Paper ID #27406Just Add Context? Analyzing Student Perceptions of Decontextualized andContextualized Engineering Problems and their Use of Storytelling toCreate ContextDr. Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park Nicole Mogul is a professor of engineering ethics and Assistant Director of the Science, Technology and Society at the University of Maryland, College Park. Co-author, David Tomblin is the Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program of College Park Scholars at the University of Maryland, College Park. Co-author, Tim Reedy, is a graduate assistant in the Science, Technology and Society
program; two digital courses were combined and the content of this newly formedcourse was revamped to focus more in design aspect of the course. This action will address theweakness observed in the outcome D of the course which is related to design and application.Furthermore, two new courses were developed which are “Introduction Project Management”and “Ethics and Engineering Professionalism”. These courses have been approved by thedifferent committee within the University as well as the Texas Higher Coordinating Board.Currently, we have included these newly developed courses into both Computer and ElectronicsEngineering Technology programs. The covered materials in these courses are as follows:Introduction to Project Management: The course aims
currently available Web technology while reinforcing the University's missionof “connected learning.” The course outcomes align to meet many of the department's goalsincluding developing scholarship and critical thinking skills, leadership and team building;problem solving and decision-making, professional ethics, and communication skills. Thisone-credit hour course contains exercises and discussion in professional ethics andintegrity, goal setting, effective learning, early career development, networking, Universitypolicies and procedures, and an introduction to engineering technology disciplines. Bykeeping the class size relatively small, these tools are presented in a collaborative mannerthat facilitates active learning and stresses critical
that prioritize transparency, personalization, and ethical safeguards.This study contributes evidence-based insights to guide educators, developers, and policymakersin ensuring the ethical and effective adoption of AI in education.Keywords: Generative AI, ChatGPT, perception, TAM, adoption, education, ethicsIntroductionArtificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking technology across industries, and itspotential in education is equally promising. It has reshaped how processes are conducted, decisionsare made, and interactions are facilitated. AI has demonstrated immense educational potential torevolutionize traditional pedagogies, enhance administrative efficiency, and improve personalizedlearning experiences. The capacity of AI
, we share the design aims and lessons learned from delivering the workshop tofurther the discussions on generative AI among faculty through an interdisciplinary, collaborativelens – in doing so, we identify two primary themes among our participants' perspectives ongenerative AI that are relevant to our future work: 1) a need for generative AI curriculumintegration and skill development and 2) a need for more exploration of its ethical and socialimplications.Structure of the WorkshopOur workshop explored four interconnected themes, thoughtfully chosen to promote a holisticand interdisciplinary understanding of generative AI and its societal impact. Drawing from ourexpertise in communication, philosophy, computer science, and engineering
(ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the Rutgers Uni- versity, with a focus in adsorption science and the characterization of porous materials. His research inter- ests include engineering ethics and broadening inclusivity in engineering, especially among the LGBTQ+ community. His funded research explores the effects of implicit bias on ethical decision making in the engineering classroom. Dr. Cimino has published papers and given presentations at national and inter- national engineering conferences. He teaches Freshman and Sophomore Engineering Clinics at Rowan University.Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Professor and
Paper ID #20401Learning from Engineering Disasters: A Multidisciplinary Online CourseDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational ma- terials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and how engineers learn from engineering disasters and how failure and risk analysis can be used to teach about ethics and societal implications of emerging technologies. Halada also coordinates the Long Island Alternative Energy
to consider and design with ethical, equity, andsocial justice implications in mind. Further, there is still a general lack of diversity ofstakeholder parameters in early engineering design classes. Introduction to systems engineeringcourses lack integration of current thinking on community engagement ethics and that absencecan be seen across the systems engineering curriculum, as well. We ask: How do we createlearning opportunities/engineering interventions that are technically sound, and also prioritizecommunity voice, cultural appropriateness, and contextual efficacy? In this paper, we reviewthree methods of stakeholder analysis taught in system engineering courses and identify whereand how one can integrate community voices through a
may argue that in engineering, perhaps the same principles are discussed using differentterminology, for example, engineering ethics. It is true that most engineering programs have somecoverage of engineering ethics either as a stand-alone course or as content that is integrated withdesign projects and design activities in design-focused courses. This is a fair argument that needsto be explored further.Design Justice principles and a code of ethics are both frameworks for guiding designpractice, but they have some key differences. A code of ethics is a set of principles orguidelines that outline what is considered ethical behavior within a specific profession. Inthe field of design, a code of ethics may outline how designers should conduct
involves understanding how to: 1) listen contextually; 2) findethics in artifacts; 3) make meaning; 4) seek stories about science and technology’s past, present,and future; 5) locate power in systems; 6) ask STS questions; and 7) host STS parties. We reasonthat if students can take some of these data collection skills and mindsets into their engineeringclassrooms, internships, and careers, we will have given them life-long tools of interruption forresponsibly interrogating their interactions with science and technology. This paper providesexamples of STS Posture activities that are used within a required engineering ethics course.IntroductionEngineering education research scholars in the Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES)Division
); and Professionalism (ethics). Atthe freshmen and sophomore levels, students experience their initial team design project and thena second project with more technical expectations. They are learning and practicing all of theProfessional Plan components, with the goal that juniors/seniors will be independently capable ofimplementing more rigorous team projects, and will be prepared to implement design and buildprojects subject to ever more realistic constraints and external customer needs.This paper will provide specific details of our adjustments to the freshman and sophomore designsequence in the 2020-21 academic year, based on the original implementation of these classes,the rapid changes required in spring 2020, and the ongoing current
willbe shaped. In particular, I explore the role of licensure and accreditation in shaping the pathways to engineeringpractice in 2050. To get at the multiple futures and the myriad of choices and alternatives that exist, I comparethe American context of licensure and accreditation in engineering with the Canadian context. In doing so, Ihope to foreground and highlight some of the choices that are reified through these systems. I pay particularattention to those choices involving the social and ethical components of professional engineering. Inforegrounding these choices, I hope to make evident alternatives and to suggest potential changes that maybetter pave the road to 2050.Professionalism in Canada and the USTwo of the primary ways the social
Design pillar course iscomplemented by a two-credit Safety and Ethics course. The block-schedule curriculum doesnot add more credits compared to a traditional curriculum, but instead uses the hours moreeffectively through restructuring (e.g., combining two separate thermodynamics courses offeredin consecutive terms into a single thermodynamics pillar course). This provides larger blocks oftime for students to actively engage in learning in the classroom with the support of the instructorand allows for a hands-on unit operations laboratory experience for five consecutive semestersfor the students in parallel with their core courses.Table 1 provides the sequence of courses and labs which make up our core curriculum. Moredetails on the structure
importance of managing generative AI projects. Itdiscusses AI and generative AI, highlighting challenges faced by project managers, such as dataquality, technical complexity, ethics, legal compliance, resource constraints, and scalability.To address these challenges, the paper recommends crucial skills for project managers: formingmultidisciplinary teams, cultivating a deep understanding of generative AI, embracing ethicalconsiderations, adopting agile methodologies, practicing continuous integration, upholdingstringent quality assurance, and fostering collaborative efforts. This study has implications forboth educators and engineering students alike. Educators are encouraged to integrate projectmanagement courses into engineering programs
example, a paper last year provided results ofstudents’ attitudes towards ethics issues11. Sixteen questions from the paper (Table 1) were putinto the CPS software and 35 students were surveyed following a discussion of the Enron Page 12.1018.7scandal and its effects on the energy business. Using the responders, I was able to obtainresponses to the 16 questions in five or six minutes and the software provided me with a report of Table 1: Questions for Results Reported in Figure 4 1. It is important for me to receive some formal ethics training during my college career 2. It is important for engineers to be aware they may encouter ethical conflicts
student’s improvements reached by other engineeringprograms is explained and discussed as the jumping board for the development of the newcourse. The goals for initial professional awareness in student’s communication artifactswere related to specific Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)criteria. A new course called Writing Articles and Research Reports (RAII) taught withinthe student’s major department was created emphasizing effective communication and theneed for continuous learning with the understanding of ethics and professionalresponsibility. The constructivist approach was used to design the course and anexposition of the mapping between the design of the course and the skills that are intendedto achieve is outlined in
engineering from Van- derbilt, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee, respectively, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alabama. She is a member of I.E.E.E., Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Eta Kappa Nu. She is currently Professor and Founding Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the High Point University, and teaches courses in such areas as Engineering Ethics, Controls, and En- gineering Design. Dr. McCullough has over 30 years’ experience in engineering practice and education, including industrial experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Her research interests include Image and Data Fusion, Automatic Target
University of Guelph, in addition to an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests include information seeking and evaluation, interdisciplinary applications of sociological theory, and critical librarianship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 From essential to ridiculous: Exploring instructor perceptions of empathy-focused instructionAbstractEmpathy skills have been recognized within engineering as beneficial in the context of design,ethics, and professionalism. However, the inclusion and success of empathy-focused instruction isdependent on instructors. This study investigates engineering instructors’ perceptions of empathyand
institutionalarrangements necessary to help students develop these skills have not yet settled into a widelyadopted standard. Many engineering programs have turned to STS to provide students withconceptual tool kits to think about engineering problems and solutions in more sophisticatedways. Some programs feature standalone courses on the sociocultural aspects of technology andengineering, often taught by faculty from outside the engineering school. Others incorporate STSmaterial into traditional engineering courses, e.g., by making ethical or societal impactassessments part of capstone projects. This work in progress paper draws on the research team’s personal experience to examinethe character of an atypical, but potentially very powerful, model: STS
Using Moral Theories to Help Engineers Make Ethical Decisions William Jordan, Bill Elmore and Stan Napper College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University AbstractThere are a variety of ways engineering ethics can be taught in the university. One commonapproach is to use case studies. Engineers like to think of themselves as practical people, andexamining actual situations appeals to many engineers.In their popular book, Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases1, Harris, Pritchard, and Rabinsuse many real world case studies to illustrate the issues that are faced by engineers. Texas A &M
andtechnical knowledge. For example, student outcomes specified by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB) include the following [4], [5]: generating engineering solutions that meet specified needs and with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors, communicating effectively to different audiences, recognizing ethical and professional responsibilities when faced with engineering situations and resolving any dilemmas while accounting for the impact of solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts, and functioning effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.A
Paper ID #40789Technology Students’ Recognition of Algorithmic Data Bias throughRole-Play Case StudiesMr. Ashish Hingle, George Mason University Ashish Hingle (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering and Computing at George Ma- son University. His research interests include technology ethics, interactions and networking in online communities, and student efficacy challenges in higher education. He received his bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and master’s degree in Information Assurance (Cybersecurity – Forensics – Audit) from sunny Cal Poly Pomona.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya
). Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineer- ing ethics, and engineering education. He is PI of two NSF sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. Papadopoulos is currently the Program Chair Elect of the ASEE Mechanics Division and serves on numerous committees at UPRM that relate to undergraduate and graduate education.Dr. William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez William J. Frey has taught research, business, engineering, and computer ethics at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez since 1990. He is a member and former director of that university’s Center for Ethics in the
Student to Scholar: A Professional Skills Focused Library and Student Affairs CollaborationABSTRACTThe Student2Scholar initiative began as a collaboration between library and engineering facultyin the Spring of 2017. The primary focus of Student2Scholar (S2S) was to develop focusedprogramming to reinforce professional skill development among engineering students. Duringthe Summer of 2020 the S2S initiative partnered with New York University’s Tandon School ofEngineering Summer Undergraduate Research (SUR) Program to develop an 8 week longworkshop series focusing on opportunities in areas such as scientific communication,visualization, ethics and research, information literacy, and mentorship. A
illustrating the common mistakes found in the engineeringliterature.IntroductionFor scientific publications to contribute to the advancement of knowledge, it isnecessary that researchers be objective, complete, fair, and accurate in reporting theresults of their work, and to act with integrity throughout the publishing process. Theauthors of scholarly publications bear the responsibility for adhering to ethical norms,including those related to authorship and attribution, disclosure of conflict of interest,and the integrity of the peer-review process. As many graduate engineering programsrequire journal publications and/or conference presentations for graduation, it is criticalthat students learn about best practices in scholarly communications and are
nuclearenergy to raise awareness of nuclear power and its related issues in security, safety, and nuclearenvironmental protection.Course modules are developed to supplement a required freshman engineering course GEEN 100Engineering Design and Ethics (Introduction to Engineering). The modules give an overview ofnuclear engineering to students to broaden their career options. Two new elective courses arebeing developed. An engineering elective is for engineering seniors on nuclear energy andnuclear engineering. It is intended to prepare students for the workforce and/or graduate studiesin the nuclear engineering field. The second elective is for all majors, and it will focus on energyfor America's future, covering nuclear energy among other alternatives
across economicsectors that are, in often cases, beyond the technical competencies that are taught in traditionalclassroom. These competencies include, but not limited to, engineering entrepreneurship andengineering enterprise management, ethical and professional considerations in engineeringpractice and decision making, critical thinking skills and engineering problem solving creativity,intercultural awareness in managing multinational and multi-background engineering teams aswell as sustainability and environmental awareness. These competencies correspond to a numberof ABET outcomes including to analyze social context in historical and contemporary settings;to communicate effectively in writing and visual presentation; to engage effectively in
: % of URM studentscompared to 10-year average of 18% 40 35 30 25 20 Total % 15 10 5 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Increases based on intentional actions…• Curricular & co-curricular changes • from 0 to 3 unrestricted electives • study abroad programs within a 4-year graduation plan • from competitive to cooperative first-year design project focused on assistive design technologies • multi-disciplinary senior design capstone option for all majors • ethics across the curriculum • extremely strong SWE student chapter• Retention program for “at-risk” students • any first- or second-year student in good academic standing, but behind cohort … typically starting in pre-calculus
department, we have more students in ME thanin EE. However, it is imperative for all students to have the basics of EE in order to work on therobotic projects. In this case, we mix students from two programs together in the engineeringorientation course. “What topics should be covered in this course?” is always a question and achallenge for the instructors. After 3-year practices and continuous improvements, we decide tocover not only the basics of ME and EE but also diverse soft skills trainings especially theproject management trainings. Three teaching assistants (two juniors from EE and one juniorfrom ME) are assisting a professor in the lab sections. This paper studies the outcomes of severalactivities such as the ethics debates, self-identities
NSF GRANTEES POSTER SESSION Research Experiences in Pollution Prevention and SustainabilityAbstractRowan University hosts an NSF REU Site in Pollution Prevention and Sustainabilityevery summer. Undergraduate students from various science and engineering disciplinesfrom all over the USA participated in these pollution prevention research activities.Engineering faculty mentored students for an eight-week period. While research was theprimary activity, other community building modules, seminars, social events andcommunication strengthening exercises were an integral part of the Pollution Preventionexperience. A special workshop on environmental ethics and environmental justice wasalso offered to help students connect pollution prevention