Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory A. Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Whitney Thomas, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

question is included to provide the context for the quote; in these cases a ‘Q’ willprecede the question.ResultsMany more themes emerged throughout the interview analysis than can be discussed herein. Theideas presented are those thought to be most interesting to faculty of any engineering class asinspiration for a more active or socially connected course. The code book in Appendix Acontains additional relevant themes discussed by the interviewees.Student Definitions of Social ResponsibilityEven though the EPRA survey defined social responsibility as “an obligation that an individual(or company) has to act with concern and sensitivity, aware of the impacts of their action onothers, particularly the disadvantaged,” interviewees were asked their own