Conference Session

Integrating Ethics into the Curriculum

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Gorman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education (LED)

, particularly in the environmental area.The millions Al Rich hoped for never emerged, although the solar heater on our roof works justfine. From his case, students learn that good intentions are not enough--you have to build anetwork of collaborators that agree on fundamental principles. For example, one of our casesinvolves a global network that produced a completely compostable furniture fabric using a cleanmanufacturing process. Creating and maintaining such networks is part of the act of successfulinvention. It is also a necessary part of curriculum change.I have taken cases like the solar heater and the fabric and used them in most of my TCC courses,to show engineering students how design decisions can and must involve an ethical component.The

Conference Session

Integrated Humanities and Social Sciences Programs (3661)

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Gorman

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education (LED)

, particularly in the environmental area.The millions Al Rich hoped for never emerged, although the solar heater on our roof works justfine. From his case, students learn that good intentions are not enough--you have to build anetwork of collaborators that agree on fundamental principles. For example, one of our casesinvolves a global network that produced a completely compostable furniture fabric using a cleanmanufacturing process. Creating and maintaining such networks is part of the act of successfulinvention. It is also a necessary part of curriculum change.I have taken cases like the solar heater and the fabric and used them in most of my TCC courses,to show engineering students how design decisions can and must involve an ethical component.The