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Professional Ethics Education In Engineering, Brad Stappenbelt
Professional Ethics Education In Engineering, Brad Stappenbelt
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
There is much debate surrounding professional ethics education, in particular surrounding the question of whether professional ethics can be taught at all (Steneck, 1999; Bauer and Adams, 2005). Professional ethics instruction in engineering is commonly conducted by examining case studies in light of the code of conduct of a suitable professional body. Although graphical presentations of spectacular failures, sobering stories of the repercussions and the solid framework provided by the tenets of a code of ethics may leave a lasting impression, students generally gain their professional identity from relatives and colleagues (Loui, 2005). Their professional ethics tend to be mostly …
Professional Development At University: Student Perceptions Of Professional Engineering Practice, Vinay Domal, Brad Stappenbelt, James Trevelyan
Professional Development At University: Student Perceptions Of Professional Engineering Practice, Vinay Domal, Brad Stappenbelt, James Trevelyan
Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)
This study examined student perceptions regarding professional engineering practice. We surveyed secondary school students attending engineering camps, engineering students in their first and fourth years, graduate engineers and experienced engineers to ascertain their impressions about what constitutes the daily activities of a professional engineer. We asked respondents to rate 39 aspects of engineering practice identified from the research later reported in (Trevelyan 2008). These aspects were rated by the participants according to their perception of the importance and the frequency encountered in engineering practice. We also asked where the participants learned or where they believed they were going to learn …