Introduction Of Contemporary Engineering Ethics Issues In A Freshman Engineering Course
Introduction Of Contemporary Engineering Ethics Issues In A Freshman Engineering Course
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新生工程课程中当代工程伦理问题的介绍
DOI：
10.18260/1-2--1153
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Jennifer Mullin
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作者：
J. Lo;V. Lohani;Jennifer Mullin
本文介绍了在弗吉尼亚理工大学一年级工程导论课程中引入“伦理学”教学的变化。虽然道德是课程内容的10%，但在2005年秋季对课程进行了实质性修改，以便1 200名学生能够更好地学习道德材料。这些变化的一部分归功于NSF支持的部门级改革（DLR）项目。传统上，课程中的道德指导包括阅读作业和视频演示。然而，今年，为该课程的32个座位的研讨会制定了一项演示任务。每三到六名学生组成一组，从最近的八个主题中选出一个：1）新奥尔良的堤坝建设2）新奥尔良的抢劫和政府反应3）新奥尔良的废墟清除4）新奥尔良的污染问题5）新奥尔良的重建6）2004年12月的亚洲海啸7）旧金山弗朗西斯科和地震防备8）加尔维斯顿和飓风。对于每一个主题，小组都得到了关于主题和要解决的问题的指示。在研讨会期间，每个小组有6分钟的时间发言，2分钟的时间回答问题。这项任务的主要目标是提高新生在技术交流和团队合作中的参与度，并提高对时事和道德的认识。调查显示了学生的意见，并显示弗吉尼亚理工大学道德教育的变化受到许多学生的欢迎。
This paper presents summary of changes that were introduced in “ethics” instruction in a freshman year introductory engineering course at Virginia Tech. While ethics is 10% of the course content, substantial changes were made to the course curriculum in fall 2005 so that 1200 students could be better engaged in learning ethics material. Parts of these changes are attributed to an NSF supported department-level reform (DLR) project. Traditionally, ethics instruction in the course included reading assignments and video presentations. However, this year, a presentation assignment was developed for the course’s 32-seat workshops. Groups of 3 to 6 students were assigned one of eight recent topics: 1) levee construction in New Orleans 2) looting and government response in New Orleans 3) debris removal in New Orleans 4) contamination issues in New Orleans 5) rebuilding New Orleans 6) Asian tsunami of December 2004 7) San Francisco and earthquake preparedness and 8) Galveston and hurricanes. For each topic, groups were given instructions regarding subjects and questions to address. During a workshop period, each team was allowed 6 minutes to present and 2 minutes to answer questions. The main goals of this assignment were to increase freshmen students’ engagement in technical communication and teamwork and to boost awareness of current events and ethics. Surveys revealed students’ opinions and showed that the changes to how ethics is taught at Virginia Tech is well-received by many students.