Martin, DA;
Conlon, E;
Bowe, B;
(2021)
Using case studies in engineering ethics education: the case for immersive scenarios through stakeholder engagement and real life data.
Australasian Journal of Engineering Education
, 26
(1)
pp. 47-63.
10.1080/22054952.2021.1914297.
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Abstract
Our contribution is part of a broader study conducted in cooperation with the national accreditation body Engineers Ireland that examined the conceptualisation and education of ethics in engineering programmes in Ireland. The paper is a qualitative examination of the use of case studies in engineering ethics education and includes 23 engineering programmes from 6 higher education institutions in Ireland. The qualitative study aims to determine (RQ1) how cases are selected, (RQ2) the goals envisioned for engineering ethics case instruction, (RQ3) the characteristics of the scenarios employed and (RQ4) the preferred application by instructors. A first finding notes the diverse set of goals and application of ethics case studies. The focus is more on decision-making in professional contexts and less on power relations, equity and the broader societal mission of engineering. The second finding highlights the discrepancy between how instructors employ cases and their preferred application. Engineering ethics cases typically include individualistic, hypothetical and historical scenarios. Nevertheless, instructors favour immersive cases set in real or realistic contexts of practice, containing factual or real-time data, which can provoke students to reflect on broader ethical issues. Considering this aspirational discrepancy, we conclude with recommendations that can guide the development of engineering ethics case instruction.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Using case studies in engineering ethics education: the case for immersive scenarios through stakeholder engagement and real life data |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/22054952.2021.1914297 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2021.1914297 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync- nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
| Keywords: | Engineering ethics; case studies; stakeholders; engineering professional practice; challenge based learning; experiential education |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Engineering Science Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195177 |
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