question and the minormodifications we made were approved by ACT and used with their permission (seeAppendix C). The pre-test consisted of eight multiple-choice questions related to a printeddiscussion about three ethical viewpoints regarding spending one‟s earnings by giving to charity.It required students to compare and contrast both actual and implied statements to determine thebest of four possible answers for each question. Since the writing instructor monitored the test-taking, students could ask questions about words and phrases they did not understand. Page 25.815.13Consequently, this scenario
society. He also places thisunderstanding in the context of ABET criterion (b), “an ability to design and conductexperiments, analyze and interpret data” [6, p. 2], in that such ability is part of the scientificmethod, which has its foundations in the philosophy of science, and which together alsoconstitute one of the primary components of the course design for IDM and SMR.Splitt [7] interprets the demand on engineers as the “solution of problems involving humanvalues, attitudes, and behavior, as well as the interrelationships and dynamics of social, political,environmental, and economic systems on a global basis” [7, p. 182], restated in the conclusion interms of “problems involving … world cultures, religions, ethics, and economics” and
aerospace engineering departments to meet the professional technical needs of boththe airplane and space communities, to say nothing of the needs of the missile community. Moreand more topics have been added to such curricula in recent years, e.g., modern control theory,probability and statistics, management, higher level computer programming, softwarecompetency, ethics, additional topics in the social sciences and the humanities, as well as newtechnologies; which is not to say that these additions are not needed. Most current aerospaceengineering curricula have little room in which the special needs of the missile community canbe met. Ten pounds of engineering education are already stuffed into a five pound curriculumbox.Thus, the needs of the
. While studies vary in how theydefine “broader context,” they consistently emphasize that engineers should look beyondtechnical functionality to consider political, environmental, and cultural contexts that couldimpact or be impacted by a project. For example, Mazzurco and Daniel [23] analyzed 26engineering students and 16 engineering practitioners’ responses to a design task. They foundthat students and practitioners were both able to provide high-quality considerations related totechnology, but students struggled with considerations related to stakeholders and local norms,laws and ethics, and other socio-material contexts. A “culture of disengagement” in engineeringeducation may also lead students to view broader context as irrelevant to
Engineering at Georgia Tech, focuses on advancing written, visual, and verbal communication skills. Her research centers on affect theory and its application to technical communication, specifically information design. Jill studies how to enhance the effectiveness of pedagogical documents by incorporating principles from affect theory. Through her work, she aims to empower students, fostering an environment where they actively shape their communication interactions, including teamwork and ethical discussions. By integrating these principles, she goes beyond traditional methods, ensuring that students not only learn but also take an active role in shaping their communication experiences.Dr. Christie Stewart, Georgia
administration.The research protocol of using these institutional data received the approval of the university’sresearch ethics board.4.2 Data Analysis MethodsFor the purposes of the analysis, the variables in the linked data files were grouped into threecategories: (1) student experience; (2) learning outcomes; (3) demographics and background.The details about the variables are included in Appendix A. The missing values in the originaldata sets for those variables constituted a very small proportion, with 7% as the highest. Beforethe data analysis, we imputed variables in the categories of student experiences and learningoutcomes using the median values; and we did not apply any imputation to variables in thecategories of demographics and background.To
interviews to gather qualitative data, enabling acomprehensive understanding of the participants' nuanced experiences [46]. Our interviewprotocol was meticulously designed with a structured framework to ensure consistency andcomparability among responses, drawing from best practices in exploratory qualitativeresearch [48]. It aimed to explore common attributes between innovative individuals andfounders without limiting participants' responses. Ethical approval was obtained fromStanford University's Institutional Review Board, and interviews were conducted via Zoomwith consent for recording. Twenty-six hours of interview recordings were captured andtranscribed, and transcripts were anonymized to ensure confidentiality. More information onthe strategy
curriculum should include the use of building simulation and the idea of energyand comfort performance as an important driver for the design process. This will support studentdesign decisions based upon the affect on a building’s lighting, heating, cooling performance,and the comfort of future occupants. In this setting, for example, the glazing of a façadebecomes less about referential stylistic applications and more about whether the window patternprovides the defined daylight illumination levels while avoiding thermal penalties. Aestheticsmust play a central role in creating vitality between people and the built environment, but in theproposed curriculum it will be founded upon an ethic that design must also be grounded inphysics and energy
lose it” prevailed.The faculty responded to this situation by re-designing our undergraduate unit operations courseto include both statistics content and its direct application in the planning of laboratoryexperiments and analysis of data.The original junior-level three-credit course was comprised of two hours of lab (two 2 ½-hoursessions per week) and one hour of lecture. The course included a good blend of traditional andmodern experiments and lecture topics on lab safety, writing skills, professionalism and ethics,and a token discussion of statistics and experimental design. When a one-credit junior seminarcourse, “Chemical Engineering as a Profession,” was introduced in our curriculum, studentslearned about many of the professional topics
Page 22.1461.14relationship benefiting her professional development and stayed away from other purelysocializing activities. Jessica framed her limited social involvement as an ethical standard thatshe had to subscribe to in order to succeed in the highly demanding field of her study. Amanda: Like, I‟m talkative… but, I value my alone time. Like, you know, when I‟m finished with classes or whatever, I‟m fine to just go back to my room and kind of like shut myself off. I‟m… I‟m perfectly fine with that. And that‟s how I was in school. My friends always felt like I didn‟t want to do anything with them or go out. But, it was just… I was a homebody and I was fine entertaining myself. (omitted some conversation
“older,” “mature,” “adult,” “non-traditional” or “returning” students, have had a variety of careerand life experiences between their undergraduate and graduate studies. These returning studentsdiffer from direct-pathway graduate students; they are often more motivated and mature9,10, moregoal-directed4,10, more aware of ethical issues9, have better teamwork skills9, have a high workethic10, and more skilled with a variety of tools and types of equipment10. They also utilize timemanagement strategies more effectively than younger students, and model effective studystrategies for direct-pathway students to emulate11. These characteristics can add to theclassroom environment and enrich the graduate experience for the student body as a whole9,10
. Because law is a reflection of the ethical and moral climateof a jurisdiction, it will change as that climate changes. New legislation is passed. Decisions in older Page 4.451.5cases may be overturned or modified. However, the parties in those old cases cannot now return tocourt and get the decisions in their particular case changed – only the law has changed, not theircase. In actual practice it is unlikely the parties even know their case has been overturned or the lawapplicable to their case has changed. Many years or decades may have elapsed.4. The River of Case LawWith all of these different courts making and interpreting the law, how do
therefore adversely influence the career choices thatthe students make. For example, Barrington and Duffy found that girls are more likely to pursuecareers in engineering and science if engineering is presented in a more socially relevant contextsuch as engineering service-learning projects3.Engineers indeed perform an incredibly wide variety of functions applying science andmathematics to solve problems of interest to society. Therefore, in addition to science andmathematics skills, engineers must have effective communication skills, be highly team-oriented,have high ethical principles, be familiar with and understand major societal problems,demonstrate leadership qualities and understand the impact of their work on society. The factthat the next
has to be viewed as an ethical human endeavor that addresses the needs of aglobal society. Engineers are inventors and designers; they apply science and mathematics; anduse their imagination and creativity to make ideas a reality. They create technical solutions tomeet societal needs. This forms the core of engineering activities2,3. Yet, there is a decline inhigh school students’ interest in careers in science and engineering resulting in a decline inengineering enrollment, both undergraduate and graduate. Engineering doctorates have declinedin recent years and are still below the levels of the 1980s3.Adolescents seldom lack curiosity, but as they go into the teenage years their enthusiasm forlearning Science, Technology, Engineering, and
technology have beenredefined for the 21st century per the National Academy of Engineering report Technically Speaking. 7Engineering and technology are no longer misinterpreted as “applied science.” As William Wulf,president of the National Academy of Engineering, pointed out in his plenary address to ASEE:“Engineering is design under constraint.”8 Some of those constraints are socio, economic, legal, ethical,and the natural laws of science. Accordingly, the National Collaborative Task Force believes that themodern paradigm and process for needs-driven engineering can be reflected as shown below: 9 Engineering → Technology
definition.With growing attention from industry 16, 17 and in the literature 7 given to professional skills,accreditation organizations began to include these skills in their outcomes. The AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) engineering criteria began to explicitly requireprofessional skills as student outcomes in 2001 18 and has continued to include them in revisionssince 15. ABET came to see these skills as needed by all engineering graduates. The following sixof the eleven outcomes specified in the ABET engineering criteria fit within the literature list ofprofessional skills 7: an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (3.d) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (3.f) an ability to
., 2018; Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Robert, 2023; Tayloret al., 2019; Ward & Webster, 2018). This ques�oning is more common with invisible disabili�es likecogni�ve differences rather than physical disabili�es that are visually obvious (Cueller et al., 2022).Common reac�ons from faculty include suspicion and accusa�ons of lying, chea�ng, stealing, or takingadvantage of the “fair” educa�on system (Bolourian et al., 2018; Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Robert, 2023;Slaton, 2013; Ward & Webster, 2018. Students are greeted with hos�lity, doubt, irrita�on, andstatements that the student is extra work (Dwyer et al., 2023; Long & Stabler, 2021), a drain on resources(Long & Stabler, 2021), lazy and without a work ethic (Chrysochoou et al., 2022
Engineering at the University of Toronto. She previously completed her Bachelors in Industrial Engineering also at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about supporting women in Engineering and STEM more broadly, both within and outside of her research. She has held fellowships in Ethics of AI and Technology & Society organizations.Dr. Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto Alison Olechowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice. She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ©American Society for Engineering Education
rubrics.MethodsThis paper is part of an ongoing project to investigate how systems thinking can be used incombination with popular threat modeling frameworks like STRIDE to teach and assesscomponent-level and system-level threat modeling to upper-level software engineering students.In this section, we provide an overview of the methods we used in our study. We begin bydescribing the software engineering course where we piloted our study. Next, we discuss our datacollection strategy, introduce the pilot version of our rubric, our data analysis approach (scoringstrategy using our rubric), and ethical considerations.Data collectionTo answer our research question, we collected data on the students’ team projects. In the project,student teams had to deliver the