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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Student understanding

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Adela Martin, University College London

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werementioned infrequently. While students acknowledged the importance of laws in regulatingharmful technologies, there was limited discussion about engineers’ roles in shaping theselaws or engaging with policymakers. Similarly, reforming industries was only brieflyaddressed, with a few reflections noting aspirations to work in sustainable sectors or improveexisting practices. These gaps suggest that students primarily view their responsibilitiesthrough an individual or project-specific lens, with less emphasis on systemic change orcollective action.The reflections also revealed an interesting balance between micro and macroresponsibilities. Students frequently emphasized individual-level actions, such as riskassessment and ethical decision-making

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Expanding horizons

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Varsha Kesavan, University of Alberta; Thomas Mekhaël, Ecole de Technologie Superieure; Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Branislav RADELJIC, Aula Fellowship for AI Science, Tech, and Policy; Sara Kodeiri; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Private Corporation

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. 17 Canary in the Mine • Enhance pedagogical methods: Move beyond theoretical discussions by incorporating real-world disciplinary cases, role-playing exercises, and ethical simulations. These applied strategies will foster deeper critical thinking and prepare students to navigate complex ethical dilemmas. • Foster ethical identity: Position ethics as a core component of professional identity formation. Ethics should be presented not as a peripheral topic but as a foundational element of what it means to be an engineer, cultivating a sense of responsibility and accountability from the outset of training.4.4.2 For Professional

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Expanding horizons

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Strickland, The MITRE Corporation

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Methods to Inform Criteria for Broadening Participation in Institutions and Organizationsintroduction2022’s Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act [1]mandates efforts to “ensure collaboration and coordination across federal agencies, the privatesector, and with state and local governments to facilitate timely and effective reviews of allfederally funded projects.” The 4b requirement includes “measures of the institution’s ability toattract and retain a diverse and nontraditional student population in the fields of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics, which may include the ability to attract women,minorities, and individuals with disabilities.” To retain the workforce enabled by this act