Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Brinley Boyett, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University

, such as writing, coding, orsolving problems. Thus, education must evolve to teach students how to use this tool effectivelyand evaluate the quality of its work. Educators should aim to incorporate AI into their classroomsin ways that help students develop these skills so that students will be better prepared tocontribute to society in the future 3 .However, there are concerns about ethical implications relating to the grey areas of AI, such asprivacy, bias, and accountability 4 . Applied specifically to education, AI’s integration riskscreating an over-reliance on external tools, potentially hindering students’ ability to recall andapply knowledge independently. Educators have also raised concerns about the potential for“academically dishonest

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Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Sloan, U.S. Air Force Academy; Scott R Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Norb Delatte, Oklahoma State University; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

expectations, supporting faculty intheir development, communicating effectively, behaving ethically, and managing the departmentin an organized and fair manner are valued for leading, developing, and supporting faculty.IntroductionEffective department head or chair leadership is an important part of both faculty and studentsuccess. The civil engineering community has invested significant effort into developingoutstanding faculty over the last 25 years through the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop [1, 2]. Whilethere is evidence that the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop also develops great leaders [3] andfosters an inclusive environment [4], there has not been much effort applied to

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roberto Patricio Carú, Universidad Andres Bello; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

between the groups and anotable preference for a more structured and practical educational approach, especially amongstudents with a more robust foundational knowledge. This highlights the relevance of personalizedand applied teaching methods in real-world contexts.This approach examines how AI tools can be effectively integrated into an educationalenvironment, preparing students to face future technological challenges with an innovativeperspective on information systems management.Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Systems (IS), Alternative Evaluation,Automatic Code Generation, Operational Efficiency, Decision Making, Automation, AI Ethics,Information Management, AI Tools.IntroductionIn the digital era, Artificial Intelligence

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Transformative and Just Futures in Engineering (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 11)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

education culture and institutional change, focusing on marginalized students and educators. An AI enthusiast, Kellam explores the ethical and equity implications of generative AI in engineering education, leveraging AI to foster human connection, challenge inequities, and prepare students for an AI-driven future. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Critical Consciousness, Equity, and Speculative Futures: Reframing AI as a Catalyst for Human Connection and Systemic Change in Engineering EducationThis practice paper explores the intersection of power, equity, and artificial intelligence (AI).Through a theoretical argument and three narratives about my

Conference Session

GIFTS II

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Nicole Dufalla, University of Virginia

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FYEE 2025

types of outlines. During an in-class ethics discussion, students were introduced to an ethics case study, then tasked with writing an outline for writing details about the case study.Results and DiscussionResults from the inclusion of these writing assignments is nascent but optimistic. During the Fall2023 semester writing assignment, the average student score on the rubric component of theassignment specified for writing, grammar and professionalism was 84.7%. In the Fall 2024semester writing assignment, after the presented technical writing assignments had beenintroduced, the average student score on the rubric component of the assignment specified forwriting, grammar and professionalism was 88%. Anecdotally, student writing was

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Continuing Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

Paper ID #47821Exploring the Intersection between Lifelong Learning and Workforce Developmentin EngineeringMr. Arsalan Ashraf, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Arsalan Ashraf is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include AI ethics, ethics and social responsibility, and lifelong learning. He has broad experience in academia and industry, which motivates him to do research on these vibrant areas. He is a first-generation student from a small village in Punjab, Pakistan. He completed his B.S. in Aviation Management from Lahore in 2017, and

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adam Barnes, University of Virginia

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Professional Papers

contribute to the successful completion of the project? Behaviors to consider: understands common vocabulary, completes background readings or research, knows how to use necessary equipment or technology, has ability to fill multiple roles within the group, etc. • Work Ethic: Was the team member dedicated to completing the amount of work necessary to achieve the goals of the group? • Overall Contribution: How much did each team member contribute to the overall successful completion of the project? • Feedback: Comments and justifications for scores provided in the other categories. This had no numerical value but provided insight into the students’ thought processes.Additionally, the instructor and each

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Yegin Genc; Gonca Altuger-Genc; Akin Tatoglu

area for engineering educators. Lee et al. [12] Uhlig et al. [19] emphasized the importance of teaching students how to use GenAI ethically and mentioned that ethics concerns are present with every new technology. Hooper et al. [20] examined AI and Ethics concepts and developed pre and post-learning is pretty straightforward, the processes to accomplishit, namely self-directed learning, have been defined differentlyethics. Responsible and ethical use of any support

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University; Sungmin Youn, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, with their confidence rising from 3.13 to 4.13 .Additionally, confidence in citing authorship increased from 3.75 to 4.25, indicating progress inunderstanding proper citation practices.Research Enjoyment and Challenges. While students maintained a consistent level of confidencein their enjoyment of research and the excitement of the process, with both responses remaining at4. 50 on both surveys, there was a slight increase in their reported frustration during research.Confidence in handling frustration during research rose from 2.00 in the pre-survey to 2.50 in thepost-survey, suggesting that while research might have become more challenging, students gainedmore resilience in the process.Technical and Scientific Tools, Ethics, and Graduate

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michaela Harper, Utah State University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Linda Davis Ahlstrom, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

academiccommunity. There is ongoing debate about whether faculty should teach students how to use GAItools, restrict their usage to maintain academic integrity, or establish regulatory guidelines forsustained integration into higher education. Unfortunately, limited research exists beyondsurface-level policies and educator opinions regarding GAI, and its full impact on studentlearning remains largely unknown. Therefore, understanding students' perceptions and how theyuse GAI is crucial to ensuring its effective and ethical integration into higher education. As GAIcontinues to disrupt traditional educational paradigms, this study seeks to explore how studentsperceive its influence on their learning and problem-solving.As part of a larger mixed-methods study

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CANCELLED: Track 5: Technical Session 5: Hiring Practices to Build a Diverse Team at Wakr Forest Engineering: Transforming Engineering Education and Broadening Participation in Engineering is Possible!

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

). Addressing these challenges requiresstrategic planning, leadership, ongoing training, ethical decision making, and a genuine effort tocreate an inclusive culture. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the strategies usedin building Wake Forest Engineering and what has now become one of the most diverseacademic units on the Wake Forest University (WFU) campus and the highest ranked (US NewsReport 2023) academic unit on campus. Despite WFU being a predominantly white institution,Wake Forest Engineering as one of the newest academic units on campus adopted hiringpractices that enabled the hiring of a very diverse engineering faculty team – over 50% femalefaculty, 25% racial and ethnic diversity, engineering disciplinary diversity, etc

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Preparing Future Chemical Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Galatro, University of Toronto; Sourojeet Chakraborty, Johns Hopkins University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, timemanagement, leadership, ethical principles, and interpersonal skills. In alignment withaccreditation requirements, we can visualize this mapping by adding components in core coursesthroughout the curriculum (e.g., assignments) and planning for or reinforcing dedicated courses(e.g., communication skills and machine learning within chemical process simulation). A designspine within our UG Chem Eng curriculum would require, therefore, a critical path of coursespreparing students for the capstone project, fed by technical and soft skills acquired in core andoptional courses, while adding assignments/projects in core and optional courses, for dedicatedunit operations and reaction systems. An example of implementing non-traditional technical skillsand

Conference Session

ABET, PE, and CEBOK

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Norb Delatte, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

responsibilities to provide “content that ensuresawareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion for professional success” [1] in light of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Code of Ethics [5]. Among all engineering disciplines,awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion has particular relevance to civil engineers. The ASCECode of Ethics [5] establishes a clear hierarchy of stakeholder groups, in descending order ofpriority: Society, Natural and Built Environment, Profession, Clients and Employers, and Peers.Ethical responsibilities towards “Society”, the highest level of stakeholder identified in the ASCECode of Ethics, begin with: “first and foremost, protect the health, safety, and welfare of thepublic” (Provision 1a, [5]). Provisions 1f and

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DSAI Technical Session 10: Research Infrastructure and Institutional Insights

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pallavi Singh, University of South Florida; Joel Howell; Joshua Karl Thomas Ranstrom, University of South Florida; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

Professional Formation of Engineers Program on NACE Career Competency through Ambition Levels and Completion RatesABSTRACTThe Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) program at the University of South Florida(USF) comprises a series of three one-credit courses designed to develop essential competen-cies in engineering students. This course series emphasizes the application of ethical principlesand the impact of ethical engineering practices on both local and global communities, therebypreparing students for successful professional careers. The primary objective of the PFE pro-gram is to facilitate the optimal career development of USF Electrical Engineering (EE) stu-dents through engaging practical and professional

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Tariq A. Alshugran; Lina H. Kloub, University of Connecticut

approaches to GenAI regu-hybrid AI approach that safeguards student data while enabling lation, from strict AI bans in assessments to AI-integratedAI-driven learning in compliance with privacy regulations. curricula with clear ethical guidelines. Table I summarizes different institutional policies regarding AI in education and II. BACKGROUND AND R ELATED W ORK privacy protection. Generative AI (GenAI) has demonstrated significant tabularxpromise in enhancing educational methodologies, improv-ing personalized learning, and automating administrative TABLE I

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GSD 5: Mentorship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Naqash Gerard, University of Florida; Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Jr.’s Pro-Black engineeringeducation research framework [14],[15], and Gelles’s work on ethical mentoring [16]-[19]. Thispaper presents a novel process by which conflicts could be managed internally between engineeringlab as well as introduce new methods by which the research process can be both democratized andaffirming of the assets that underserved graduate students and their advisors bring [14].Background: Whether formally structured (i.e., advising) or informally structured (i.e., mentoring),national reports [20] point to the dire need for evidence-based practices and research in not justforming productive relationships but meaningful ones for a graduate students’ profession.Unresolved conflict resolution continues to be among

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 5: Work In Progress: Understanding Servingness for Minoritized Students in Introductory Computing Courses at a Hispanic Serving Community College

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taylor Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Certificate to MS for students interested in AI ● Coordinating mentoring and support activities to build engagement ● Study around professional identity development ● Thinking about partnerships with different stakeholdersAs those two pathways that were discussed in the previous slide originated from a 9-credit College Credit Certificate Artificial Intelligence Awareness shown here. TheCCC includes AI Thinking, AI & Ethics, and one elective (Applied AI in Business orIntroduction to Robotics).For the purposes of this study, the data that was collected for this study includes theAI Thinking, AI Business, and AI Ethics course. We plan on doing data collection ofthose who have taken the Introduction to Robotics as well that will be included

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MALEK EL KOUZI, Queen's University; Haley Clark, Queen's University; Richard Reeve, Queen's University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

. Feedback was used torefine the user interface and improve the responsiveness of the speech-to-text engine, ensuring a seamless interaction between the child’sspeech and the application’s output. The application is ready to be testedin real- 3In world classrooms or therapy settings, approval for ethics is pending.With the speech-to-text technique incorporated into AR, possibilities tomake timely responses in a format that will be engaging and, at the same,engaging children more often and with more passion in speech therapysessions. This paper will seek to fill this gap by developing an ARapplication tailored to support speech therapy to build on the benefitsalready proven in

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Anstaett Metzler, The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University; Russell K. Marzette Jr., The Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

student learning outcomes and proficiencies, rather than specific coursecontent.To begin the curriculum redesign process, a retreat was held in December of 2019 to gather inputfrom faculty and staff of the department, with a focus on the question, “What do we want ourstudents to be able to do, know, and care about after successfully completing the ME program?”The output of this retreat was six guiding “areas” that would guide a department committee in(eventually) redesigning the curriculum: Problem Solving; Communication; Professional Identityand Ethics; Teamwork, Leadership, and Inclusivity; Information Literacy, Judgement, andCritical Thinking; Character Traits and Self-Directed Learning.As all readers will know, the Covid-19 pandemic caused

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yareni P Lara-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Cornell University (1999). Prior to UPRM, Papadopoulos served on the faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Papadopoulos has diverse interests in structural mechanics, sustainable construction materials (with emphasis in bamboo), engineering ethics, and engineering education. He is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis, and after many years, he has finally (maybe) learned how to teach Statics, using an experiential and peer-based learning ”studio” model. As part of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Faulconer, Monash University; Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Kelly A George, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Brent Terwilliger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Darryl Jim Chamberlain Jr., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

online students interested in undergraduate research opportunities?and 2) has student interest in undergraduate research changed since the onset of the COVID-19pandemic? The purpose of this study was to compare pre- and post- student perspectives ratherthan to directly inquire about perceptions of how the pandemic impacted fully online students toavoid acquiescence (response) and recall bias. This paper provides a summary of theresults.MethodsThis study was conducted at a medium-sized private university with two residential campuses andone distance campus. Online student participants were recruited from an upper-divisionundergraduate ethics course, that is required in nearly all online degree programs, ensuring abroad representation. The survey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Mackay, The Ohio State University; Jieun Hur P.E., The Ohio State University; Julie P Martin, University of Georgia; Jennifer Brown, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, including research ethics, replicates/reproducibility, control experiments,validaƟon, and lab safety.Weekly Professional Development: On Mondays, the REU parƟcipants parƟcipated in a JournalClub to develop their skills in reading scienƟfic literature using ‘Quality Talk’ as a structuredframework to promote criƟcal and reflecƟve thinking [6]. ParƟcipants also shared conceptsrelated to their individual projects in 20-minute presentaƟons at least twice during the program.ParƟcipants were introduced to advanced research and applicaƟons in the field of Smart CiƟesthrough the weekly Guest Lectures or Field Trips. These events provided students to networkingopportuniƟes with regional and academic and industry leaders. Field trips showcasedoperaƟonal

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Auburn University; Chaohui Ren, Auburn University; Cheryl Seals, Auburn University; Sutanu Bhattacharya

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Diversity, Professional Papers

, emphasize the importance ofintegrating AI ethics into educational curricula. This study builds on these methodologies by implement-ing domain-specific sentiment analysis and introducing a real-time feedback system to support personalizedlearning experiences.Aligned with these advancements, a web-based NLP platform[5] was developed for undergraduates, en-abling them to apply linguistic theories through case-based activities. This platform provides visualizationtools for tasks such as coreference resolution and word embeddings, allowing students to better understandabstract NLP processes through hands-on data manipulation. These types of interactive platforms bridgethe gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, creating a more

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Track 2: Technical Session 3: Piloting A Personalized Learning Model for Chemical Engineering Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Creating a Chemical Engineering Body of Knowledge

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Phenomena, Mathematical Methods, Ethics, and Safety• These updated LOs were inputted into GroupWisdom .• Our subject matter experts (SMEs) read through the LOs and individually added LOs in the brainstorming phase.Body of Knowledge Process• Collected and refined learning objectives (LOs) for five graduate chemical engineering courses covering six topics: • Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Reactor Design, Transport Phenomena, Mathematical Methods, Ethics, and Safety• These updated LOs were inputted into GroupWisdom .• Our subject matter experts (SMEs) read through the LOs and individually added LOs in the brainstorming phase.Most added LOs were non-curricular skills or specialized topics.Body of Knowledge Process• The SMEs individually grouped

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Shohana Iffat

in classroom education, transportation, computer large number of research articles.programming, construction, space science, engineering, medicalindustry, and many other scientific and technological arenas. Concrete is one of the commonly used construction materialsNevertheless, AI is considered prohibited in many circumstances utilized worldwide because of the availability of its ingredientsdue to ethical concerns, trepidations of job displacement, and its and its relatively easier application. However, application ofportrayal in media. This combination of ethical, economic, and concrete in complex geometric structures, e.g., tunnels,cultural factors drives suspicion and agitation against AI

Collection

2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Basile Panoutsopoulos

always the case, technology can be used positively or corresponding answer is shown in Fig. 2.negatively, ethically or unethically. The goal of thisprogramming course, as with every other course, is to educatethe students to fulfill the course’s outcomes successfully. Theysay, “If you can't beat them, join them.” This seems to be theideal case to apply this saying here. II. USE OF AI IN THE COURSE Fig. 1. Interaction of use AI.A. The Proposal We shall avoid proposing to exclude AI from the course ormuch more from the curriculum. This would be something outof anybody's control, much more of the instructor. On thecontrary, we propose an approach to incorporate AI in thecourse in a beneficial way

Conference Session

ME Division Technical Session 2 - Harnessing AI and Machine Learning to Transform ME Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Daniel Christopher, U.S. Air Force Academy; Vincent Italo Bongioanni, United States Air Force Academy; Lauren V Scharff, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

of AI among university students on learning outcomes and processes 2. Evaluate how AI-driven teaching tools can be purposed for personalized and inclusive educationFigure 2: Example fill-in-the-blank quiz created by ChatGPT to help students practice their under-standing of thermodynamic concepts. Created in ChatGPT-4 using the following prompt: Generate20 fill in the blank questions to help me study for a thermodynamics quiz covering basic thermo-dynamics vocabulary and units. 3. Explore the ethical dimensions and practical challenges of AI use 4. Understand how the integration of AI into classroom settings alters student-teacher and student-student dynamics 5. Explore and compare the perceptions of instructors and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Antarjot Kaur, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

between the communitycollege, university and industry partners, a non-profit organization, and social scientistsattempts to more fully understand how to implement, assess, and expand computing pathwaysfor a diverse group of students, especially in the CC context.One of the primary objectives for the project was to develop and implement an interdisciplinaryAI certificate, which was completed at the HSCC. As the program matured, two college creditcertificates were developed. The first certificate is the AI Awareness Certificate, where studentshad to take both the AI Thinking and AI Ethics course, and choose either an AI Business classor AI Robotics course. The Artificial Intelligence Practitioner certificate shares the AI thinkingand ethics courses

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Stewart Thomas, Bucknell University; Sarah Appelhans, Lafayette College; Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University; Stu Thompson, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

Deliberating Public Welfare in Engineering – The Capability ApproachAbstractThis paper addresses the theme of “the Moral and Ethical Responsibility of Engineers andEngineering”, particularly responding to the question of how to define or deliberate the meaningof ‘public welfare’ and ‘common good’ in engineering degree programs. Drawing from decadesof international work on human development, particularly in the global south, this paper reportson adapting the capability approach to an engineering degree program. Developed by AmartyaSen, the capability approach sought to replace GDP-based models of welfare economics byframing the goal of development as enabling individuals to live a life they value. The things aperson values, what they are and can do

Conference Session

Full Papers IV

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Benjamin Goldschneider, University of Virginia; Emily Wang, University of Virginia; William Harry Keenan, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

FYEE 2025

approachesused in smaller programs. Finally, only syllabi from common first year engineering courses wereused; we did not include any major-specific introductory engineering courses.FindingsLearning Outcomes as Habits and MindsetsMost introductory engineering course syllabi emphasized teamwork, communication, problemsolving, design, engineering tech/tools, and ethics (Table 2). Teamwork and communicationstood out as nearly universal to introductory engineering curricula, followed by engineeringdesign & process as an approach to problem solving indicating that these skills are highly valuedacross introductory engineering courses (Table 2). The consistent inclusion of engineering-specific tools and technology indicated an early commitment to building