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Ethics Across the Curriculum

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri

Publication Date

September 15, 2006

Start Date

September 13, 2006

End Date

September 15, 2006

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--51750

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https://peer.asee.org/51750

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Stanley Rolfe University of Kansas

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Francis M. Thomas University of Kansas

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Abstract

Engineering ethics is an extremely important part of the education of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineers. Although personal ethics are the foundation for engineering ethics, personal ethics are developed prior to the time students arrive at the University and, for a variety of reasons, are not discussed as part of engineering ethics. Engineering ethics focuses on academic ethics, professional ethics, and international ethics. Engineering ethics are introduced at the freshman level. The focus throughout the freshman, sophomore, and junior years is on the academic ethics from the CEAE Department’s viewpoint, regardless of what the students’ personal ethics may have been prior to entering the University of Kansas.

During the senior year, professional and international ethics are discussed in all design classes. Because personal ethics are developed from a variety of sources, it seems obvious that professional ethics also must be presented in a variety of design classes so that the students will see that this is a very important aspect of all phases of an engineering career. In each design class, at least one lecture will be devoted to a case study in which the importance of engineering ethics is emphasized. Thus, students will be exposed to engineering ethics in a variety of design courses by a variety of engineering faculty, most of whom are Professional Engineers.

Rolfe, S., & Thomas, F. M. (2006, September), Ethics Across the Curriculum Paper presented at 2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri. 10.18260/1-2--51750

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