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Beyond Calculations: Engineering Judgment as Epistemic Cognition in Engineering Education

Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 2
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mitchell Gerhardt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College; Brian E Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Tagged Divisions
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)
responses like “it depends,” theyreveal engineering judgment’s nature as a complex construct operating at the intersection ofprofessional practice, cognitive capability, and identity formulation [6]. This conceptualcomplexity creates a fundamental pedagogical tension: how can educators facilitate thesimultaneous development of technical engineering competencies and professional judgment?Addressing this question requires an examination of engineering judgment’s conceptualevolution within engineering education research.The foundational empirical work on engineering judgment emerged through ethnographicstudies, most notably Gainsburg’s [2] observations of structural engineers. This researchestablished a taxonomy of engineering judgment practices
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The Role of TELPhE in the Education of Citizens and Engineers considered from an Historical Perspective within ASEE

Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin
Tagged Divisions
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)
Paper ID #45493The Role of TELPhE in the Education of Citizens and Engineers consideredfrom an Historical Perspective within ASEEProf. John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He received ASEE’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. He received the best research award for his book ”Engineering Education Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction” from the Division for the Professions of the American Educational
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