The importance of grant funding for growing engagement in ethical engineering education

Abstract

Since grant funding agencies influence the scope of academic research, they are ideally suited to help propel research that advances ethical inquiry and ethical instruction in engineering. In this short paper we draw from our ongoing Knowledge Synthesis research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to highlight ways that grant agencies and academic institutions can more effectively provide resources that empower faculty to engage with engineering ethics, particularly macro-ethical concerns related to the social, cultural, and environmental impacts of technological innovation.