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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong; Ben Kao, University of Hong Kong

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

instructors. We conducted an analysis of thewritten reflections from students in the 2023/24 cohort regarding their understanding of thestrengths and weaknesses of generative AI technologies. Furthermore, we assessed howstudents' awareness of generative AI ethics, responsibility, and legal considerations evolvedthroughout their reflections. By identifying common blind spots, we gained valuable insightsto continually enhance guidance for students at various stages of their learning progress.KeywordsGenerative AI, AI competency, AI ethicsBackgroundIn the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence technology, there is a pressing need tobridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills, especially in the realm ofgenerative AI

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Lily Skau, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Dawn Bouton, Austin Peay State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Deweyan Pragmatist who focuses on student-centered teaching and reflection. She also is working toward making higher education a more socially just and safe space for all and uses writing, speaking, and research to address each of these important aspects of her academic career. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Research Initiation in Engineering Formation: Literature Review and Research Plan for an Engineering Specific Empathy ScaleAbstract Engineers are societal caregivers, solving problems for the betterment of society.However, both practitioners and students of engineering struggle to make concrete connectionsbetween empathy and their role as engineers. While

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff R. Brown, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Taylor Joy Mitchell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Chad Rohrbacher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Leroy Long III, Sinclair Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering work. For each ofthe three narratives, students were required to: (1) listen to the narrative, (2) respond to five focusquestions, (3) engage with the responses of at least two of their peers, and (4) reflect on theoverall experience of discussing the narrative with their peers. The focus questions used in thepilot study were as follows: 1. What are the main ethical questions at play in this particular story? 2. Which actions made by the story's characters struck you as totally "unethical"? 3. Which actions by the different characters raise ethical questions that are not entirely clear cut? In other words, which actions might be considered to fall within a so-called "grey area"? 4. Does this story raise any issues or

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session: International Programs and Curricula II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pingchien Neo, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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International Division (INTL)

these students toattain multiple objectives by gaining international experience while simultaneously honing theirprofessional skills. This study aims to understand the experiences of engineering studentsparticipating in a summer ten-week long faculty-led internship abroad program in Ireland. Weanalyzed reflection papers from four students who completed the internship program andanalyzed their experiences. Preliminary findings reveal that internships abroad enhance students’adaptability, a crucial skill in the global engineering profession. Participants gained insights intonavigating international workplaces, understanding diverse work dynamics, and developingskills like workplace etiquette and cross-cultural teamwork. The study emphasizes

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter J. Graybash

4.457.1technical issues, rarely or only marginally considering non-technical elements that stronglyinfluence acceptance and effectiveness. The gap between educational needs and educationprovided is wide.II. Choosing From the MenuHard data about how CPEEs choose communication approaches is missing from todayÀsresearch. The first stage is to identify how they make decisions and identify common elements.Most research follows three basic models. First is the Rational Model, selecting from amongthoroughly analyzed alternatives. All choices, individual and organizational, benefit the entireorganization and reflect criteria developed early in the process. This model places maximumemphasis on logical thinking. The Bounded Rationality Model, which tends to be less

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Saundra D. Johnson

Program.Currently the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) at Penn State operates within three stages thatprove to be effective in responding to these challenges: I. The Informative Stage II. The Outreach Stage III. The Collaboration StageThe Informative Stage begins with heightening the awareness of the goals reflected in the Collegeof Engineering Strategic Plan1 to faculty, staff and students. The College of Engineering’s StrategicPlan, which includes diversity initiatives, is submitted every five years. Also, a progress report issubmitted on an annual basis.In the College of Engineering Strategic Plan five strategic initiatives are identified that will developa faculty, staff and student body of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

development. Pervasive computingresearch has also been driven by examples like the communicators in Star Trek.10 (A colleaguehas declared for years that the point of engineering is to make life more like Star Trek.) Anexample of a similar course with a broader computing approach, including knowledge bases,web interaction and research, telepresence, virtual reality, and security as well as AI, is given bySanderson.11Course StructureThe structure of the course allows for students to grapple with ethical questions throughdiscussions, reflection papers and longer writing assignments. Technical content that lays thefoundation for an understanding of the state-of-the-art is presented through lectures similar tothose used in typical AI courses, but is tied

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Contemporary Issues in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

multiplicity of views, and then tocontextual relativism.8 While this paper is presented in a course specific context, it is believedthese principles are useful to instructional design, in general.Kolb Learning Cycle and Class ArchitectureKolb6,7 developed a system of selecting classroom activities based upon his research related toadult learning. As schematically shown in Figure 1, there are four “quadrants” of ways thatpeople learn: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and activeexperimentation. Two of these stages, concrete experience and abstract conceptualization,operate in the realm of knowing (how they perceive) while the other two, reflective observationand active experimentation, involve transformation of

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Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

on a problem, as a new problem isintroduced each period .As a problem-based learning approach, the design problems incorporate skills such as computeraided design and technical language with the creative process, all the while developing technicalengineering knowledge.Because of their convenient format, Mini Design problems can be tailored to suit the individualneeds of the students, their instructors, and the demands of the engineering field. For example, aproject can easily reflect regional industrial problems. If students attend school in a maritimelocation or program goals wish to cater to the needs of marine design, Mini Design problems caneasily reflect this focus.In addition to being convenient, Mini Design problems allow for

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Sreekanth Gopi, Kennesaw State University; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University; Md Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan, Kennesaw State University

academic skillssuch as concentration and time management [24]. Similarly, O’Donnchadha (2018) reported that mindfulness-basedinterventions not only alleviated stress in caregivers but also enhanced their ability to disengage from distressingthoughts and be more mindfully aware [25]. These practices, when integrated with the reflective observation ofpast problems can release the pressure of unresolved issues, providing mental clarity and a structured approach toproblem-solving [26]. This enhances cognitive reappraisal (re-considering the perspective) which can help studentsmanage stress and bring clarity on challenges and priorities. Visualisation: Visualization meditation has emerged as a potent tool for reducing stress and enhancing

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Claudio Freitas, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Diversity

Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Spring 2023 23 students 20 students 20 students 20 students Spring 2024 24 students 16 students 24 students 21 studentsData Collection Data collection is being carried out in several distinct phases. The initial phase, in Spring2023, involved the researcher's direct observations, research journal, and reflections whileteaching the narrative pedagogy. The subsequent phase, currently underway in Spring 2024, hasreceived institutional IRB approval and involves student-produced artifacts and surveys. Thefinal phase, planned for Spring 2025, will adopt a quasi-experimental design to collect

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Xiyuan Liu, Syracuse University

interactive learning and practical hands-onexperience. Recently, integration of flipped classrooms and gamification is designed and practiced inmany different engineering courses, which has been demonstrated with a significant increase in learninginterest, attitude, and student-instructor interaction[1]–[4]. The framework of such integration forperson-centered education in engineering courses could potentially enable students to acquire self-reflective competencies and self-motivated problem solving. For example, Kahoot!, a flexible andsimple tool that works on any devices, is being used widely at different levels of education system tocreate, play, and share games in the form of quizzes and homework[5]. Furthermore, new game features,like the Jumble

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Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

editorial alsoaimed to increase engagement with interdisciplinarity. In line with those objectives and trends,this paper discusses grounded theory development via metaphors, an approach that has not beenwidely engaged in engineering education, and highlights its challenges. In doing so, the paperalso raises larger questions about theory in engineering education research. The aims of thisarticle are threefold: 1) to demonstrate how new metaphors can contribute to grounded theorydevelopment, 2) to explain the significance of such approaches, and 3) to identify challenges ofintroducing grounded theories and new metaphors in engineering education research.This paper follows others who have reflected on their own research studies,9 and calls

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Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Fernandez, UMass Amherst; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Ankita Kumar; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Zoii Arrianna Henry; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

does engineering? Who is engineering done for? Asengineering is increasingly associated with cutting edge technology and innovative advances incomplex and/or large scale systems, these are questions that merit reflection. These trends tend todisproportionately benefit those in wealthy sectors of society. Simultaneously, those with theleast economic wealth are often negatively impacted. But, engineering doesn’t have to continuealong this path. It is instructive to reflect on the fact that engineering encompasses technologiesand designs that have served much of the human population for ages. Engineering to meet basichuman needs, such as working with the natural world toward sustainable food gatheringpractices, building homes and infrastructure

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Chun-Hsing Ho; Nyawa Allieu

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference In-Classroom Dynamics and Pacing Strategies to Improve Student Learning: Lesson Learned from a 100-Level Course Chun-Hsing Ho 1 Name and Nyawa Allieu 2 1. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska-LincolnAbstractThe paper presents in-classroom teaching strategies to immediately adjust lecture deliverymethod and instructional pathing to reflect student learning feedback and progress. A mid-termstudent survey was conducted to collect student comments and gain their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

using student data in project development, including identifying relevantquestions that the student data can help answer and with a focus on the latest S-STEMsolicitation requirements; and c) drafting a plan for requesting student data from theirInstitutional Research and Financial Aid offices including IRB considerations.Workshop Development and ImplementationThe workshops were developed using systems thinking and evidence-based approaches to buildcapacity in the participants’ recognition of the value of data to their S-STEM project goals andincrease their confidence to gather and use student data. The three-part workshop and participanthour sessions incorporated inquiry, reflection, hands-on activities, and practical strategies to bothmeet

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International Division (INTL) Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation, Globalization without Travel

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Maria Anityasari, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology - ITS; Masaomi Kimura, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Hitoshi Nakamura, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Tomoko Iwata, Shibaura Institute of Technology; Mohammad Iqbal, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology - ITS; Imam Mukhlash, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology - ITS; Faiqoh Agustin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

training, and partner development. These business achievements are reflected in his academic activities through the designing of lectures and mobility programs with practical implementation perspectives. Ishizaki has been actively presenting and publishing his academic achievements at international conferences in the Asia Pacific region and North America such as APAIE, WERA, and NAFSA. He earned a Master of Business Administration majoring in international business at the University of Southern California in the United States of America, and a Bachelor in Law at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.Dr. Maria Anityasari, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology - ITS Maria Anityasari is the Director of ITS Global Engagement

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; H.H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong; Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

System(ROS), localization, auto-piloting, computer vision, object recognition, LiDAR control, andGPS. Following this training, these students were then paired with a local railway company,collaborating with professional engineers on the exploration of robotic solutions to addressvarious maintenance challenges in modern railway operation.The practice paper analyzes students' written reflections collected during the pilot run of theIES framework in 2023/24, revealing the impact of the framework and its various learningcomponents in preparing students for industrial collaboration. The insights from this studyoffer valuable lessons that can be applied to adapt to other technology domains in upcomingcohorts.KeywordsIndustrial collaboration

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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Nicewonger, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

program is actively involving business andindustry experts in the development of their curricular activities. Yet, while faculty andadministrators argue that the new curriculum has immense value for advancing undergraduateeducation, they simultaneously worry that such collaborations will circumspect thetransdisciplinary goals of their curriculum. As one academic stakeholder reflected, the degreeprogram has the potential to transform how the university thinks about individual learning plansfor undergraduates that exist outside of traditional disciplinary frameworks, but it also “shouldn’tbecome a pipeline for business and industry.”Alongside this tension—and partly in response to it—the authors of this paper were hired toconduct an external

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Jeffrey Harris, York University; Tania Bakshi, York University

with traditional programdelivery, allowing for analysis of the block model’s effectiveness. Initial data show that the blockmodel increased program success by student success rates improving with more students earninga C or higher, and failure rates lowering compared to traditional delivery model. Student focusgroups and faculty reflections offered positive feedback along with opportunities forimprovement.IntroductionYork University is the third-largest university in Canada, located in suburban Toronto with alarge commuter student population. The Lassonde School of Engineering at York Universitycurrently offers six undergraduate engineering programs with a shared common first-year. In2020, the school launched a process to transform the common

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

students to consider not only technology issues in the Third World but also non-technicalissues of social, economic, cultural, and political concerns. The service learning pedagogicalapproach provides the content, engagement, and reflection components to achieve the successfuleducational goals of the Department.IntroductionThis paper is an update of two past Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conferences papers [1,2]In addition several other papers on the Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) and theCollaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research ( Collab ) have been written forother national organizations’ conferences such as ASA [3] and AAC&U [4] as well as otherregional conferences such as the St. Lawrence Chapter of ASEE [5]. These papers give

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sidi Berri; Andy S.J. Zhang

specific design and drafting skills related to theirchosen field from their own department. The existence of a generic CADD program that wasdesigned to meet the demands of most technology fields loses its appeal. Over the years, we have 1been working hard to enhance the CADD program by introducing the state-of-the-art softwareand hardware such as Autodesk Inventor, Pro Engineer, and 3D printer into various courses, butthe program name did not reflect what we were doing. Most people still refer CADD simply as a“drafting” program. Another reason for this decline is the lack of growth opportunities for thegraduates. No colleges in this country offer

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Edward Torello, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the process of the coursedevelopment. These included course syllabi, assignments, and grading rubrics. Second, was the firstauthor’s ongoing reflection and further discussion of his experiences during the analysis process (i.e.,member checking and structured reflection).Facilitated autoethnographyAutoethnographic methods, generally, focus on analyzing a researcher’s own stories of their personalexperiences [22]. Analyzing such experiences aids understanding of and connection to the broader world(e.g., cultural, social) in which those stories exist. Doing so enables researchers to critically examine thedominant narratives and themes in which those experiences otherwise exist without question or analysis[15]. Autoethnographic research is useful

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Youngwook Kim; Jagjit Singh

the UWB radar system, whichconsists of two P220s, two horn antennas, a router and a computer to record the data for the bi-static operation. We use high-gain horn antennas for the purpose of increasing signal powerilluminating the target. Figure 1 represents one example of the measurement setup. Figure 1: Human subjects with UWB radar Two human subjects walk in from of the radar with their own walking style. The wholesetup is placed in an open space so that there is no other reflecting object in the neighborhoodthat causes interference except the reflection of the signal from the ground. In order to make thewalking style distinct, one human subject walks with a large arm swing or carries a

Conference Session

LEES 2: Stories of Intersectionality and Institutional Marginalization

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desen Ozkan, Tufts University; Chelsea Andrews, Tufts University

humanity. Thisassimilationist model of education operates under a neoliberal paradigm, in which people arereduced to their economic metrics. Consequently, the problem of social inequality is understoodas economic inequality in which the solution becomes education that can promise higher salaries.Sengupta-Irving and Vossoughi call this "the politics of respectability in STEM, in whichpersons devalued in society will be valued when they reflect what the market values (e.g., STEMskills), as a way to end racialized poverty by gaining power within capitalism" (Sengupta-Irving& Vossoughi quoted in Vakil & Ayers, 2019, p. 452).In the introduction to this special issue of Race Ethnicity and Education, Vakil and Ayersproblematize how institutions

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects, Pandemic Adapted Mechatronics Lab, Call for Change

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald Ulseth; Michael Raich, Itasca Community College

tointentionally promote growth of the professional person. By 2020, the program had achieveddisruption, earning an ABET innovation award and being named an “emerging world leader inengineering education” in the Reimagining and Rethinking Engineering Education report. Thelatest evolution of the program combines on-line learning and work-based learning for asustainable model that serves a culturally diverse nationwide audience of community collegecompleters.This is a story of innovative curricula putting team-based project learning at its core. Promisingstrategies addressed in the paper include ABET outcomes, reflection, identity building,metacognition, teamwork, industry PBL, recruiting, learning communities, and continuousimprovement. The conclusion puts

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kavitha Chintam, Northwestern University; Alexis N. Prybutok, University of Washington; Chloé M. Archuleta; Adrien Deberghes; Beth DiBiase; Ruihan Li; Jeffrey Richards; Linsey Seitz; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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

highlight a small fraction of this new body ofwork, where students begin to engage in discussion of ARDEI concepts and ARDEI context istaught explicitly in engineering courses or is included in engineering problem solving.Some educators have begun adding context to show the connections between engineering andsociety to engineering examples, homework, and textbook problems that have traditionallyfocused on the technical aspects of engineering problem solving. Hirschfield and Mayes capturestudent interest in a chemical engineering kinetics course by using tangible examples of baking,antifreeze, and flame retardants, and asking students to reflect on the ethical considerationspresent in the design and use of these chemicals [14]. Riley’s

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking: Who, Why, and How?

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

particular, thearchetypal figure of Victor Frankenstein offers students a model of a negative “possible self” thatcautions against rogue engineering practices. The paper analyzes themes from Shelley’s novel asthey were used in courses in science, technology, and society (STS) to foster ethical reflection onthe perils of practicing irresponsible, presumptuous, unaccountable, and biased techno-science.IntroductionMary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is widely regarded as a foundational work of early sciencefiction that cautions against misguided and unethical science and engineering. As such, the novelshould be poised to help engineering undergraduates cultivate moral imagination and acommitment to socially responsible techno-science. Along this line, a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Delahanty, Bucks County Community College ; Jason Silverman, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

overcomingstruggles, and described their negative perceptions of engineering before entering the major. Participants with alllevels of CSE highlighted their own creativity with respect to the performing and visual arts, before reflecting oninnovation as creative. Most participants with low CSE described their lack of creativity in the arts. They alsodiscussed being “intimidated” by negative classroom experiences more than their peers with higher levels of CSE.Those with low CSE were also exposed to more engineering centered experiences in high school, and most had aparent who worked in the profession. It is expected that this research will provide a more comprehensiveunderstanding of CSE, perceptions of engineering as a creative field, and the educational

Conference Session

Designing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ABET, University of St. Thomas; Eugene Joseph Audette, University of St. Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, WorkWise Coaching & Consulting; Alanna K. Moravetz JD, Alanna Consulting LLC; Sheryl Niebuhr, University of St. Thomas and Sheryl Niebuhr Consulting LLC

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Engineering Leadership Development

student demographics and acontinuous improvement process. Key concepts, processes and outcomes developed during thecourse sequence include self-assessment and self-awareness, identifying their leader capabilities,developing a lifelong learning plan, authentic leadership, and reflection. The findings of thisstudy suggest that leadership development can be meaningfully facilitated among engineeringand technology graduate students through a graduate program course, setting the trajectory forsubsequent growth and enduring benefit. This paper primarily fits the Assess strategic initiativeof the LEAD division, and the presentation will meet the Inform initiative.INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND – LAUNCH OF AN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP COURSEOver the past two