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Using Case Studies In Engineering Ethics Education: The Case For Immersive Scenarios Through Stakeholder Engagement And Real Life Data, Diana Adela Martin, Eddie Conlon, Brian Bowe
Using Case Studies In Engineering Ethics Education: The Case For Immersive Scenarios Through Stakeholder Engagement And Real Life Data, Diana Adela Martin, Eddie Conlon, Brian Bowe
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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 …