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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Moshe Kam P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Paper ID #32048Getting Students to Explore Engineering Ethics through Debate-StylePresentationsDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Professor of Engineering Education at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering located in Newark, New Jersey. He has developed and taught several engineering courses primarily in first-year engineering, civil and environmental engineer- ing, and general engineering. He has won multiple awards for excellence in instruction. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #32058GIFT: The Influence of Stakeholders in Ethical Decision MakingMrs. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, learning strate- gies, reflective learning and critical thinking

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Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

biases, to have accurate understandings of other cultural world views, and to display attitudes of curiosity, openness, and empathy; 6. To recognize ethical issues when presented in a complex, multilayered (grey) context, to analyze cross-relationships among the issues, and to evaluate ethical perspectives and concepts, including his or her own.These six essential learning outcomes and student objectives are a subset from the LEAPInitiative (Liberal Education and America’s Promise) on General Education developed by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities [2]. The specifics of the entire Strand ModelGeneral Education are beyond the scope of this paper. However, all strands begin with aFreshman Seminar and

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Briana M Bouchard, Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University

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. While the section topics vary widely, each sectionis asked to incorporate group work, ethics, and engineering design into the course curriculum.The “Simple Robotics” section of the Applications in Engineering course has been offered eachyear for over five years. This section is heavily project-based and requires group workthroughout the semester. Mid-way through the fall 2019 semester, the thirty students in the“Simple Robotics” section participated in a two-day instructional module on equitableengineering talk. This module explicitly addressed the role of discourse in engineering practiceas well as the importance of inclusive and equitable discourse.The equitable engineering talk module took place over two 75-minute class sessions and

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Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University; Willis Troy, Anderson University; Caroline Baker, Anderson University

Fall 2019,outlined in the lessons learned and discussion section at the end of the paper.Course DesignThe primary lecture course, ENGR 2001: Introduction to Engineering, serves to provide studentswith a background in the engineering design process, project management, engineering ethics, andwritten communication. This course is similar to many such introductory engineering courses, butonly meets for 1 hour per week. In addition to the lecture course, students meet in several 2-hourevening recitation sections. These sections are led by other undergraduate engineering studentsand provide an opportunity for first semester students to get tutoring for Calculus and Chemistry,as well as collaborate with their cohort.Associated with this course is a

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Elizabeth Kurban, Women in Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland College Park

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students were admitted to participate in the 2019 FYSE Program and 21 of thosestudents attended. All participants identified as women, and all participants were admitted to theDivision of Letters and Sciences at the [UNIVERSITY], but initially applied to and areinterested in majoring in engineering. The figure below displays the racial/ethic demographics ofthe 2019 cohort: 3 Figure 1: Racial/ethnic demographicsProgram Evaluation OutcomesAt the conclusion of the program, all participants were asked to complete an anonymous surveyevaluation of the FYSE program and their experiences as participants. All 21 participants optedto complete the survey.Participants were asked to rate the value of the

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Sherif Abdelhamid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

degree of humanness and proactivity in our chatbotdesign, in addition to its ethical dimensions. Currently, course information is uploaded to thechatbot in a semi-automated manner, implementing a fully automated process can be moreproductive and easier for educators and admin users. To improve our chatbot, a new feature willbe added allowing students to provide their feedback on chatbot responses based on relevancy.This will allow us to measure how much student inquiries were successfully resolved.References[1] D. C. Brooks and J. Pomerantz, “ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2017,” p. 41, 2017.[2] S. Adams Becker, M. Cummins, A. Davis, A. Freeman, C. Hall Giesinger, and V. Ananthanarayanan, NMC Horizon

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Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

the students and in line with other successful activitiesintegrated in the past [5, 6].Literature Review on Drone-based ProjectsMany schools and universities have tried to incorporate drone technology and its importance intotheir curriculum to create awareness among the students about its benefits and give them anadvantage over others in the competitive world outside. Several institutions focus on the use ofdrones in the field, their applications in engineering, and as a means to promote ethics. Russelland Ristvey of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) establish that story-driven engineering tasks, where real life obstacles were given to students to realize the potentialof drone technology, encouraged student enrolment in

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AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #32084Three Years After Rollout: A Report on Systemic Changes in a First-YearEngineering ProgramDr. Amy J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Principle Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech- nological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Mul- tidisciplinary Engineering and the Engineering Design Graphics Divisions of ASEE. For the Multidisi- plinary Division she has served as the Secretary/Treasurer and

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Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

seriesof information sessions, focusing on topics such as ethical standards, required certifications,healthcare settings, and career paths. Despite rising career prospects in the region, the programhad been struggling not only to attract, but also to retain majors, and the decision was made torethink the introductory course in an effort to strengthen student motivation and persistencethrough the degree program and into the workforce. Four-year biomedical engineering degreeprograms typically have a different focus and larger enrollment, but comparable retention dataare not readily available.The instructor chose to redesign the course using problem-based learning (PBL). PBL is astudent-centered approach where students learn about a subject by