Ethical Reasoning and Moral Foundations Among Engineering Students in China
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Virtual On line
- Publication Date
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June 22, 2020
- Start Date
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June 22, 2020
- End Date
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June 26, 2021
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Engineering Ethics
- Tagged Topic
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Diversity
- Page Count
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14
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--34587
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https://peer.asee.org/34587
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805
Paper Authors
Rockwell Franklin Clancy III University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
Rockwell F. Clancy is an Associate Teaching Professor in engineering ethics and philosophy at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute and Research Fellow in the Institute of Social Cognition and Decision-making, both in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research and teaching interests include engineering ethics, moral psychology, philosophy of technology, Chinese philosophy, and political philosophy. Rockwell completed his PhD at Purdue University, West Lafayette, MA at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, and BA at Fordham University, New York.
Abstract
To better understand the influences of culture, education, and moral dispositions on ethical reasoning among engineering students, the Engineering and Science Issues Test (ESIT) and Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ) were administered at the beginning and end of a course on engineering ethics taught at a university in Shanghai, China. Preliminary results indicate that 1. differences in ethical reasoning between native- and non-native-English-speaking students are better explained by cultural than language differences 2. engineering ethics education can increase ethical reasoning abilities, and 3. ethical reasoning is positively associated with an emphasis on care, and negatively associated with an emphasis on loyalty. Shortcomings of the current study and directions for further research are also discussed.
Clancy, R. F. (2020, June), Ethical Reasoning and Moral Foundations Among Engineering Students in China Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34587
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