National Academy of Engineering Copyright2017 NAE Bridge - Special Issue on Engineering Ethics Added04/14/2017 The spring 2017 issue of The Bridge, the NAE’s flagship quarterly journal, is focused entirely on engineering ethics. Article topics include ethics in business, codes of ethics, environmental injustice, corruption, and teaching ethics. Authoring Institution National Academy of Engineering Year 2017 More Info
Taking a Product to Market Added11/28/2017 software engineering, sales, corporate responsibility, computer science A software engineer has concerns about a recommender system his firm is designing to sell to health and life insurance companies. In a meeting with the sales team leader, he brings up these concerns and argues for extending their development timelines to address them. The sales manager, however, wants to hit the market with their product as soon as possible. Author(s) Dalton George Jason Ludwig Year 2017 Read More
Active Learning Bibliography Added08/17/2016 Updated11/16/2016 An annotated bibliography of web sites, books and journal articles looking at how to integrate active learning into ethics education. Includes material on what active learning is and how it is done, how active learning can be done in an online environment, and how it can be integrated into ethics education. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Research Ethics and the Norwegian Oil Industry Added01/05/2018 In 2014, researchers and students at University of Bergen questioned the university's research cooperation with the nation’s oil industry, Statoil. The rector asked the Norwegian National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT) for advice, which it provided in a public report. Author(s) Rachelle Hollander Year 2017 Read More
Evaluation & Assessment Bibliography Added03/26/2010 Updated09/16/2016 This bibliography includes resources for assessing students' competence in ethics as well as for evaluating the effectiveness of ethics instruction. It also has a section looking at methods for assessing the ethical climate of an organization. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Questions on the Topic of Whistle Blowing Added02/16/2006 Updated09/08/2016 mentor, acknowledgment, authorship, publication, credit, whistleblowing, supervisor trainee relationship This case discusses issues of whistle-blowing in an academic environment, publication, credit, collaboration, and the student-mentor relationship as it relates to academic careers. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1998 Read More
Upcoming Webinar from ASEE: "Developing Ethics Skills in the Classroom" PostedWednesday, March 7, 2018 AT 2:04 PM The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) will host the webinar "Developing Ethics Skills in the Classroom" on Wednesday, April 11, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Webinar Description: Knowing what is right (moral development) and doing the right thing on a particular occasion (moral behavior) do not always align. Contextual factors can greatly influence how engineers choose to apply their ethical standards. Engineering education should help future engineering professionals identify and navigate complex ethical situations in the workplace and beyond. In this webinar, Daniel D. Burkey and Michael F. Young (University of Connecticut) will describe a Cards Against Humanity-like card game that faculty can employ in the classroom to encourage students’ awareness of contextual ethics decisions and create a large classroom context for discussing complex issues of engineering ethical dilemmas. This webinar is free but registration is required... Read More
Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, shared an update PostedThursday, March 1, 2018 at 11:17 AM Please join us on May 10-11th for our workshop, " Workshop: Brain-based and Artificial Intelligence: Socio-ethical Conversations in Computing and Neurotechnology"! May Please join us on May 10-11th for our workshop, " Workshop: Brain-based and Artificial Intelligence: Socio-ethical Conversations in Computing and Neurotechnology"! May 10-11, 2018, Chicago, IL Organized by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology http://ethics.iit.edu/BrainAIWorkshop Brain-based and Artificial Intelligence: Socio-ethical Conversations in Computing and Neurotechnology | Center For The Study Of Ethics In The Professions Call for Abstracts: Workshop: Brain-based and Artificial Intelligence: Socio-ethical Conversations in Computing and Neurotechnology ethics.iit.edu Show More
Call for Abstracts: Eleventh Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education PostedFriday, February 16, 2018 AT 3:29 PM Eleventh Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education June 1-2, 2018 Union College, Schenectady, NY Abstract submissions are invited for the Eleventh Symposium on Engineering and Liberal Education, which will be held at Union College in Schenectady, New York, on June 1-2, 2018. Abstracts are invited on any topics that relate to how engineering integrates into a liberal arts education, and how liberal arts integrate into an engineering education. At this stage, the program committee has adopted two themes on “Social Justice/Responsibility” and “Art and Technology” and hopes your abstract can address one of these broad themes. The committee also welcomes your ideas and proposals for organizing sessions or workshops for this year’s symposium. Please visit the Symposium website (http://ele.union.edu) to make your submission. Here are important deadlines: Abstract submission: 26 March 2018 Notification of ... Read More