A Rubik's Cube-Inspired Pedagogical Tool for Teaching and Learning Engineering Ethics.

IF 2.7 2区哲学 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Science and Engineering Ethics Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1007/s11948-024-00506-z

Yuqi Peng

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Abstract

To facilitate engineering students' understanding of engineering ethics and support instructors in developing course content, this study introduces an innovative educational tool drawing inspiration from the Rubik's Cube metaphor. This Engineering Ethics Knowledge Rubik's Cube (EEKRC) integrates six key aspects-ethical theories, codes of ethics, ethical issues, engineering disciplines, stakeholders, and life cycle-identified through an analysis of engineering ethics textbooks and courses across the United States, Singapore, and China. This analysis underpins the selection of the six aspects, reflecting the shared and unique elements of engineering ethics education in these regions. In an engineering ethics course, the EEKRC serves multiple functions: it provides visual support for grasping engineering ethics concepts, acts as a pedagogical guide for both experienced and inexperienced educators in course design, offers a complementary assessment method for evaluating students learning outcomes, and assists as a reference for students engaging in ethical analysis.

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受魔方启发的工程伦理教学工具。

为了促进工科学生对工程伦理的理解，支持教师开发课程内容，本研究从魔方隐喻中汲取灵感，引入了一种创新的教育工具。这个工程伦理知识魔方（EEKRC）整合了六个关键方面--伦理理论、伦理准则、伦理问题、工程学科、利益相关者和生命周期--这六个方面是通过分析美国、新加坡和中国的工程伦理教科书和课程而确定的。这一分析是选择六个方面的基础，反映了这些地区工程伦理教育的共同和独特因素。在工程伦理课程中，EEKRC 具有多种功能：为掌握工程伦理概念提供直观支持；为有经验和无经验的教育者设计课程提供教学指导；为评估学生的学习成果提供补充评估方法；为学生进行伦理分析提供参考。

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Science and Engineering Ethics 综合性期刊-工程：综合

CiteScore

10.70

自引率

5.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Science and Engineering Ethics is an international multidisciplinary journal dedicated to exploring ethical issues associated with science and engineering, covering professional education, research and practice as well as the effects of technological innovations and research findings on society. While the focus of this journal is on science and engineering, contributions from a broad range of disciplines, including social sciences and humanities, are welcomed. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, ethics of new and emerging technologies, research ethics, computer ethics, energy ethics, animals and human subjects ethics, ethics education in science and engineering, ethics in design, biomedical ethics, values in technology and innovation. We welcome contributions that deal with these issues from an international perspective, particularly from countries that are underrepresented in these discussions.