projects can support diversestudents to begin developing an understanding of professional ethics and empathy as central tothe work of designers. Our purpose is to examine student learning connected to a designchallenge in two first-year courses: one in the chemical & biological engineering department andone in community & regional planning program within the school of architecture and planningdepartment; both courses were taught in the same research university in the southwestern US,which serves a very diverse population. We conducted two iterations in a design-based researchprocess. Design-based research involves testing both theory of and designs for learning underreal world conditions. Our learning theory is that diverse populations
remark byCarol Christ in the previous section) that draws upon different kinds of knowledge and skills inorder to address complex, contemporary problems such as the Grand Challenges identified by theUS National Academy of Engineering. In particular, given our own specific types of expertise,we wanted students to come to appreciate that good engineering thinking, from the get-go,involves thinking about the ethical implications of what is being designed, rather than designingfirst and thinking about the ethical implications afterward. We wanted the course to afford anopportunity to students to come to have an appreciation of the similarities as well as thedifferences between engineering problem-solving and problem-solving in philosophy. We
Rui Liu, Behnam Ghalamchi Cal Poly, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractThis study presents an in-depth exploration of the implications of integrating digital twins intoengineering education. Drawing on an extensive review of published research papers, conferencepapers, and case studies, the research is structured into several key chapters focusing on thedefinition of digital twins (DT), their relationship with engineering education, their influence ondiversity and inclusion, and their alignment with ethical engineering principles. The studyculminates in proposing a novel approach to integrating digital twins into engineering education.We propose a new lab for the mechanical vibrations course
Paper ID #26126Work in Progress: Science and Engineering for Social Justice: CurriculumDevelopment and Student ImpactCamille Birch, University of Washington Camille Birch is a graduate of the Bioengineering and Computer Science departments at the University of Washington. She developed curriculum concerning the interplay of diversity and ethics for undergrad- uate engineering students at UW and is interested in the power of education to enact change in future generations of engineers. She currently works for Microsoft in the Bay Area.Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks
rubrics with performance indicators that are being used in our Program. Together with the rest of the PIs, they represent significant leap toward improving our student outcomes assessment. Performance indicator for outcome C: To assess the ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraint as economic, environment, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, the assessing faculty used to come up with learning score based on his or her “mental” picture regarding the students’ work in the classroom during the semester. Now under our new PI system, the score will be based on whether, and how well, the students Work within realistic
urbaninfrastructure and equity as a subject for critical reading and writing. At Gonzaga University, amedium-size private university, a first-year seminar is designed as a multidisciplinaryexploration of infrastructure and equity. One of the primary learning outcomes of the course is todifferentiate the ways in which knowledge is constructed across multiple disciplines, soinfrastructure’s impact on society is viewed through the lens of sociology, history, public health,economics, and engineering. At the University of Colorado Boulder, a large research-intensiveuniversity, a 1-credit civil engineering seminar course touches on the topic of infrastructureequity through the lenses of engineering ethics and sustainability. In all three courses, studentscreated
EmpathyEmpathy is described as the cognitive and affective ability to ascertain and share another’semotion, state, reactions, or perspective [7, 8]. It has also been linked to behavior [9], and isdelineated as a construct that may have self-centered, other-centered, or pluralistic orientations[10]. The “affective response more appropriate to another’s situation than one’s own” [11, p. 4],has also been characterized as central to moral and ethical decisions and interpretations of socialjustice.Some scholars have labeled empathy as a teachable skill, virtue, and/or ability, and othershighlight the role personal choice plays in its development [12–15]. As Wiggins and McTighe(2005) expressed, “It is not simply an affective response or sympathy over which we
should be taught when viewing through the lensof teaching CS to high school students in the year 2030 and what content should be prioritized.Our analysis sought to delineate and synthesize their sentiments. Six major priorities emergedfrom our analysis: societal impacts and ethical issues, algorithmic thinking, data and analysis,inclusive computing culture, AI, and career knowledge. The significance of our findings is thatthey present a broad overview of what a variety of relevant parties consider to be the mostimportant CS content for high school students; this information is important for educators,administrators, and those who develop curriculum, standards, and/or teaching tools.1 Introduction and BackgroundThe field of computer science (CS
. Engineering solutions candisproportionately impact—benefit or harm—certain populations. This differential impact cutsalong class and race lines, raising important ethical questions for engineers as they address thecriteria and constraints of stakeholders. As youth engage with engineering activities andcurricula, it is important that they consider these elements. The emergent field of engineering forsocial justice urges that decision-making related to engineering designs and solutions considertechnical, social, environmental, and ethical contexts (Claris & Riley, 2003; Leydens & Lucena,2018; Lucena, 2013; Nieusma & Riley, 2010; Riley, 2008). Situating engineering in suchcontexts can motivate learners and provide perspectives on the nature
outcomes. Open ended responses were coded based on the learning outcomespreviously identified in the literature [1]. The survey was distributed via snowball sampling, withinitial distribution at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ annual meeting in 2022 andvia social media. Faculty response data was analyzed to identify trends across the three differentresponse types. Across the survey responses, there was agreement on the high level ofimportance of four learning outcomes: design experiment, compare to theory, analyze data, andcommunication. While the learning outcome of ethics was rated as significantly important for alaboratory course, many faculty did not include this in their ranking of the top five learningoutcomes or their open
, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her research interests include the professional for- mation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette Patrice M. Buzzanell is Professor and Chair of
their first day of class. Guided by an upperclassmen lab manager, students worked together in teams of five on a semester-long HealthInequity Design Challenge. Freshmen had a combination of individual and team assignments togain knowledge in both health inequity and the design process. Throughout the semester,students heard lectures from guest speakers and clinicians on a variety of topics relating to healthinequity and/or the design process including: Health Inequity in the Emergency Room, theDesign Process, Empathy in Design, Ethics in Engineering Design, Ensuring Diversity inClinical Trials, Social Justice, and Entrepreneurship. The course also included discussions oncase studies in ethics with faculty mentors and a design project utilizing
the possible implications and consequences for any proposed solution are explored. What are the ethical considerations involved? The societal implications? The global consequences? The effects on the natural environment? • Via Creativa. The third step refers to the act of creation. The solution is chosen from a host of possibilities, implemented and then evaluated as to its effectiveness in meeting the desired goals and fulfilling the specified criteria. • Via Transformativa. The fourth and final step asks the following questions of the engineer: Has the suffering in the world been reduced? Have the social injustices that pervade our global village been even slightly ameliorated? Has the notion of a community of
and Civic Responsibility Harvard Aesthetics, culture and Interpretation, History, Society, Individual, Social Science and University Technology, Ethics and Citizenship, Art and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences or Engineering and Applied Sciences, Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning Stanford Thinking and Behavior Methods, Effective Thinking, Writing and Rhetoric, Language University Columbia Contemporary Civilization, Literary Humanities, University Writing, Art and Humanities, University Music and Humanities, Science Frontier, Science Compulsory, Global Core Compulsory, Foreign Language Compulsory, Sports Compulsory Chicago Humanities, Foreign Languages, Mathematical
Paper ID #27424Toward a Globalized Engineering Education: Comparing Dominant Imagesof Engineering Education in the United States and ChinaDr. Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines Qin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics Across Campus Program and the Division of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines, where he is co-directing the Daniels Fund Program in Professional Ethics Education that provides support for faculty to integrate ethics into applied science and engineering curricula. Qin serves as a graduate faculty member in the Master’s Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy at
].The codes mostly fell under one of two main categories: positive comments and negative comments.Table 2 below provides a list of the codes that fell under each category, as well as an example commentfor each one. Table 2: Different Categories of Student Responses with Examples for Each One EXAMPLE POSITIVE COMMENTS About teammate's work, work “He was very good about getting the most out of everyone. Very ethic, and/or personality committed to creating a good product for every assignment.” “I feel that the work has been evenly and fairly distributed across About entire team's work
andconducting research from locations in time zones around the globe. The learning goals for thiscourse were developed such that students who participated in the course would: • Learn about research mentoring styles and build skills for communicating about goals and expectations with research mentors • Examine and apply time management skills for balancing academic, research and personal goals during college • Gain an understanding of the structure of research literature and develop skills for identifying and organizing appropriate references within their field of research • Explore methods for documenting and disseminating research results in engineering • Learn about ethical practices for research, and be able to articulate key
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)fields, which this paper details. The next section provides more background on OSINT and itsuse by cyber criminals, governments, local law enforcement, and private corporations. Section 3details the OSINT course activity, such as the project description, objectives, classdemographics, logistics and scope, and student deliverables. The fourth section incorporatesstudent responses to the project, including general feelings about the project, how it relates tocybersecurity, strategies for completing the project, and how they managed challenges faced inthe process. Section 5 is an overview of lessons learned by the educator, including how todevelop an ethical project on this topic, create instructions
theseperceptions changed after STEP. Data were collected using open-ended entrance surveys andwritten responses on final exams. Research protocols were approved by the Institutional ReviewBoard (#13-577).Context and ParticipantsThe research setting was an introductory engineering course embedded within STEP. The courseis designed to introduce students to fundamental engineering concepts, and course objectivesincluded engagement with the engineering design process, exploration of engineering disciplines,engineering ethics, technical writing, and problem solving with software tools (Matlab). Thecourse curriculum integrated problem-based learning and product archaeology frameworks(Barrows, 1986; Kolmos, De Graaff, Johri, & Olds, 2014; Lewis et al., 2011
-specified outcomes and provides consistency for the general education of undergraduateprograms at Purdue university. Furthermore, the course aligns with the requirements of commonconstruction-related accreditation bodies, such as the American Council for ConstructionEducation (ACCE) [6] and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)[7], by providing discussions related to ethics and risk management.The course is a lecture-based, 3-credit hour course. Two one-hour and fifteen-minute lectures perweek were scheduled for the course for the Fall 2022 semester. Through over 29 biweeklyclasses and book discussions, the instructors utilized: (i) architectural history as a background todiscuss the relationship between the changes in
, gain a minimum of four years ofworking experience, and pass two intensive competency exams to earn a P.E. license from theirrespective state's licensure board. One of the main goals of enforcing a P.E. license is to ensureengineering graduates follow ethical responsibility to protect public health, safety, and welfare.Currently, every state regulates the practice of engineering to ensure public safety by grantingonly Professional Engineers (PEs) the authority to sign and seal engineering plans and offer theirservices to the public [10].Historical data to regulate engineering practices in the United States dates back to the early1900s when the state of Wyoming established licensing requirements in 1907 [10]. The country'swestward expansion
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
, 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
was to keep the students fromhurting their own systems or putting themselves in danger of breaking a law (for example,hacking into a private or government system), while also ensuring that the students are operatingin a realistic and contemporary environment. This second point is especially difficult as studentsmust see cybersecurity outside of small exercises and apply their skills in a realistic manner.The authors will review the types of projects that students have completed in the last four years atWentworth Institute of Technology. These descriptions will include details of the projects and thetechnical and ethical challenges that accompanied each. These tips and best practices are intendedto provide instructors with a starting point as
–65 diversity, respect, inclusion, vision, and equity) initiative. The Board developed a proposal for a66 course on diversity, equity, and inclusion, complete with the class’s structure, learning67 objectives, and a weekly outline of lesson resources. Though MAE wanted to offer this course,68 there were no available faculty members in the department able to teach it. The University of69 Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science features an embedded program called70 Science and Technology in Society (STS). Scholars in this department, primarily social71 scientists, specialize in teaching engineering ethics. The STS program offers courses at the72 undergraduate level that attend to conversations about DEI, but does not
development setting and location each year.Challenges in previous years have been based in Vietnam, However, there are two significant barriers to fulfilling thisNepal, Timor Leste, Cameroon, and India in partnership need. First, there are not enough engineers being trainedwith Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) such as worldwide, particularly in developing countries [2]. Second,the Nepal Water for Health and Habit for Humanity. The engineering students who do graduate are often not preparedEWB Challenge utilized in the design class this year at with the skills and competencies needed to work in a globalColorado State University was based in the workplace. Skills such as communication, ethics
emphasis on project control and engineering design processes. Special emphasis will be placed on professional, ethical, global, environmental, and contemporary issues. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I - Senior engineering project selection, planning, and development. Emphasis will be placed on defining project requirements, developing project work breakdown structure, conceptual designs, and working prototypes. 1 Lecture, 4 Lab. ENGR 450 - Engineering Capstone II - Senior engineering project design, development, fabrication, and testing. Emphasis will be placed on iterative design processes, project management and execution, fabrication and testing. 1 Lecture
courses. Students who attended theworkshops and prepared the research paper were offered extra credits for their courses. Theworkshop topics covered how to find relevant previous research, introduction to engineeringstandards, ethics, lifelong learning and how to write a research paper. After completion of theworkshop, a survey was conducted to assess the outcome. The survey questions were dividedinto four areas: research experience, lifelong learning, ethics, and engineering standards as thesetopics were covered in the workshop. The survey used a five-point Likert scale to collectresponses from the participants. Each survey question sought a response about how importantthey thought a skill or concept was and how satisfied they were with the
Ethics, Controls, and Engi- neering Design. Dr. McCullough has over 30 years’ experience in engineering practice and education, including industrial experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Her research interests include Image and Data Fusion, Automatic Target Recogni- tion, and Bioinformatics. She is a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, and is on the board of the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE. Page 26.1255.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Problem Based Learning as a
requires ethical responsibility to ensure equity and 85 justice. The interconnected relationship between sustainable development, transportation systems, 86 and human rights becomes apparent by studying their principles and values. Human rights are at 87 the core of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 14 out of 17 are, in turn, affected by 88 public transportation in the United States [9]. Furthermore, main concepts such as (a) accessibility, 89 (b) inclusivity, and (c) intergenerational equity have made their way into transportation, 90 emphasizing the critical need for a comprehensive understanding of the long-term consequences 91 of transportation decisions on the environment. At its core, sustainability in