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Engineering Ethical Curricula: Assessment and Comparison of Two Approaches
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In this paper, the Defining Issues Test was used to compare the improvement of a student's moral reasoning ability in each class as compared to a control class and found that although the ethics course showed improvement when compared to the module, it was not significantly different from the control class.Abstract:
The paper assesses two approaches for delivery of engineering ethics: a full semester ethics course and an engineering course that includes an ethics module. The Defining Issues Test was used to compare the improvement of a student's moral reasoning ability in each class as compared to a control class. Our findings were that the module approach used did not provide any improvement in moral reasoning. In addition, although the ethics course showed improvement when compared to the module, it was not significantly different from the control class. We also found that there was little distinction between males and females and no distinction by age, although education level did have an impact. The results suggest that to improve a student's moral reasoning and sensitivity to ethical issues, engineering ethics must be integrative, delivered at multiple points in the curriculum, and incorporate specific discipline context.read more
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In a Different Voice. Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Press) 1982.
Abstract: Introduction 1. Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle 2. Images of Relationship 3. Concepts of Self and Morality 4. Crisis and Transition 5. Women's Rights and Women's Judgment 6. Visions of Maturity References Index of Study Participants General Index
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A Meta-Analysis of Ethics Instruction Effectiveness in the Sciences
Alison L. Antes,Stephen T. Murphy,Ethan P. Waples,Michael D. Mumford,Ryan P. Brown,Shane Connelly,Lynn D. Devenport +6 more
TL;DR: A quantitative meta-analysis based on 26 previous ethics program evaluation efforts showed that the overall effectiveness of ethics instruction was modest, and more successful programs were case based and interactive, and they allowed participants to learn and practice the application of real-world ethical decision-making skills.
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A Systematic Literature Review of US Engineering Ethics Interventions
TL;DR: The results indicate that the most common methods for integrating ethics into engineering involved exposing students to codes/standards, utilizing case studies, and discussion activities, and nearly half of the articles had students engage with ethical heuristics or philosophical ethics.
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The Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT): A Discipline-Specific Approach to Assessing Moral Judgment
TL;DR: It is found that several (but not all) stand-alone classes showed a significant improvement compared to the control group when the metric includes multiple stages of moral development, and the written test had a higher response rate and sensitivity to pedagogy than the electronic version.
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How Do We Know What Works? A Review and Critique of Current Practices in Ethics Training Evaluation
Logan M. Steele,Tyler J. Mulhearn,Kelsey E. Medeiros,Logan L. Watts,Shane Connelly,Michael D. Mumford +5 more
TL;DR: Through this review of 243 studies, consisting of 380 ethics trainings, major themes in evaluation practices and training design are identified and the tradeoffs associated with these evaluation procedures and designs are discussed.
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Postconventional Moral Thinking: A Neo-kohlbergian Approach
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