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Online and In-seat Ethics Instruction: The View from Both Sides

Conference Session
Ethical Cases and Curricula
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
coursework online. Ethics instruction can be readily implemented in an onlinelearning environment.This paper will address the author’s experience in instructing engineering ethics at multiple universities in thetraditional lecture format and compare and contrast that experience with offering an online engineering ethicsformat. The author will describe engineering ethics course construction for use with traditional in-seat lecture andonline instruction. Student scores appear to indicate that this topic can be implemented successfully online or in-seat. Online instruction allows for greater flexibility for students to fit required coursework into busy schedules.IntroductionThe Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Department at West Texas A&M
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Microethics and Macroethics in Graduate Education for Scientists and Engineers: Developing and Assessing Instructional Models

Conference Session
Professional Issues in Ethics Education
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heather E. Canary, University of Utah; Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Jameson M. Wetmore, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
://www.serceb.org/dualuse/welcome.htm)and the NIH Office of Extramural Research online module “Protecting Human ResearchParticipants”(http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php). Using publically available onlineresources created some challenges. For examples, updating of resources meant that theinstructors could not rely on the content or location of the assigned materials to remain stablebetween syllabus development prior to the start of term and the date students completed or triedto complete assignments. Some students also had trouble accessing materials, especially videoclips. On the positive side, students received their CITI Program RCR training certificates as partof the course. Starting in June 2010, our institution has required all graduate
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