Paper ID #48137Rethinking Engineering Ethics: Merging DEI with Traditional Ethical Challengesthrough Intersectionality ( Theory Paper)Dr. Douglas Yung, Syracuse University Dr. Douglas Yung is an Associate Teaching Professor and Program Director in the bioengineering undergraduate program at Syracuse University, where he has made a significant impact through his teaching, research, and community outreach efforts. With a research focus on interfacing microbes with engineering tools at the micro- and nano-scale, Dr. Yung is exploring methods to rapidly assess the viability of superbugs and harness energy from extremophiles
Paper ID #47087The Engineering Ethics Coach: Integrating AI Chatbots to Strengthen EthicalDecision-Making in Engineering EconomyDr. Raymond L. Smith III, East Carolina University Emily Sondergard is a graduate from the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University and a Chancellor’s Fellow graduate from the Honors College at East Carolina University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with an Industrial and Systems Engineering concentration. Her academic and professional interests include systems optimization, ethical integration of artificial intelligence in engineering practice
Paper ID #47875Horizons of Engineering Ethics Education (HEEE): Survey Results and MeetingHighlightsProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University.Dr. Justin L Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) Dr. Justin L Hess is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Hess’s research interests include exploring empathy’s functional role in engineering and design; advancing the state of the art of engineering.Prof. Nael
Paper ID #47369Work in Progress: Conceptualizations of Ethics Among Doctoral EngineeringStudentsSimge Engelkiran, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: Conceptualizations of Ethics Among Doctoral Engineering StudentsAbstractThis study explores how doctoral students at the Thayer School of Engineeringconceptualize ethics and examines how these conceptualizations influence theirprofessional decision-making. Engineering practice frequently involves complex social,economic, and contextual factors, and the failure to adequately
Paper ID #48680Reflections on Teaching Ethics Unethically [evidence-based practice, DEI]Ms. Robyn Mae Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Mae Paul is an Assistant Professor in the Sustainable Systems Engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research and teaching focuses on applying frameworks from social justice, queer theories, indigenous knowledges, and ecofeminism to broaden the narratives of engineering culture and foster more inclusive spaces and more socially just and sustainable engineering designs. She has achieved this work through tools including narrative inquiry, storytelling, and agent-based modeling
University’s Experience Teaching and Assessing Student Learning of Professional Skills Using the EPSA MethodIntroductionProficiency in engineering professional skills, such as ethics, communication skills, andteamwork, are critical for success in the multidisciplinary, intercultural team interactions thatcharacterize 21st century engineering careers. Boeing’s list of “Desired Attributes of anEngineer” specifically include “Good communications skills”, “High ethical standards”, “Aprofound understanding of the importance of teamwork”, “Understanding of the context in whichEngineering is practiced”, and “Curiosity and a desire to learn for life”[1]. Engineering programaccrediting bodies worldwide recognize this importance and have required
Engineering & Materials Science Department Duke UniversityAbstractThe increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment, particularly through resumescreening algorithms, raises significant ethical concerns due to the potential for biaseddecision-making. This case study explores these issues by developing a synthetic datasetmimicking the Amazon hiring tool controversy, where biases in training data led todiscriminatory outcomes. Using artificial resumes that reflect a diverse applicant pool, studentstrained and interacted with a machine learning algorithm, which, despite excluding explicitdemographic information, exhibited biases against underrepresented groups. This exercisehighlights
, specializing in engineering ethics, technology and society, and professional responsibility. His teaching and research focus on the intersections of ethics, governance, and technological practice, with a particular interest in how engineers navigate ethical dilemmas in real-world contexts. He is the co-author of L’´ethique et le g´enie qu´eb´ecois (PUQ, 2024) and regularly collaborates with professional orders and institutions to enhance integrity and transparency in engineering education and practice.Mr. Animesh Paul, University of Georgia Animesh (he/they) is a Ph.D. student at the Engineering Education Transformation Institute at the University of Georgia. Their research explores user experience and the transition of
Paper ID #48728Exploring engineering students’ understanding of their professional responsibilityby using living library of case studiesDr. Diana Adela Martin, University College London Diana Adela Martin is a Senior Research Fellow at The Centre for Engineering Education, University College London. She also serves as the co-chair of the Ethics SIG of SEFI - The European Society of Engineering Education and is a Europe Board representative in REEN - The Research in Engineering Education Network. Diana is Associate Editor of the journals ’The European Journal of Engineering Education’ and ’Science and Engineering Ethics
Paper ID #48228Developing Stories from Traditional Culture into Case Studies for TeachingVirtue Ethics in EngineeringProf. Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside Jiamin Zhang received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, and went on to complete her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. After completing a postdoc in physics and engineering education at Auburn University, she joined the department of chemical and environmental engineering at the University of California Riverside as an assistant professor of teaching. Her teaching interests include
Paper ID #45477Science, Business, and Public good: Competing Priorities in Engineers’ ProfessionalOrganizations [Research Paper]Dr. Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto Cindy Rottmann is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering ethics, equity, and leadership in university and workplace settings. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Title: Science, Business, and Public good: Competing Priorities in Engineers’ ProfessionalOrganizations [Research Paper]Abstract:The primary objective of this paper is to examine how
an evolving, sustainable, and community-led approach to public policymaking. The grander vision is that public policy will be people-centered, thereby solving theunderlying problems they were designed to address through the “project and product success”measures of planned outputs and interventions. Ethical principles that prioritize the peopleserved can preserve resilient human-centered outcomes.Bringing business partners along through these qualitative efforts is key. One goal of the methodis to cultivate cognitive empathy amongst the decision makers so they understand the short- andlong-term impacts of policy design and implementation on people and communities. Engagingthose served and aiming to have them as the decision makers in policy
an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Data Analytics and Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Doane University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work-in-Progress [WIP] Baseline Results for The Impact of the Liberal Arts on the Ethical Development of Engineers Joel R. TerMaat (1), Kristopher J. Williams (2), and Christopher D. Wentworth (1) (1) Department of Engineering and Physics, Doane University (2) Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Doane UniversityAbstractPrevious research suggests that liberal arts institutions provide improved moral reasoningdevelopment in students compared with other types of institutions, but the
Paper ID #45878Creating Public Resources to Diversifying Content in Mechanical Engineering:Fostering Awareness and Ethical ConsiderationsDr. Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Siu Ling Leung is an Associate Teaching Professor, the Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs, and the Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. Her work focuses on renovating the engineering curriculum to enhance students’ cognitive skills, raise awareness of diverse problems around the world, and equip them to address real-world challenges. She employs
Paper ID #48021Using student-led case studies in engineering to build cultural awareness,self-knowledge, and ethical engagementKelsey McLendon, University of Michigan Kelsey McLendon is a Lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research interests are technical writing, social and emotional learning, and DEIJ in engineering education.Dr. Katie Snyder, University of Michigan Dr. Snyder is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She teaches writing and presentation strategies to students in the College of
Paper ID #46851BOARD # 261: IUSE: Prioritizing Data Life Cycle Ethical Management Educationfor Engineering Undergraduate ResearchersDr. Wei Zakharov, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Wei Zakharov is an Associate Professor and Engineering Information Specialist in Libraries and School of Information Studies and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is the faculty liaison to four Schools Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Semiconductors, Engineering Education, and Aviation and Transportation Technology from Polytechnic Institute at
of first-year students’ ethical reasoning, as well as research on the development of culturally responsive ethics education in global contexts. He is an active member of the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) FYEE 2025 Conference: University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland Jul 27Exploring the Relationship between Moral Intuitions and Ethics Education among First-year Engineering Students in the US, Netherland, and China Abstract In recent years, there has been an increase in public discourse on how to confront ethicaldilemmas
Paper ID #45167Technology and Society: Incorporating ethics, inclusion, and societal understandinginto computer and technology and engineering education curriculum design.Dr. Carrie Prior, Excelsior University Carrie Prior is the Associate Dean of the School of Technology at Excelsior University. In this role, she leads the school and contributes to the College’s leadership team, fostering a culture of innovation while supporting the strategic and operational direction of academic programs. Before joining Excelsior, Carrie served as a senior international officer in both public and private higher education settings. She is
all engineering disciplines, but especially Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering. His research focuses on the interplay between identity, experience, and agency in language and literacy practices in technical and workplace communication contexts through translingual and linguistic justice frameworks. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Ethical Engineering Practice through Language: A Case Study Based on the Flint Water Crisis for Teaching Language and Style1 Introduction & BackgroundThis study explores student’s perceptions of how to practice being an ethical engineer throughlanguage and was spurred by an interest to make the teaching of language diversity
Paper ID #47825Expanding AI Ethics in Higher Education Technical Curricula: A Study onPerceptions and Learning Outcomes of College StudentsMiss Indu Varshini Jayapal, University of Colorado BoulderJames KL HammermanDr. Theodora Chaspari, University of Colorado Boulder Theodora Chaspari is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and the Institute of Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder. She has received a B.S. (2010) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and M.S. (2012) and Ph.D. (2017) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern
Paper ID #46332BOARD # 368: ER2 & RFE: Experiences of Ethics and Equity in EngineeringPractice: A National Survey of Early-Career Engineers as they Transition tothe WorkforceChika Winnifred Agha, Colorado State University Chika Winnifred Agha is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Colorado State University. She holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in civil engineering. She employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine how early-career engineers navigate ethics and equity as they transition into professional practice. Her research interests center
caninfluence the design, conduct, or reporting of academic research. There are also legalimplications for universities that take public funds but engage in private business activities.When COIs are not managed, a university risks its reputation, and public trust can be damaged(Harman, 2022).Category 1: Personal Interests versus Professional ResponsibilitiesThis category of COIs refers to the ethical dilemmas that arise when an individual’s personalinterest and involvement in academic entrepreneurship conflicts with their professionalresponsibilities. These dilemmas compromise decision-making, transparency, and trust withinacademic and entrepreneurial settings. Examples include the following:Financial Conflicts of InterestFaculty involvement in
Next Leaders Academy:Ethical AI Camp2024 RecapIn June 2024, the Gaskins Foundation hosted a pilot camp title “NextLeaders Academy: Ethical AI Camp” for high school students in theGreater Cincinnati area. by Delano White 1 Camp Overview June 8-12, 2024 Location: University of Cincinnati Digital Futures Building Target Age: 9-12 grades Focus: Exploring ethical considerations in the development and application of AIThe Digital Futures is part of the University of theCincinnati. Housed within the Cincinnati InnovationDistrict, the building houses research labs, co-working spaces, meeting rooms, and otheramenities to foster creativity and growth in the
essential competency for undergraduate students. However, current conceptual frameworksoften neglect the intersection between gender and disciplinary background, particularly regardinghow female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) andnon-STEM fields engage with AI. This review synthesizes existing literature on AI literacy,highlighting the distinct challenges and strengths of female undergraduates across disciplines.We propose a Tri-Pillar Integrative Framework—Technical Competency, Ethical Reasoning, andContextual Application—to foster comprehensive AI literacy. The paper underscores thefragmented nature of current AI education, emphasizing gender-specific barriers such asstereotype threat and techno-anxiety, and
power through the design and deployment of structures, technologies, andcomplex systems. While contemporary corporate-driven Western engineering is often framed assolving problems and enhancing quality of life, the forces driving technological development—economic interests, techno-evolutionary pressures, political agendas, technological pathdependencies, national security concerns, individual ambitions, and considerations of ethics andecological sustainability—often conflict, ultimately undermining these aims. These systemic andpsychological dynamics are frequently obscured in engineering discourse and education.Recognizing them is essential to understanding how individual mental states and behaviors bothshape and are shaped by broader social
become an essential toolfor academic and professional growth. Over the past couple of years, the use of GenerativeArtificial Intelligence (GAI) in academia has been the subject of several debates, with discussionsfocusing on its ethical implications and how to use it to aid teaching and learning effectively. AsGAI technologies become increasingly prevalent, raising awareness about their potential uses andestablishing clear guidelines and best practices for their integration into academic settings isessential. Without proper understanding and frameworks in place, the misuse or over-reliance onthese tools could undermine the educational goals they aim to support. Workshops and seminarsplay a critical role in addressing these concerns by not only
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Experiences with using an LLM-based Chatbot for a Multicultural Engineering Program Orientation (Experience)AbstractGiven the pace with which AI systems are being developed and used, there is a growing need formore guidance around the ethical use of AI. Due to the prominence of artificially intelligentsystems, future engineers need to be able to analyze the available AI models and makeresponsible choices critically. In the Fall of 2024, The Human in Computing and Cognition(THiCC) Lab collaborated with the Multicultural Engineering Program Orientation (MEPO) atPenn State to teach incoming engineering students about the responsible use of AI systems withthe help of an interactive
study employs a comprehensive approach by incorporating both qualitative and quantitativesurvey questions to gather insights from faculty and students. It delves into various aspects suchas the extent to which educators embrace or oppose the use of genAI, specific use cases inteaching and research, and the ethical considerations surrounding the use of these technologies.Additionally, the research discusses students’ perspectives on the advantages and potentialmisuse of genAI tools in their education, providing a balanced view of the impact of thesetechnologies on engineering education. Through these two perspectives of educators and studentsanalysis, the study aims to contribute valuable insights into the evolving role of generative AI inthe