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- Title
Design and Development of a Course in Professionalism and Ethics for CDIO Curriculum in China.
- Authors
Fan, Yinghui; Zhang, Xingwei; Xie, Xinlu
- Abstract
At Shantou University (STU) in 2008, a stand-alone engineering ethics course was first included within a Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) curriculum to address the scarcity of engineering ethics education in China. The philosophy of the course design is to help students to develop an in-depth understanding of social sustainability and to fulfill the obligations of engineers in the twenty-first century within the context of CDIO engineering practices. To guarantee the necessary cooperation of the relevant parties, we have taken advantage of the top-down support from the STU administration. Three themes corresponding to contemporary issues in China were chosen as the course content: engineers' social obligations, intellectual property and engineering safety criteria. Some popular pedagogies are used for ethics instruction such as case studies and group discussions through role-playing. To impart the diverse expertise of the practical professional practice, team teaching is adopted by interdisciplinary instructors with strong qualifications and industrial backgrounds. Although the assessment of the effectiveness of the course in enhancing students' sense of ethics is limited to assignment reports and class discussions, our endeavor is seen as positive and will continue to sustain the CDIO reform initiatives of STU.
- Subjects
CHINA; ENGINEERING ethics education; CURRICULUM planning; INDUSTRIAL safety; INTELLECTUAL property; PROFESSIONALISM
- Publication
Science & Engineering Ethics, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 5, p1381
- ISSN
1353-3452
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11948-014-9592-2