Applying Action Research to Develop Curriculum for Engineering Ethics Based on Moral Practice
Abstract:
Engineering ethics is a new subject in engineering college. Some engineering professors do not believe they are qualified to teach the course. In addition, the general idea thinks ethics is not a subject can be taught. This project applied the methodology of action research to enhance the teaching influence. Five steps were applied to the course of engineering ethics and society to evaluate the effect of moral implementation. Based on the lecture of ethical theory and case studies, students explored how the development of science and technology impacts the society. Then, the students proposed a 21-day ethical practice to evaluate their ethical process. The procedure was recorded by students, a cooperative teacher, and lecturer’s teaching notes.
Keywords:
engineering ethics, action research, Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development
pages:
351-354
Year:
2019
Published in:
2nd Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019
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