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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles; Steven Matthew Cutchin; Karen Howell, University of Southern California; Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University

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Algorithm Bias:A Survey of Computer Science Student PerceptionsAbstractIn the United States, Google performs over 3.9 million searches per minute. Monthly desktopsearches can exceed over 10.7 billion and mobile searches are predicted to grow steadily.Concurrently, recent discourse has raised questions about bias in search engines and big dataalgorithms. As the information universe becomes increasingly dominated by algorithms,computer scientists and engineers have ethical obligations to create systems that do no harm. Inthis paper, the authors discuss a survey that was conducted of computer science and computerengineering students' perceptions of algorithm bias. ​The aim of the survey was to gatherpreliminary data on how

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

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other courses 12, undergraduate engineering programs havefocused on providing students with real-world open-ended engineering problems. Typically,senior design courses focus on the following ABET guidelines: 1) promote the developmentof student creativity, 2) use open-ended problems, 3) use design methodology, 4) incorporatethe formulation of design statements and specifications, 4) provide opportunities to evaluatealternative solutions, 6) allow students to evaluate design feasibility, and 7) provideopportunities to consider economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and socialimpact. In addition, General Criterion 4 requires that a student participate in a major designexperience12. In addition, in ABET’s General Criterion 3

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Tina Smilkstein, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jissell Christine Jose, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo; Vicente Jesus Rios; Maria Cortelyou Pieroni, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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organization gave me the space to speakbravely and freely about my experiences in engineering to other students who empathized withme as they had similar experiences. It was validating to be in a group with like-mindedindividuals who believed as engineers we are not excused from ethics and social issues, butrather need to be accountable for our language and actions that affect others that aren’t includedin the dominant narrative.While creating a space for open dialogues for underrepresented students, The EE diversityProject also provided space for community and inclusiveness. The organization has put onseveral events in hopes of creating community for other students, and to hopefully prevent thatsense of Isolation. Some of those events include a

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Meredith Jane Richter, Loyola Marymount University; Christian Tiong-Smith, Loyola Marymount University

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Self and Belonging – “I’ve kind of opted out of a lot of things that I was once involved with, and I’m just taking a lot more Prioritization and time to kind of like focus on, you know, the Sacrifice – challenge that is like the rigor of mechanical Experienced – engineering, as far as being a student.” – Dean Practical “I would definitely say just being able, or just Support for Success developing a strong work ethic has definitely (during college) – contributed a lot to my academic success in Self and