Ethical Demand and First-Year Civil Engineering Study: Applying Virtue Ethics

Simpson, Zach; Bester, Jannes; Swanepoel, Danielle; Westman, Clinton N.

doi:10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000372

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“…Reference [12] makes the observation that in South Africa engineering programmes tend to teach ethics in an isolated module on "Professional Practice" which is mostly covered in the the final-year. The paper argues that ethics education could be improved by nurturing and discussing ethical behaviour throughout the undergraduate degree.…”

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Engineering ethics education for systemic change: a case for Sub-Saharan Africa

Nyamapfene,

Magara

2022

Towards a New Future in Engineering Education, New Scenarios That European Alliances of Tech Universities Open Up

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Unlike in the West, engineering practice in Sub-Saharan Africa remains mired in corruption, ethical malpractice, poor ethics governance and lack of effective leadership. This situation has, and continues to, negatively impact national infrastructure, health, education, and economies across Sub-Saharan African countries. Non-ethical engineering practices continue to occur despite the existence of national ethics legislation in Sub–Saharan African countries, and despite codes of ethics underpinning business operations in most public and private sector organisations that employ engineers. This is also despite the existence of codes of conduct and ethics prescribing professional engineering practice that have been developed, and are policed, by national engineering institutions and regulators. Increasingly, engineering education providers have incorporated engineering ethics education in their curricula. However, despite this, Sub-Saharan African engineering graduates transitioning into employment still face significant difficulties in dealing with the myriads of ethical dilemmas they meet in their professional practice. In this study we set out to establish the current state of engineering ethics education in Sub-Saharan Africa, and to assess the thoughts of engineering educators and researchers in the region on how engineering ethics education can be improved.

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Engineering ethics education for systemic change: a case for Sub-Saharan Africa

Nyamapfene,

Magara

2022

Towards a New Future in Engineering Education, New Scenarios That European Alliances of Tech Universities Open Up

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Dilemmas and Solutions for Sustainability-Based Engineering Ethics: Lessons Learned from the Collapse of a Self-Built House in Changsha, Hunan, China

Tang,

Huang

2024

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With the rapid development of engineering construction in China, especially the emergence of large-scale engineering projects and self-built residential houses, ethical issues in engineering have become increasingly prominent. Engineering ethics encompass the moral issues within engineering practice. Currently, engineering ethics in China is in its early stages, due to a lack of practical experience and a comprehensive set of ethical norms and operational systems. To effectively prevent and control safety issues in self-built housing projects, and to avoid accidents, this paper firstly focuses on the causes of the collapse of self-built houses in Changsha on 29 April 2022, from the perspective of engineering ethics. By utilizing the meanings and relevant theories of engineering ethics, this paper analyzes the three ethical dilemmas involved in the collapse of self-built houses: the ethical dilemma faced by engineers, the dilemma of government credibility, and the dilemma of engineering ethics education. Subsequently, recommendations are proposed to address these dilemmas, focusing on enhancing engineers’ ethical perspectives, improving government credibility, and strengthening engineering ethics education. Finally, an analysis and decision-making model is constructed based on the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China. The research findings of this paper have certain reference significance for ensuring the safety of residential buildings, which can effectively motivate governments, owners, designers, constructors, managers, and users to actively develop and promote high-quality sustainable buildings.

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Ethical Demand and First-Year Civil Engineering Study: Applying Virtue Ethics

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

Engineering ethics education for systemic change: a case for Sub-Saharan Africa

Engineering ethics education for systemic change: a case for Sub-Saharan Africa

Dilemmas and Solutions for Sustainability-Based Engineering Ethics: Lessons Learned from the Collapse of a Self-Built House in Changsha, Hunan, China

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