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Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers Exemplary Education Activities and Programs (2016) / Chapter Skim
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... shows the variety of ideas and approaches for engineering ethics education. In assessing the submissions the members of the selection committee looked for the following characteristics: Provides an interactive format that encourages active learning Occurs across multiple years of a student's education • Includes an institutional faculty reward structure that supports ethics training • Connects students' ethics learning to engineering practice • Promotes improved ethical decision-making and problem-solving skills • Addresses macroethics (the broader ethical and social issues that call for the collective response of the engineering • profession and societal decisions about technology)
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... An NAE workshop in the second half of 2016 will invite engineering and ethics educators to address obstacles, identify Follow-on Workshop solutions, and develop institutional plans for effectively incorporating ethics in engineering education, culture, and curriculum. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the workshop will provide information, guidance, and opportunities for facilitated discussion.
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