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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Case Studies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Yadhira Garcia Ruiz, University of the Pacific

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Paper ID #48032Evaluating engineering ethics case studies: Can generative AI replace thetextbook?Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific Mary Kay Camarillo is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. She specializes in environmental engineering. Her research focuses on water and wastewater treatment as well as on the environmental impacts of energy production. She teaches classes on environmental engineering, ethics, and construction management.Dr. Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific Luke Lee is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Expanding horizons

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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democratizing generative AI solutions and bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical applications using AWS technologies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Canary in the Mine Canary in the Mine: An LLM Augmented Survey ofDisciplinary Complaints to the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) Abstract This study investigates disciplinary incidents involving engineers in Quebec, shed- ding light on critical gaps in engineering education. Through a comprehensive review of the disciplinary register of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)’s disciplinary register for 2010 to

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Ethics in ML/AI

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Emad Ali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bailey Kathryn McOwen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Arsalan Ashraf, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dayoung Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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forefront in the discourse on AI regulation and ethicsand are developing the norms of the international community with their policies [21]. 4) India is unique inits AI policy focus on inclusive AI development, making it a useful country to examine when it comes toAI in developing economies [22].For a rigorous and representative analysis, this study reviews official AI strategy and regulatory documents.Below is a list of documents chosen and reasoning for the choice: • U.S.’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American People [23]: A non-binding document from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) which represents US government’s ethical AI principles , that demonstrates the industry

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Student understanding

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Diana Adela Martin, University College London

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asked to falsifydata (Diana Bairaktarova - DB). The course introduced the speakers via the syllabus, whichprovided a description of their profile and a profile photo (Table 2). The timing of eachsession was linked to specific lecture content, as seen in Table 1.Table 2. Organisation of living library sessions Order Guest speaker / Storyteller Linked lecture(s) of thematic sessions 1 Laura Nolan is a software engineer with two decades of Risk and uncertainty experience, with a focus on reliability in distributed in decision-making systems. In 2018, Laura left Google after being asked to

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - GenAI in ethics education

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Sourojit Ghosh, University of Washington; Sarah Marie Coppola, University of Washington

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teaching them crucial AI ethics and trained them to advocate for safer AI systems. We also reflectupon the ways in which the course can be improved in future iterations. We hope this paper inspires others across Engineering departments and institutions to develop AI ethicscourses. As we write this, the dangers of AI being used ubiquitously are growing by the day, and calls for slowingdown and taking stock of potential impacts are falling upon deaf ears. The responsibility, as always, falls upon us aseducators and practitioners to prepare our future generations to be more responsible in their AI work, and that workbegins in the classroom.AcknowledgmentsAnonymized for this submission.References[1]​ S. Ghosh et al., ‘Do Generative AI

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Ethics education methodologies and interventions

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel R. TerMaat, Doane University; Christopher D. Wentworth, Doane University; Kristopher Williams, Doane University

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favorof there being multiple cognitive schemas available to a person depending on the specificsituation they are considering, although there can be a preferred schema. Despite the shift intheoretical frameworks, the DIT remained a primary assessment tool for studying moralreasoning, although the interpretation of results changed.The original DIT required test takers to read six stories concerning moral dilemmas and then rateand rank items related to the stories. In the 1990’s, the DIT was revised, producing the DIT-2,with new stories that reflected the changing social context [2].The original DIT used a numerical index, the P-score, that measured the percentage of post-conventional responses to a moral dilemma. The DIT-2 also uses the P-score

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - GenAI in ethics education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt/European University of Technology; Bettina von Römer, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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technologies to well-known text-generating AI systems, such as ChatGPT. The key advance lies in the P4's ability to integrate personalized data sources to get even closer to patients' actual values and preferences. Integration of personal data for customized predictions The P4 enables the integration of personal texts – such as e-mails, blogs or social media posts and even Facebook likes – and supplements them with additional digital information. This includes, for example, previous treatment decisions from electronic patient files, data from fitness trackers or other health-related app records. The analysis of such information helps to better understand a patient's individual values, atti- tudes and preferences. Another key technical advance will be

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Ethics education methodologies and interventions

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute

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Engineering, CE Seminar, andCE Design Capstone, as well as elective courses like Hazardous Waste Treatment, emphasizeethical decision-making and provide specialized applications of engineering ethics. Althoughother courses incorporate discussions of ethics as a part of the course objectives, VMI currentlytracks only the aforementioned courses for ABET's continuous improvement process [13].To ensure the program meets ABET SO 4 requirements, VMI conducts annual assessments andevaluations of these assessments across key CE courses (Table 1). The course objective(s) andassessment method(s) related to ethics for the courses tracked for ABET continuousimprovement of SO 4 are summarized in Table 1. Faculty use a variety of approaches, includingethics

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - GenAI in ethics education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tianjiao Zhao, East Carolina University; Angela Whitehurst, East Carolina University; George C. Wang P.E., East Carolina University; Xi Lin, East Carolina University; Xi Wang, Drexel University; Ron Chance, East Carolina University; Chelsea Rebecca Buckhalter, East Carolina University; shahrooz Ghorbani, East Carolina University

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applications speed up scientific writing,” Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 351–353, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000900.[5] J. Huang and M. Tan, “The role of ChatGPT in scientific communication: writing better scientific review articles,” Apr. 2023.[6] T. T. H. Nguyen, “EFL Teachers’ Perspectives toward the Use of ChatGPT in Writing Classes: A Case Study at Van Lang University,” ijli, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1–47, Jul. 2023, doi: 10.54855/ijli.23231.[7] M. Salvagno, F. S. Taccone, and A. G. Gerli, “Can artificial intelligence help for scientific writing?,” Crit Care, vol. 27, no. 1, p. 75, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1186/s13054- 023-04380-2.[8] F. A. Shah, “Is ChatGPT a silver bullet for

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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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Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Miriam E. Sweeney, The University of Alabama; Claire Major, The University of Alabama

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Paper ID #46709First-Year Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering StudentsEthical Understanding Performance During an Introduction to the DisciplineCourseDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has been the PI for REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Virtue & Ethics in the Profession

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; Quoc Tuan Olivier Truong, University of California, Riverside; Neha Gutlapalli, University of California, Riverside; HSIN-LING HSIEH, Northern Michigan University; Dena Plemmons, University of California, Riverside

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ethics case studies or modifyingour virtue-of-the-week modules to incorporate more decision-making opportunities for students.Additionally, we are in the process of developing more rigorous assessments to quantifyimprovements in students’ understanding of virtues, engineering ethics, and ethicaldecision-making. Furthermore, we plan to collaborate with other engineering faculty toimplement these teaching modules in their courses as well.References [1] C. S. Nair, A. Patil, and P. Mertova, “Re-engineering graduate skills–a case study,” European journal of engineering education, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 131–139, 2009. [2] R. E. McGinn, ““mind the gaps”: An empirical approach to engineering ethics, 1997–2001,” Science and Engineering Ethics, vol

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Virtue & Ethics in the Profession

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-407236-7.00002-4.[7] J. Graham, J. Haidt, and B. A. Nosek, “Liberals and conservatives rely on differentsets of moral foundations.,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 96, no. 5,pp. 1029–1046, May 2009, doi: 10.1037/a0015141.[8] H. Ekici, E. Yücel, and S. Cesur, “Deciding between moral priorities and COVID-19avoiding behaviors: A moral foundations vignette study,” Curr Psychol, vol. 42, no. 7, pp.5922–5938, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01941-y.[9] D. Kim and B. K. Jesiek, “Political ideologies and moral foundations of engineeringprofessionals in the United States,” Technology in Society, vol. 75, p. 102379, Nov. 2023,doi: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2023.102379.[10] R. Clancy, Q. Zhu, S. Streiner, A. Gammon

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Case Studies

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa M Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Iris Louella Jenkins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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letter in thisacronym stands for a different stage/component of the meeting. These includes (B) bridging in,presenting findings or introducing an activity to pique interest in the topics that will be coveredin the meeting, (O) introducing objectives, informing participants what they will get out of themeeting, (P) pre-assessment, learning what participants know about the topics that will becovered, participatory learning, guiding participants to actively reflect as topics are introduced,and post-assessment, learning what participants understood about the topics covered, and (S)summarize the meeting, reminding participants what the objectives were and how these werefulfilled.Curriculum contentsThe workshop includes contents related to seven

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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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Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; Celeste Arden Riley, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Virginia Pederson; Pierre Atieh

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Ethics in ML/AI

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annika Haughey, Duke University; Brian P. Mann, Duke University; Siobhan Oca, Duke University

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://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/ amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-engine-that-showed-biases-against-women-995c505f5c6f[14] S. Bird, M. Dud´ık, R. Edgar, B. Horn, R. Lutz, V. Milan, M. Sameki, H. Wallach, and K. Walker, “Fairlearn: A toolkit for assessing and improving fairness in ai,” 2020, microsoft Research Technical Report MSR-TR-2020-32. [Online]. Available: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/ fairlearn-a-toolkit-for-assessing-and-improving-fairness-in-ai/

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session - Expanding horizons

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Justin L Hess, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nael Barakat, The University of Texas at Tyler; Sara E Wilson, The University of Kansas

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. doi: 10.1007/s11569-010-0100-0.[7] J. Flaig, "How AI is already changing engineering – and the role of the engineer,” Engineering News, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, April 18, 2023. Available: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/feature-how-ai-is-already-changing- engineering-and-the-role-of-the-engineer[8] S. D. Mohaghegh, “Ethics of artificial intelligence plays a role in engineering,” Journal of Petroleum Technology, October 4, 2021. Available: https://jpt.spe.org/ethics-of-artificial- intelligence-plays-a-role-in-engineering[9] National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004.[10] National Academy of