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- Title
Using the Chernobyl Incident to Teach Engineering Ethics.
- Authors
Wilson, William
- Abstract
This paper discusses using the Chernobyl Incident as a case study in engineering ethics instruction. Groups of students are asked to take on the role of a faction involved in the Chernobyl disaster and to defend their decisions in a mock debate. The results of student surveys and the Engineering and Science Issues Test indicate that the approach is very popular with students and has a positive impact on moral reasoning. The approach incorporates technical, communication and teamwork skills and has many of the features suggested by recent literature.
- Subjects
ENGINEERING ethics education; CHERNOBYL Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986; DECISION making; ENGINEERING students; REASONING; TEAMS in the workplace
- Publication
Science & Engineering Ethics, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 2, p625
- ISSN
1353-3452
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11948-011-9337-4