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15. Minha Ha - Engineering Ethics, Education, and Finding Career Sponsorship

Episode Summary

We talked to Minha Ha, a PhD candidate at IDEA-Lab at York University and instructor of the course TEP447, "The Art of Ethical & Equitable Decision Making in Engineering", at the University of Toronto's Troost ILead Institute (Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering). Minha has dedicated her career to improving higher education and particularly engineering education. In this episode, Minha shared stories of essential mentors, advocates, and sponsors who contributed to her work in engineering education. We also discussed the insights from Minha's research on the value creation process, engineering ethics, and what a holistic education looks like in engineering.

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Introducing Professor Minha Ha (Current PhD Candidate, Lassonde School of Engineering @ York University)

Minha Ha is a PhD Candidate at IDEA-Lab at the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University. She is also a session instructor at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. She currently teaches TEP447, The Art of Ethical & Equitable Decision Making in Engineering. She holds a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Calgary and an undergraduate degree in molecular biology from McMaster University. 

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This podcast is supported by the Hart House Good Ideas Fund, the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Engineering Alumni Network, all at the University of Toronto.

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