Title :
Defining and assessing engineering ethics in an international context
Author :
Zoltowski, Carla B. ; Oakes, William C. ; Buzzanell, Patrice M. ; Qin Zhu ; Feister, Megan Kenny
Author_Institution :
EPICS, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The motivation of the special session was to allow engineering educators and researchers to explore different cultural perspectives of engineering ethics, and understand how that would affect both individual and team ethical decision-making. This will inform how we teach and assess engineering ethics, especially in diverse project teams, and equip educators with tools for using these instruments as part of the student learning. The special session format will allow for discussion and debate on the appropriateness for diverse student teams.
Keywords :
decision making; engineering education; ethical aspects; cultural perspectives; engineering educators; engineering ethics assessment; engineering ethics defining; engineering researchers; individual ethical decision-making; student learning; team ethical decision-making; Cognition; Context; Cultural differences; Decision making; Engineering education; Ethics; Instruments; assessment; engineering ethics; moral reasoning;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014 IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2014.7044149