Effectiveness of Workshop to Improve Engineering Students’ Awareness on Engineering Ethics

Ooi, Pei Cheng; Tan, Michelle T.T.

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.898

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“…Cole and Smith (1995) for example suggest that direct ethics training through ethics classes does not significantly impact on students ethical sensitivity; Similarly Manbugh (2003) suggests that while ethics training can help increase students' ethical sensitivity, it does not seem to impact on the actual ethical behaviour. Ooi and Tan (2015) examined the effectiveness of an ethics workshop in influencing ethical conduct and concluded that while knowledge of ethics did not significantly improve, evidence suggested that the workshop provided a motivation for participants to act ethically. Atesh et al (2016) examined the impact of ethics education on engineering students' ethical perceptions.…”

Section: Role Of Education In Shaping Ethical Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Zulu

Muleya

2019

JEDT

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Purpose The importance of ethical considerations in the construction industry is acknowledged. This is particularly the case that the industry plays a significant part in a nation’s development. The Zambian construction industry has seen an increase in activity due, in part, to massive infrastructure development programmes adopted by successive governments, increase in foreign direct investment and housing development. The Zambian construction industry, like any other, is not immune to unethical behaviour. This study aims to investigate students’ perception of the prevalence of unethical practices in the Zambian construction industry. A review of literature demonstrated that a number of contextual factors including location can influence the perception of unethical practices. A focus on Zambia was therefore considered necessary. Design/methodology/approach In total, 121 students took part in a questionnaire survey to examine their perception of the extent to which unethical practices were prevalent in the Zambian construction industry. Findings The findings suggest that students perceived bribery/corruption and political/societal influences as the two most common unethical practices, while the least prevalent unethical practices were perceived to be alcohol/drug abuse and workplace violence. The findings are largely consistent with previous studies investigating the ethical perception of professionals in the Zambian construction industry. In addition, the findings suggests that when the year and programme of study are taken into consideration, the differences in perception of unethical practices are evident for these demographic groups. Originality/value This study provided an added dimension to the understanding of ethical issues in the Zambian construction industry as it was the first of its kind involving students’ perceptions. This paper therefore contributes to the list of countries where similar studies have been undertaken.

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Section: Role Of Education In Shaping Ethical Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Zulu

Muleya

2019

JEDT

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“…A practical workshop on engineering ethics was held at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia. A post-workshop survey revealed that the participants knowledge on engineering ethics had not significantly improved, but it had motivated them to act more ethically [15].…”

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Promoting Continuous Professional Development Among Academics from A Vocational College by Using A Practical Workshop Based on Arduino Technology

Swart¹,

Hertzog²

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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The internet of things has resulted in the design and development of many electronic sensors that need to be integrated with various technologies. Engineering academics need ongoing training relating to this integration as they need to subsequently teach their students. This relates to continuous professional development. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how engineering academics from a vocational college have been able to engage with the theory and practice of sensor integration with Arduino technology, thereby strengthening or reconstructing their conceptual knowledge of these electronic components. A case study is used where experts in electrical engineering designed and facilitated an academic development workshop (2 days in duration) to address a need for continuous professional development. Eighteen academics from a local vocational college attended this workshop where the first goal was to determine their conceptual knowledge of 10 electronic components using an electronic responsive system (pre-test). The second goal was to facilitate a "hands-on" laboratory session where academics had to physically integrate various sensors with an Arduino microcontroller. A post-test online questionnaire was then used to determine their conceptual knowledge again, in order to ascertain the impact of the workshop. Results indicate that their conceptual knowledge was reconstructed with regard to the purpose and use of capacitors, Zener diodes, transformers, ultrasonic sensors, reed switches and passive infrared receivers. A problematic question arose relating to photocells in the first workshop that was held in 2017, which was resolved by the facilitators prior to offering a second workshop in 2018. Positive feedback was received from the participants regarding the relevance and presentation of the workshops. The novelty of this work relates to the design of a practical workshop where all participants are engaged to either strengthen, or reconstruct, their conceptual knowledge regarding electronic components that may be integrated with Arduino technology.

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“…Bu nedenle müfredatta yer alan etik öğretiminin tamamen mühendislik odaklı olması gerekmediği, öğrencilerin mümkün olduğunca etik profesyonel mühendislik rol modellerine maruz bırakılması gerektiği ve bunun biçimsel ders veya özel ders şeklinde olabileceği, ancak mühendislik danışmanlığı ve etik davranışların akademik mühendislik personeli tarafından modellenmesi şeklinde olduğunda çok daha faydalı olabileceği belirtilmiştir [8]. Bununla birlikte etik ve ahlaki gelişim üzerine yapılan bazı çalışmalar, profesyonel mühendislik etiği eğitiminin öğrencilerin etik davranma eğilimini güçlendirdiğini ortaya koymuştur [10][11][12].…”

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Engineering Students' Ethical Perceptions: The Case of Civil Engineering at Harran University, Turkey

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Toktaş

2020

Harran Üniversitesi Mühendislik Dergisi

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Bu çalışmada Harran Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi İnşaat Mühendisliği öğrencilerinin kendi ve meslektaşlarının etik inançlarını nasıl algıladıklarını belirlemek ve bu iki algı arasında karşılaştırma yapmak amacıyla bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 21.0 paket programına girilmiş ve Wilcoxan İşaretli Sıra Testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan karşılaştırmalarda cinsiyet, uyruk ve mühendislik etiği ile ilgili ders alma durumu faktörlerinin etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları genel olarak öğrencilerin etik davranma konusunda bilinçli olduklarını ve kendilerini akranlarına göre daha etik olarak algıladıklarını göstermiştir. Bayan öğrenciler bu algıyı kısmen sergiledikleri halde, yabancı öğrencilerin algısı farklıdır. Etik dersi alma durumu bu genel algıyı çoğunlukla etkilememiştir. Bu çalışma, inşaat mühendisliği öğrencilerinin mevcut kişisel etik inançları hakkında bilgi sağlamıştır. Öğrencilerin gösterdiği etik bilinç düzeyi inşaat mühendisliği programlarında verilmekte olan etik derslerinin önceki çalışmaların öngörüleri doğrultusunda öğrencileri meslek hayatında etik davranma konusunda cesaretlendireceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

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Effectiveness of Workshop to Improve Engineering Students’ Awareness on Engineering Ethics

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

A student perspective of ethics in the Zambian construction industry

Promoting Continuous Professional Development Among Academics from A Vocational College by Using A Practical Workshop Based on Arduino Technology

Engineering Students' Ethical Perceptions: The Case of Civil Engineering at Harran University, Turkey

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