department of Arts, Culture and Technology. He has written and presented widely on liberal education for engineering students, as well as engineering ethics and the philosophy of engineering. He was the 1996 recipient of the Sterling Olmstead Award of ASEE’s Liberal Education Division. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Sarah Appelhans, Lafayette College; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

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Deliberating Public Welfare in Engineering – The Capability ApproachAbstractThis paper addresses the theme of “the Moral and Ethical Responsibility of Engineers andEngineering”, particularly responding to the question of how to define or deliberate the meaningof ‘public welfare’ and ‘common good’ in engineering degree programs. Drawing from decadesof international work on human development, particularly in the global south, this paper reportson adapting the capability approach to an engineering degree program. Developed by AmartyaSen, the capability approach sought to replace GDP-based models of welfare economics byframing the goal of development as enabling individuals to live a life they value. The things aperson values, what they are and can do

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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promoting the philosophy of engineering education andgiven the success of two meetings on the topic at FIE (Frontiers in Education) conferenceshad obtained support from the ERM (Educational Research and Methods) division and theIEEE Education Society for a one-day workshop on ‘Exploring the Philosophies ofEngineering and Engineering Education”. The first attempt failed but the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) intervened and enabled a one-day meeting prior to FIE 2011 [42]. It wasalso successful, and NSF’s Ms Kemnitzer considered that all engineers should develop orhave a developed philosophy of engineering. Since ASEE did not cater for philosophy per se(it had an Ethics Division) it was thought that the Technological Literacy Division would be

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; ROMMEL DUAVE YRAC

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©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Crafting Comprehensive Lab Reports: Techniques for Improved Technical Writing and Data Interpretation SkillsAbstractTeaching labs are a vital component of engineering education. They allow students to participatein all stages of experiential learning, beginning with conceptualization and exploration andprogressing to reflection, analysis, and data interpretation. Laboratories promote a variety ofabilities, including communication, knowledge, teamwork, ethics, and information acquisition,and they supplement lecture learning by improving students' understanding of theoretical topics.In addition, the importance of laboratories in engineering education is evident from two of

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tatiana V. Goris, Pittsburg State University; Dawny Barnhart, Freeman Health System ; Edwige F. Songong, Pittsburg State University; Lisa Diane Broom, Ozark Center Comprehensive Behavioral Health Services

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correlation”, often didnot have (or lost) a required funding to continue their work in that area. Alster [7] referred to thewords of one of his interviewees: “There is no money to do research, and it is not going to comefrom government, because government is controlled by industry” (p. 28). Another reason thatcreates difficulty for deep quantitative research studies is impossibility of finding an appropriatepopulation for the ‘control groups’, those people who do not use cellphones for a significant periodof time, and do not live under any exposure of electromagnetic fields or wireless devices from anydirections or facilities. The text below is a direct quotation from the book [7] published by Centerfor Ethics, Harvard University: “Dr. Henry Lai

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Gerhardt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College; Brian E Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 4

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University; Tasneem Pervez; Nasra Al-Maskari, Sultan Qaboos University; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University

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economical, environmental, and on developing interfaces; prototyping and ethical aspects of a proposed design. Main topics include: design for manufacturing. An idea of patents detailed design of a mechanical systems, modeling and and intellectual property, and economics of simulation in design, materials selection and materials in design, product design will be discussed. reliability/safety, economic decision making, and communicating the design and applications. Figure-1 Course descriptions of two of the design-stream coursesA typical set of activities involved in the engineering design process is shown in Fig-2. Design is

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristian Eduardo Vargas-Ordonez, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Hector Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Florida International University

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research. Handbook of the arts in qualitative research: Perspectives, methodologies, examples, and issues, 71-81.Fricker, M. (2007). Epistemic injustice: Power and the ethics of knowing. Clarendon Press.Guba, E. G., & Lincoln, Y. S. (1989). Fourth generation evaluation. Sage.Harding, S. (1991). Whose science? Whose knowledge? Thinking from women’s lives. Cornell University Press.Heilig, J. V., Cole, H., & Aguilar, A. (2010). From Dewey to No Child Left Behind: The evolution and devolution of public arts education. Arts Education Policy Review, 111(4), 136-145.Irwin, R. L. (2013). A/r/tography as living inquiry through art and text. Qualitative Inquiry, 9(2), 67-71.Keet, A. (2014). Epistemic ‘othering’ and the