Introducing Ethics Case Studies into Required Undergraduate Engineering Courses

为了发挥领导力，工程教育工作者需要提供 他们的学生用工具来识别和回应 恰当地处理工程问题和伦理问题。 这项试点研究将测试一种方法， 决策问题纳入必修本科工程课程。 这项研究有双重目的：开发和测试案例研究 提高工程专业学生对伦理道德 工程决策中涉及的问题， 为他们提供概念性的工具， 以明确和负责任的方式解决问题。 这些目标将是 通过收集和编目相关案例研究， 其中包括技术和道德问题。 这些案件将 为大约10个模块的开发提供基础 这将被纳入选定的所需的教学大纲， 工程课程。 这个案子将超越传统的 部门纪律界线，并将涵盖以下主题 环境影响、产品质量、安全和结构 设计 他们将在公民， 化学和机械工程部门。 这项研究将 并编制一本附有注释和编目的案例资源手册 研究完成课堂使用指导材料。 使用 在课堂上的材料，其中一些将是 录在录像带上，将由学生和教师进行评估， 以及一个精心挑选的国家咨询委员会。 结果 将在专业协会会议上广泛报道， 特别是美国社会的年度会议， 工程教育。 本提案侧重于道德和价值观中的一个重要领域 问题研究 调查员队伍素质很高; 该计划是周到和可行的;大学的支持是 非常好。 结果可能会改善教学 工程伦理在这个校园和本科课程 全国范围 根据提案的优点和 总体评价积极，强烈推荐支持。

To exercise leadership, engineering educators need to provide their students with the tools to identify and respond appropriately to engineering problems with ethical dimensions. This pilot study will test an approach for introducing ethical decision problems into required undergraduate engineering courses. The study has a dual purpose: to develop and test a case study approach to sensitizing engineering students to the ethical issues involved in their engineering decision making, and to provide them with conceptual tools for thinking about these problems in a clear and responsible manner. These goals will be achieved by collecting and cataloging relevant case studies which include both technical and ethical issues. These cases will provide the basis for the development of aproximately 10 modules that will be integrated into the syllabi of selected required engineering courses. The case will transcend traditional departmental disciplinary lines and will cover such topics as environmental impact, product quality, safety and structural design. They will be tested om selected classes in the Civil, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering departments. The study will also develop a resources book of annotated and catalogued case studies complete with classroom use guidance material. The use of the material in classroom sessions, some of which will be recorded on videotape, will be evaluated by students and faculty, and by a carefully selected national advisory committee. Results will be widely reported at professional society meetings, particularly the annual meeting of the American Society of Engineering Education. This proposal focuses on an important area in Ethic and Values Studies. The team of investigators is very well qualified; the plan is thoughtful and feasible; university support is extremely good. Results are likely to improve the teaching of engineering ethics on this campus and in undergraduate curricula nationwide. Based on the merits of the proposal and the generally positive review, support is highly recommended.