A Constructivist Approach to the use of Case Studies in teaching Engineering Ethics

Martin, Diana Adela; Conlon, Edward; Bowe, Brian

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73210-7_23

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“…The study brings a contribution to the limited empirical research investigating how cases should be taught in engineering ethics education (Yadav et al 2007;Thiel et al 2013;Davis and Yadav 2014). Many of the findings of this study are similar to those in the pilot study (Martin, Conlon, and Bowe 2018) and suggest that the work presented provides a fruitful avenue for educating students about the social context of engineering ethics issues, which should be developed further. Our findings are also consistent with Loui's (2000; claim that students get to consider multiple perspectives when they participate in role-playing exercises and try to reach a satisfying compromise, thus gaining an awareness of the social dimension of engineering decision-making (Lloyd and van de Poel 2008).…”

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“…In recent years, case instruction has attracted criticism pointing to its weakness in capturing the dynamics and complexity of the profession (Lynch and Kline 2000;Bucciarelli 2007). Some of the method's minuses that have been set forth point to its weakness on both ontological and epistemological grounds (Martin, Conlon, and Bowe 2018).…”

Section: Case Studies In Engineering Ethics Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of role-play in student awareness of the social dimension of the engineering profession

Martin

Conlon

Bowe

2019

European Journal of Engineering Education

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The article aims to expand upon traditional case based instruction through role-play and to explore the effectiveness of the approach in raising students' awareness of the social dimension of the engineering profession. For this purpose, we added a contextual description to the case study Cutting Roadside Trees driven by a macroethical outlook. Our contribution draws on an exercise based on the contextualised case study in which 80 students at Technological University Dublin participated. The results gathered show that role-playing contributed to complex student responses to the scenario and an awareness of the social factors that are part of engineering practice and which can constrain or enable decision-making. We suggest that exposing students to the perspectives of the different stakeholders that are involved in engineering professional practice can contribute to their understanding of the social context of engineering practice.

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The role of role-play in student awareness of the social dimension of the engineering profession

Martin

Conlon

Bowe

2019

European Journal of Engineering Education

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“…A case study is a suitable vehicle for examining this topic as case studies explore specific real-world phenomena that focus on interpreting events, and exploring the societal context in which the case occurs [9]. The qualitative nature of these cases can be seen as novel when introduced in computer science courses which are typically more quantitative in nature.…”

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Check Your Tech - Considering the Provenance of Data Used to Build Digital Products and Services

O’Sullivan

Gordon

2020

Information and Communication Technologies for Development

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Digital products and services are producing unprecedented amounts of data worldwide. These products and services have broad reach and include many users and consumers in the developing world. Once data is collected it is often used to create large and valuable datasets. A lack of data protection regulation in the developing world has led to concerns about digital colonization and a lack of control of their data on the part of citizens in the developing world. The authors of this paper are developing a new digital ethics curriculum for the instruction of computer science students. In this paper we present two case studies we have developed with a focus on data ethics in a developing world context. Each case study is accompanied by a list of specific questions to be used by the instructor to allow students to evaluate the implications of introducing new digital products and services in a developing world context as well as a generic case studies checksheet that allow deeper reflection on the intended and unintended consequences of introducing new technologies.

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“…Several investigators consider theoretical and practical approaches and ethical aspects of modern medical practical activity (Bruynseels, de Sio & van den Hoven, 2018). A number of studies are devoted to the use of the constructivist approach in the teaching of engineering ethics Larochelle, Bednarz & Garrison, 1998;https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.12.133 Corresponding Author: A.V Shutaleva Selection and peer-review under Jonassen, 1999;Martin, Conlon, & Bowe, 2018). Alkhatib and Abdou devote their research to the problem of ethical dilemmas and conflicts that arise due to unresolved technical and ethical problems.…”

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Humanities Education As Way Of Forming Social Responsibility Of Engineer

Shutaleva¹,

Kartasheva²

2018

The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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A Constructivist Approach to the use of Case Studies in teaching Engineering Ethics

Cited by 7 publications

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The role of role-play in student awareness of the social dimension of the engineering profession

The role of role-play in student awareness of the social dimension of the engineering profession

Check Your Tech - Considering the Provenance of Data Used to Build Digital Products and Services

Humanities Education As Way Of Forming Social Responsibility Of Engineer

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