Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jonathan Seth Krones, Boston College; Jenna A. Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell, Boston College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Ethics at Boston College. His research is in contemporary environmental issues and their religious, ethical, and political resonances. He is currently at work on a manuscript focused on John Muir, the famed nineteenth-century American conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club, and Muir’s influence on conceptions of the sacred in modern American religious consciousness. Dr. Powell’s research also examines the intersection of race, religion, and environment. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integrating history and engineering in the first-year core curriculum at Boston College1. IntroductionIn What

Conference Session

Working Against Unjust Social Forces

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

, makers, designers, and technologists. Currently, she is part of a team setting up the Human-Centered Engineering program at Boston College. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Critical perspectives on teaching design in first-year engineeringIntroductionTo engineer is to bring science and technology into a society filled with competing economic,ethical, and political influences. Yet still, engineering programs teach technical content asseparate from their historical, social, and economic contexts, which creates a duality betweenthe technical and social (Cech, 2014; Faulkner, 2000; Leydens & Lucena, 2017). As studentslearn and practice

Conference Session

WEDNESDAY PLENARY: Featuring Best Zone and PIC Papers & Corporate Member Council Keynote Speaker, Sponsored by EngineeringCAS

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Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Masood Shahverdi, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles

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Corporate Member Council

, with a service learningEngineering Ethics and Professionalism course, and allows students to work on service learningprojects for a local community organization in the summer. The design projects, with theirinevitable need to revisit design choices, teach students to build grit and learn from mistakesthrough the iterative process of design, build, and test. It also builds their engineering identity, asthey see themselves more as real-world problem solvers. The service learning aspect enablesstudents to see the impact of their engineering abilities on their local community and motivatesthem to persevere through the challenges and rigor of engineering degree programs. Theteamwork, peer mentorship, and faculty interaction required to carry out

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Frank E. Falcone P.E., Villanova University; Gayle F Doyle, Villanova University

also taught Professional Practices in Engineering and Engineering in the Humanistic Context which are courses focused on exploring a wide range of leadership, management & ethical issues confronting engineers and engineering students on a day-to-day basis. Prof. Falcone is a registered professional engineer, a founding diplomat in the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, a retired Captain of the U.S. Navy, a former William C. Foster fellow at the U.S. Department of State and a consultant for the U.S. Department of State in the field of International Arms Control. In 2017, he was awarded the EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section.Gayle F Doyle

Conference Session

Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering

2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and

Conference Session

Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; David Carlson P.E., United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

- gineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Barry is the 2020 recipient of ASEE’s National Outstanding Teaching Award.Major David Carlson P.E., United States Military Academy Major David Carlson is an instructor of Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Mechanical En- gineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He was commissioned as an Engineer Officer from the U.S

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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Kleio Avrithi P.E., Mercer University; Samuel Alan Fong, Mercer University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

civil breadth of the PE exam has fourteen out of 40 questions relevantto construction in the areas of site development, project planning, means/ methods, andconstructions codes totaling 35% of the breadth exam. When considering further the 40questions in a concentration area, other than construction, the required knowledge in constructionaccounts for approximately 18% of the whole exam. Inclusion of topics such as ethics andprofessional practice, engineering economics, environmental regulations, materials, earthwork,and volume computations in a construction course can significantly increase the percentagesreported above. The construction topics required by the National Council of Examiners forEngineering and Surveying are listed in Table A-4 of

Conference Session

Industry and Practice Topics

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Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

) to achieve the mission and meet accreditation requirements: Our students upon graduation: 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of

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2008 GSW

Authors

Mohan A. Ketkar; Nripendra N. Sarker

are able to (i) perform relevant analysis (engineering, mathematical, economic), (ii) develop final design specifications, and identify applicable codes and standards for the design, apply and evaluate realistic constraints (which may include regulations, design, economic, environmental, health, manufacturability and safety constraints considered in design, professional, ethical, social & political issues in design). (iii) select materials, components, software, and test equipment, (iv) fabricate a prototype or a model (physical, software, or hardware) of the design, test or simulate the design and make necessary changes to obtain optimum design.Performance Criteria

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert F. Saunders

: Work in Progress Postcard Session, T527·First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session, 2019, https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/140/papers/26713/download[10] E.C. Clausen and J.T. McAllister III, “Connecting with Students in Large Classrooms,” Transactions on Techniques in STEM Education, 5(1), 18-29, 2019. https://www.asee.org/documents/sections/2018/paper_5.pdf[11] Adams, D. J. Annual Meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, "Be Social. Do Good. Shifting the Goals of Ethics Education," APPE - Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, Sheraton Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta, GA. (February 22, 2020).Biographical InformationRobert F. SaundersRobert Saunders currently serves as

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Jordan F. Ermilio, Center for Humanitarian Engineering and International Development, College of Engineering, Villanova University

humanitarian engineering program at Villanova is presented with anemphasis on lessons learned during the provision of technical support to international non-governmentorganizations. A qualitative review of success and failure is discussed based on program partner feedback,discussions with faculty, students, and communities. Conclusions from this paper raise some importantethical questions about the role of academic institutions when engaging with community partners. Inaddition, program design that employs the ethical engagement framework is described wherein, theimportance of contextual awareness and humility is highlighted. Next steps associated with this paperinclude the need to formally establish research-services with partner organizations

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Courtney D. Giles

learning outcomes that would be sharedacross CEMS undergraduate programs as well as the identification and/or development ofcourses in each program that would incorporate these learning outcomes. The proposed first yearseminar would include foundational learning outcomes in each of the core competency areas:Teamwork & Leadership, Communication, Ethics in the Profession, and Data Dexterity.3. Course Development ProcessThe CEMS-050 First Year Seminar course development began in Fall 2019 and continuedthrough Summer 2020 with the goal of offering the course for the first time in Fall 2020. Theinitial framework for the course was inspired by (1) an existing first year seminar for engineeringstudents, (2) input from an interdisciplinary cohort of

Conference Session

Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

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Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

served as Program Chair, Associate Chair or Major Chair. The alumnigraduation year ranged from 1971 to 2019. These alumni are currently participating in diversecareers, including entrepreneurship, as employees of engineering firms, academia, graduatestudies, business analysis and management consulting, pharmaceutical science and law.Data Collection and AnalysisData was collected through semi-structured interviews with faculty members and alumni. Thestudy protocol was approved by the appropriate university research ethics board. The interviewswere conducted on Zoom, due in part to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and were subsequentlytranscribed by the research team. The faculty interviews were analyzed using open coding; codeswere developed based on

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

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First-Year Programs

fruitful user experience [2], ethics and scrutiny on socialeffects [3], and communication and collaboration skills [4]. This initiative, a straightforwardreading assignment, reaching outside the obvious subject matter, fits into none of those categories.This paper suggests the benefits that it can confer in an introductory computing course.The SceneThe Computer Science First-Year Seminar (FYS) is one of about 60 such seminars acrosscampus. The university studies (general education) program requires incoming freshmen andother first-year students to take one from this selection of seminars on different subjects, notnecessariy in their major field if they are among the few who have chosen a major already. Theunderlying FYS goal, teaching these high

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1981 North Midwest Section

Authors

William A. Bares; David A. Rogers

) have been experimenting with newapproaches to 102 teaching. We have been coupling into 102 some broaderaspects of the engineer's life and work which we call engineering pro-fessionalism. While teaching 102 we have emphasized the importance of asolid mathematical background [2] and a grounding in the fundamental con-cepts of electrical engineering. However, we have also plunged into suchtopics as the societal impact of many ethical decisions, the importanceof developing communications skills, the effects of technological abso-lescence, the impact of inflation on engineering salaries, and unemploy-ment [1], [3]. In Spring Quarter 1981, the different sections of 102 were taughtwith the instructors presenting a course based on the dual

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Denise M. Martinez, Tarleton State University

institutioncovers not only introduction to the engineering disciplines, design and ethics, but also a range offoundational topics from mathematics (e.g. trig, exponentials, logarithms, vectors, matrices) andphysics (e.g. mechanics, energy, DC circuits), as well as Excel as an analysis tools.Khan offers a breadth of instructional videos, articles and exercises. These are used as asupplement to the material developed by the instructor. The exercises allow the students topractice their problem solving. Most problems are selected from question banks and/or includerandomized numbers so each student gets a fairly unique problem set. The students get instantfeedback on correctness, as well as hints as to how to solve the problem. The instructor

Conference Session

Computation Related

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joan Kathryn Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 6 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John J. Lesko, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

affirming, inclusive, and diverse education program that helps preparestudents to face the complex challenges they will meet in their post-graduation careers” (VirginiaTech Graduate School, 2019). A depiction of the alignment of course topics and the inclusionand diversity requirements can be found in Appendix A.Building on these two purposes, the following learning outcomes were developed for theGSSME course: 1. Developing effective interpersonal communication skills 2. Establishing and maintaining professional relationships 3. Dealing with personal differences in multicultural environments 4. Advancing equity and inclusion in professional environments 5. Developing responsible and ethical professional practices 6. Developing

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Wolchok; Hanna Jensen; Timothy J. Muldoon

to sustainability, bioethics,and health care economics are emphasized. In addition, students are introduced to the conceptsof resource-constraint design, as well as important ethical considerations in the work of abiomedical engineer. Effectively meeting this goals and supporting the Senior Design course wassubstantially challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic, when much of the course contentneeded to be disseminated via a remote environment.Major Results:Clinical needs projects fuel senior design. Each year approximately 35-40 design projectconcepts are developed by student teams during clinical needs. Approximately 10-12 of theseprojects are selected each year as senior design projects. Rejected ideas are typically not amongthe best ideas

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University

effects are unwanted in the academic world.Regardless of the intention, higher education institutions have implemented ethical codes thataddress plagiarism. Those caught are punished based on the established ethical standards to curband eliminate this behavior [1]. Additionally, there has been an array of technological tools thathave been integrated into courses by instructors to detect and address plagiarism. Therefore, wefocus on a tool used to detect plagiarism in a First-year programming course.Typically, plagiarism is considered in writing assignments and research papers, where tools suchas Turnitin are used to highlight plagiarised work. Turnitin is a web-based software that checksand compares submitted work to several online databases and

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2003 GSW

Authors

Terrence L. Chambers; William E. Simon

, and volume that the consulting firms would not likely be interested inor adversely affected by the projects undertaken by the students6.A peripheral issue that might possibly be raised is the question of whether or not it is aviolation of engineering ethics to offer engineering services at discounted rates. Someengineers still think of this as “unfair competition,” and a violation of engineering ethics.Such is simply no longer the case. It is true that the code of ethics for the NationalSociety of Engineers (NSPE), and the codes of most of the other major engineeringsocieties, for many years contained one or more canons to the effect that, “The Engineerwill not compete unfairly with another engineer by attempting to obtain

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Authors

Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University

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First-Year Programs

presentation slides completed bystudent groups within the three eligible chemical engineering sections. We measured studentachievement of three learning outcomes, referred to as Criterion 1, 2, and 3, by customizing arubric previously developed for evaluating undergraduate research assignments [16]. Criterion 1,“Evaluate Information Sources Critically,” measures students’ ability to select a variety ofappropriate information sources as part of their projects. Criterion 2, “Use InformationEffectively,” measures students’ ability to synthesize multiple information sources within theirpresentations, as well as their use of in-text citations to bolster their claims with evidence.Criterion 3, “Use Information Ethically,” measures students’ ability to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

education through teaching methods, policies, and culture change.Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Andrew O. Brightman serves as Assistant Head for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Engi- neering Practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. His research background is in cellular biochemistry, tissue engineering, and engineering ethics. He is committed to developing effective ped- agogies for ethical reasoning and engineering design and for increasing the diversity and inclusion of engineering education.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Patrice M. Buzzanell is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication at the

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew Roberts; Philip Parker; Christina Curras; Michael Penn; Max Anderson

public policy and appreciative of the sustainabilityof projects. A summary of the attributes of the ideal engineering that resulted from the brain-storming session follows: Ability to communicate orally and in written form in a manner appropriate for the in- tended audience. Understanding of local government operations and decision making– planning, engi- neering, financing, politics, procurement, education of public, etc. Ability to evaluate projects from a holistic perspective – environmental, ethical, aes- thetic, political, historical, social impact, technical needs, costs. Awareness of sustainability issues of projects. Ability to use engineering judgment - evaluation of reasonableness of answers

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2008 GSW

Authors

Nripendra Sarker; Cajetan M Akujuobi

problems g an ability to communicate effectively h a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning i an ability to understand professional, ethical and social responsibilities j a respect for diversity and an knowledge of contemporary professional, societal and global issues k a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement Figure 1. ABET Program Outcomes for Engineering Technology Program [1]The outcomes, as per the definition in Figure 1, are frequently referred to as a-k outcomes. Theopening statement in the Figure demands that the outcomes should be assessed on the graduates,not on

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 7

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Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Student

Praxis Award in Professional Ethics from Villanova University in 2010, and the IEEE Barus Award for Defending the Public Interest in 2012. His paper on lead poisoning of children in Washington D.C., due to elevated lead in drinking water, was judged the outstanding science paper in Environmental Science and Technology in 2010. Since 1995, undergraduate and graduate students advised by Dr. Ed- wards have won 23 nationally recognized awards for their research work on corrosion and water treatment. Dr. Edwards is currently the Charles Lunsford professor of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he teaches courses in environmental engineering ethics and applied aquatic chemistry. American

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rosalee A Clawson, Purdue University; Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer L. Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

problem definition, multiple interconnectedproblems, consequences difficult to imagine, let alone characterize, and riddled with ideological,political, and cultural conflict. Climate change looms large as an example of a social mess thatengineers will need new capacities to effectively confront.The capacities engineers need include many attributes long discussed within the LiberalEducation/Engineering and Society Division of ASEE and echoed in the NAE Engineer of 2020report at the turn of this century: creativity, leadership, communication, lifelong learning, ethics,resiliency, and flexibility. There is increasing recognition that we additionally need to grow ourcapacity for holistic systems (or systems-of-systems) thinking, data-informed

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of the District of Columbia; Dong Hyun Jeong, University of the District of Columbia

. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles. 5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline. 6. Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing-based systems.The following Student Outcomes have been adopted for the mechanical engineering program andare exactly the Student Outcomes recommended by ABET EAC. 1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 2. An ability to apply the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Arna Erega, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

’ moralbehaviors. It postulates a developmental path toward a post-conventional/principled decision-making guided by generally accepted ethical principles and the equal consideration of others inall aspects. In contrast, Gilligan [14] explicates that connectivity and relations with othersemerge as a powerful axis in women’s moral development; integration of responsibility andcare—rather than universalizable ethical guidelines and equal consideration of others—characterizes the first significant transition in women’s developmental process. Feminist scholars attest that knowledge is fundamentally grounded in people’s experience[15]; given that women experience a different lifeworld from that of men, their knowledge andways of knowing also

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Abby M. Chapin, University of Michigan; Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

studentsat the University of Michigan are here because they want to make the world a better place.Subsequently, the module asks students to consider engineering from a number of angles,including perspectives from junior and senior level engineering students that reinforce the socialdimensions of engineering. The module familiarizes students with the ABET criteria and theNSPE code of ethics [13], [15], while highlighting the ways in which these emphasize theimportance of engineers developing in social areas. Upon completing the module, students havebeen confronted with the idea that social engagement and the analysis of the social impacts ofengineering decisions is a core part of what a practicing engineer should do.Design & Decision