Ethics in engineering education: A literature review

Jehan Abu Hamad, Maram Hasanain, Mahmoud Abdulwahed*, Rashid Al-Ammari

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Engineering Ethics is an important topic to be developed in engineering education curriculum. Despite its importance, ethics is not much investigated in engineering education as compared to other disciplines, in particular medicine or biology education. In this paper, a comprehensive review of engineering ethics is provided. The review covers three main topics: 1) Attributes of ethical engineers, 2) Content, logistics and pedagogy of engineering ethics, and 3) Assessment of engineering ethics. A particular focus is given to the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and the Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT) that is considered a promising instrument to assess moral judgment development of science and engineering students. Final remarks will conclude the paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 Frontiers in Education Conference
Subtitle of host publicationEnergizing the Future, FIE 2013 - Proceedings
Pages1554-1560
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event43rd IEEE Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2013 - Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Duration: 23 Oct 201326 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
ISSN (Print)1539-4565

Conference

Conference43rd IEEE Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOklahoma City, OK
Period23/10/1326/10/13

Keywords

  • Engineering Ethics
  • Ethics Assessment
  • Ethics Pedagogy

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