Title :
Developing professionalism in the electrical engineering classroom
Author :
Cooley, Wils L. ; Klinkhachorn, Powsiri ; McConnell, Robert L. ; Middleton, Nigel T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA
fDate :
5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors share their experience in teaching electrical engineering students the ethical, social, safety, and economic considerations in engineering practice. The exercises take the form of a trial where the students have to defend their judgments. The approach is found to be successful in helping students to understand the true meaning of being an engineering professional. Professional ethics and hypothetical accident scenarios are presented
Keywords :
education; electrical engineering; professional aspects; teaching; economic considerations; electrical engineering; engineering practice; hypothetical accident scenarios; professional ethics; safety; social considerations; students; teaching; Accidents; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Electrical engineering; Ethics; Manufacturing; Product liability; Product safety; Seminars; Sparks;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
