Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John Valasek

their effect on the vehicle is a major concern 11.Although perceived by many as a natural or inherent understanding, engineering ethics must betaught. Typical issues which aircraft design students should be required to addresses in opendiscussions in the classroom include: "How safe is !Safe Enough ?" "If it is not practical orpossible to design for zero accidents, then how many fatalities are acceptable?"; "Should wedesign and operate aircraft which carry 1,000+ passengers in spite of the potential for large lossof life should one of them crash?". Although rhetorical in nature these questions serve tostimulate critical thinking. COURSE STRUCTUREAt Western Michigan University AE 469 Airplane Design is a three

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

similar courses7. In our course,local professionals presented lessons and exercises on various topics including ethics, Page 15.283.3professional licensure, leadership, communication, and project management. Course contentfocused on topics emphasized in two textbooks on project management 8,9.In addition to participating in discussions with practitioners and completing supplementalassignments, the students in our professional practice course completed a Statement ofQualifications (SOQ) for a local engineering project. The students worked in teams of four tosix students during the entire quarter to complete a written SOQ document. At the end of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Patricia Ralston, University of Louisville; Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Pamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State University; Manoochehr Zoghi, Cal State Fresno; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville; Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University

largepart, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and of the changes to designs, standards andprocedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. In addition totechnical issues, concepts such as professional and ethical responsibility are highlighted byfailure cases. Pilot studies have been carried out over several semesters to assess the use offailure case studies in civil engineering and engineering mechanics courses at Cleveland StateUniversity under an earlier NSF project. Student learning has been assessed through surveys aswell as focus groups, led by researchers from the Cleveland State University College ofEducation and Human Services. Students were asked specifically about the technical lessonslearned, as

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Young Uk Kim, Myongji University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

ethics, as well asteam workers who communicate well with others for environmentally friendly and sustainable design.creative problem solving. (Burghardt, 1999) Students conduct two projects during the semesterFundamental abilities underlying creativity include that illustrate the basic concepts and materialsprofessional knowledge about engineering design, required of civil and environmental engineering.responsibility, good teamwork, high ethicalstandards, and lifelong study. Many universities havedeveloped generic introductory courses designed to 2. CONTENTS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISEfoster creativity. However, courses that are nottailored to the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

suggested by NAE with the assumption that ASCE’s recommendations are included in this combination. For comparison, two sample undergraduate civil engineering curricula are shown from the top undergraduate engineering programs according to the 2004 US News and World. The authors do not endorse this ranking system, but merely use it for illustration purposes. The authors also took the liberty of assigning named courses to various ABET/NAE skills which may be controversial given our significant lack of knowledge of the details of each program. We recognize that some of the skills may be obtained in a variety of courses that cannot be interpreted from the name of the course e.g. ethics may be incorporated in design courses. In addition

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Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

and values inScience, Technology and Society (STS) approaches. In fact, those aspects motivate individualsand societies to define actions, rules, ethical codes and moral procedures that legitimate actionsand achievements in all areas. Then, it is necessary to put those subjects together witheconomical aspects (such as competitiveness, productivity, and profitableness), social issues(such as unemployment, social mobility, and poverty), environmental questions (such as Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.25.3 Copyright © 2004, American Society for

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Cross-Section of Construction Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Abudayyeh

opportunity to work on construction research projects, 2. emphasize the importance of graduate education and research, 3. expose participants to the challenges facing the construction industry, and 4. provide participants with training in ethics in the construction industry. Page 7.1223.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education3.0 Program DesignThe REU summer program is designed to span a ten-week period. The program is comprised oftwo main components: Research and Professional Development. The

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

become adying breed. And so, the clever engineer seeking an advanced degree looks elsewhere…usuallyin the direction of an institution offering an MBA. The degree is no longer unique to businessmajors; it is readily available to engineering majors. But, what is so special about the MBAmystique that it now belongs solely in the domain of the business schools? Surely, we engineersin education could do at least as good a job as our business educator counterparts…or perhapseven better. After all, ABET requires that engineering programs include some of the materialoffered in a typical MBA program, e.g., statistics, ethics, etc. This leads to the main thesis of thepaper: engineering educators can provide programs and could very well better prepare

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Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Paul J. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

and aid in data-driven decision-making.Implications: The study findings depict the current usage of AI tools in project management andsuggest opportunities to update project management curricula to include AI-focused content,practical applications, and ethical considerations of AI. Educators are recommended to providehands-on experiences with AI tools, aligning academic teachings with current industry practices.This alignment is essential for preparing engineering graduates to meet the demands of aworkplace increasingly reliant on AI.Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, AI, ChatGPT, Project Management, Engineering Education,STEM Education, Chatbots, Industry Trends, Curriculum Development, AI Integration1. Introduction1.1 Evolution of

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Jeffrey Shafer, University of the Pacific; Navdeep Singh, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

.• Roundtables with the Program Chairs – Students were assigned to two breakout groups of 20 minutes each: one to meet with the Chair or faculty representative from the student’s intended major, plus one other major.• Ethics Game – A Jeopardy-like game was created that required students to look up answers in codes of ethics such as the one provided by NSPE for engineers [20] or by the ACM for computer scientists [21].• Effective Communication – Written and oral communication activities were included throughout the course, including: o Written Communications – K’Nex instructions. One half of the class was given “Kit A” with 6 K’Nex pieces, while the other half of the class was given “Kit B” with 6 different

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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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Miriam Kanini Peter

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

for engineering graduates: Recent trends in higher education AbstractThe research paper discusses how higher education has responded to the existing gap betweenemployers’ expectations and qualifications of recent college graduates in professional skillsreported by national surveys of employers. During the last decade, the National Association ofColleges and Employers has been reporting that less than 50% of employers evaluate collegegraduates as proficient in the competencies such as professionalism/work ethic, oral/writtencommunications, teamwork/collaboration, leadership, and other related skills.The paper presents a two-fold analysis of Engineering

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Day held at thecampus of the XXXXXXXXXX during the days of the 24th and 25th of April. The focus of theseminars was to continue with the offering a series of professional development sessions toaddress key issues currently debated and discussed in the Green Energy Manufacturing field.The majority of the planned workshops were directed to address important topics and problemsrelated to green manufacturing education as well as the current leadership directions in preparing21st century technology-savvy workforce and leaders. Six workshops were conducted, wherein,three were geared towards engineering ethics and technical leadership and the other three werebased on Green Manufacturing and energy

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

68 66URM = under-represented minorities; Hispanics, Black, Native AmericanThe learning goals for the course were intended to enable students to describe civil engineering,apply engineering ethics, and understand sustainability. Although not an explicit learning goal,some global issues were introduced in the course. Table 2 shows the course components from2010 that included global issues; similar elements were also present in 2009. In 2008 and 2006the course did not include the sustainability module. In 2007 the course had a different instructorand the content may have deviated significantly from what is shown. The guest speakers whorepresented various sub-disciplines within civil engineering were not prompted to include globalissues

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

; conduct experiments in more than onetechnical area of civil engineering and analyze and interpret the resulting data; analyze and solve well-defined problems in at least four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; design a system,component, or process in more than one civil engineering context; apply principles of sustainability indesign; apply principles of project management; explain basic concepts in business, public policy, andleadership; analyze issues in professional ethics; and explain the importance of professional licensure.2. FacultyThe program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in content arequalified to teach the subject matter by virtue of professional licensure, or by education and

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Mehran Andalibi, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Heather Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Oyku Eren Ozsoy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera; Sameer Abufardeh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Effects of ChatGPT on Student Learning in Programming CoursesAbstract:One of the latest developments impacting computer science education is the availability ofhigh-quality generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools like ChatGPT. These tools provide arange of functionalities, such as code creation, debugging assistance, and optimization. From thestudents' perspective, these systems can be virtual tutoring aids that complement the learningprocess. From the educators’ perspective, the availability of AI tools necessitates adjustments tothe course material and raises ethical concerns, primarily related to the potential for codeplagiarism. Rather than disregarding or imposing prohibitive restrictions on these

Conference Session

LEES 4: Understanding and Disrupting Engineering Cultures

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Fatima Abdurrahman, University of Maryland College Park; Danjing Chen, University of Maryland College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland College Park; Amol Agrawal; Sona Chudamani

programs. This work (which was inspired by my own experiences as a graduate student in astronomy) built upon my background in physics education research from my undergraduate days, when I began working as a Learning Assistant (LA) with Dr. Chandra Turpen. My experience as an LA introduced me to PER, and gave me the opportunity to get involved in curriculum design and research as an undergraduate. After my PhD, I returned to Dr. Turpen’s group as a postdoctoral researcher, and have since redirected my focus to the study of ethics and institutional change in STEM higher education.David Tomblin (Director/Senior Lecturer) UMD College ParkAmol Agrawal Amol Agrawal is an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Victoria Kuketz, Catalyst ; Solenne Savoia, Mila-Quebec AI Institute; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

student, she focuses on the intersection of Responsible AI, public narratives, policy, and ethics. Her research interests revolve around public trust in AI systems, technology co-design practices with end-users and interdisciplinary approaches to AI literacy. Critical and feminist approaches to science and technology studies inspire her investigative stance. Leslie holds certifications in AI Ethics (LSE), Responsible AI and Human Rights (University of Montreal-MILA), and AI Policy (CADIP). As a consultant for a Global Partnership in AI project, Leslie contributed to research on equality and inclusion within the AI ecosystem. As an educator, she is interested in encouraging critical conversations on technology and

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Technical Session 7 - Paper 5: Bridging Internationalization and Equity Initiatives in Engineering Education

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Robert S Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kim Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

internationalengineering education have published studies of effective programs[2]–[4] and proposed principles of global engineering competency[5]–[7], which includes intercultural communication, reflection onprofessional ethics in a global context, and increasingly, virtual teamskills. The existing literature can inform a new paradigm: globalizingengineering curricula to incorporate analysis of cultural differencewith an explicit equity framework and analysis of power that reckonswith legacies of colonialism and racism.[SLIDE 3]We will be using a live interactive “whiteboard,”starting with the “Quick Poll” questions section. Thisfeature allows for more immediate social feedbackand interaction while also permitting audiencemembers’ anonymity if they wish. (Their

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Norris, Virginia Tech; Hamidreza Taimoory, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

attention inthe business and public sphere with the release of models like ChatGPT [4] and DALL-E [5],robust applications within the field of engineering education remain are still emerging [6]. Aspart of the recent popularity of large language models (LLM) there have been increasingconcerns about the ethical ramifications in educational and industry settings. In their analysis ofthe practical ethical dangers of ChatGPT Zhuo et al. [7] outline areas of concern for LLMs as agroup; the risk inherent in small models propagating with increased scale, potential biases withinmodel training data, and the ballooning size of LLMs computational requirements. Theseconcerns limit the number of practitioners that are willing to adopt ML, NN, or LLM tools

Conference Session

Technical Session 6 - Paper 2: Sharing Exemplary Admissions Practices that Promote Diversity in Engineering Panel Discussion

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Theresa A. Maldonado P.E., University of California System; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

the capacity of K-12 teachers to teach engineer- ing. She is also staffing the Roundtable on Linking Academic Engineering Research and Defense Basic Science. She also co-edited a resource collection translating research on women in science and engineer- ing into practical tips for faculty members and worked on LinkEngineering, an online toolkit to support PreK-12 engineering education, and the Online Ethics Center, a website that supports ethics education and science and engineering. She earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology from Kansas State University and a B.A. in psychobiology and political science from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.Dr. Beth M Holloway, Purdue University at

Conference Session

Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

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

Collection

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

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Philip P. Graybill, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

strategies. Since the use of UORs extendsbeyond engineering programs, this study may be of interest to other academic disciplines as well.Possible future work stemming from this study includes a future iteration of the survey in whichboth the student and instructor samples would be taken in a way that produces collections ofrespondents more likely to be representative of their respective populations.References [1] T. J. Ryan, C. Janeiro, and W. E. Howard, “Perception of academic integrity among students and faculty: A comparison of the ethical gray area,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016, doi: 10.18260/p.25878. [2] W. J. Bowers, Student dishonesty and its control in college. New York: Bureau

Conference Session

Diversity Research - Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity Research

values commitments. From where we sit in 2018, wehave the opportunity to incorporate lessons learned from past efforts, to use the most effectivecurricula and pedagogy, and fight for the values we hold dear. The alt-right is trying to instillvalues of hate in our students, values that run contrary to those of our institutions and ourprofession. We need to band together and say Not in Our Town, Not on Our Campus. 20Review of Arguments for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in EngineeringAt their core, arguments supporting diversity, inclusion, and social justice are ethical arguments;they contain a moral “ought,” and articulate an aspirational state for which we strive. Somearguments are made from appeals to enduring principles like

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard E Groff, Clemson University; Ian D Walker, Clemson University; Pamela E Mack, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

academic and popular press about robots on ourroads, in the skies, in our offices, restaurants, factories, and more. Robotics and automation playan increasing role in the lives of ordinary people. New developments in robotics raise a varietyof social, economic, and ethical questions.As consumers, workers, leaders, and citizens, we all are involved in some way in the decisions toaccept, reject, or choose between new technologies. Most universities have recognized the needfor a science and technology literate citizenry and have incorporated a requirement into theundergraduate curriculum that seeks to motivate students to be inquisitive about the broaderimplications of science and technology and to provide them with the tools to analyze theadvantages

Conference Session

Session 2: Public Policies that Impact the P-12 Pipeline into Engineering and Computer Science Disciplines

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Greg Pearson

engineeringResearch suggests engineering-based instruction can boost student interest/achievement in S,T, M, but such “integrated” teaching and learning requires time and new pedagogy NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Emerging Consensus on the “Big Ideas” in PreK-12 EngDesign Process • Constraints and specifications • Modeling • Analysis • Optimization and trade-offs • System(s)Connections to S,T, and MHabits of Mind • systems thinking, creativity, optimism, collaboration, communication, attention to ethical considerations NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Positive Trends/Forces of NoteBroadening interest in more “integrated” forms of STEAM in both K-12 and in UG (e.g., +CS

Collection

2012 EDI

Authors

Keith Moo-Young

financial data and understand how funds are allocated and budgets are createdvi.  Consider the ethical dimensions of educational leadershipvii.  Identify the conditions—both individual and institutional—that increase opportunities for professional development and personal transformationviii.  Function as an effective change agent Leadership Training offered by Harvard College of Education for Higher Ed.1.  Inner Strengths of Successful Leaders2.  Performance Assessment in Higher Education3.  Performance Assessment Leaders and Managers4.  Crisis Leadership in Higher Education5.  Institute for Management and Leadership in Education (MLE)6.  Institute for Educational Management (IEM

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and based on active learning activities. More recently, she started work on engineering education research that aims to effectively incorporate socio-technical thinking in required technical courses. Her discipline research is focused on the production of stabilized biosolids, its use as a fertilizer and its impact on environmental pollution concerning organic contaminants. She recently has started work on Amazonic mercury contamination due to illegal mining.Dr. David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park David is the director of the Science, Technology and Society program at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. He works with STEM majors on the ethical and social dimensions of science and technology