• DocumentCode
    1723874
  • Title

    Work in Progress: The EAC Matrix - Keeping and Assessing Ethics Momentum Between ABET Visits

  • Author

    Cruz-Cruz, José A. ; Frey, William J. ; Sanchez, Halley D.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Bus. Adm., Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaguez
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    This work in progress describes ongoing initiatives at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez to sustain and assess ethics integration momentum between ABET visits. The EAC Matrix is a three-dimensional correlation between ethics across the curriculum objectives, individual engineering courses and activities, and their sequential development throughout the undergraduate curriculum. This presentation describes the matrix and outline its preliminary results
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; ethical aspects; ABET; engineering courses; engineering ethics; ethics across the curriculum matrix; undergraduate curriculum; Accreditation; Continuous improvement; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering students; Ethics; Psychology; Springs; Testing; ABET; Engineering Ethics; Ethics Across the Curriculum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 36th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0256-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0190-5848
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2006.322324
  • Filename
    4116931