Enhancements for the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science

Benya, Frazier; Hollander, Rachelle D.; Ellison, Karin; Laas, Kelly; Raghavan, Simil; Powers, Thomas M.

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“…The casebook concept involves in-depth, full length case studies from the social sciences, researched and written by historians, anthropologists, geographers, and political scientists, that critically analyze engineering projects in developing nations, delving into the situated, context-dependent factors that lead to failures and unintended consequences. This use of full length articles from the social sciences, and the focus on the developing world are what set the casebook concept apart from the boxed case studies that typical engineering textbooks provide, or other projects that use case studies in engineering education, such as the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (Benya, 2016). Theoretical and empirical engagement with concrete case studies will bring students face to face with the cultural, social, economic and environmental complexities that engineers encounter in the developing world, including the intricacies of project implementation, the subtle transformation of technologies in different contexts, and the potential for unintended consequences.…”

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Promoting Global Competency in Engineering Education: Designing the “Engineering Across Borders” Casebook

Elgert¹

2021

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While global competency in engineering is a multi-dimensional skill, programs often focus on language ability, international experience, and working with international professional communities. Increasingly, engineering educators recognize a ‘third dimension’ of global competency: an understanding of how engineering projects influence and are influenced by, social, political, economic, and environmental contexts. This paper proposes the concept of a casebook that effectively builds this understanding by simulating reflective, hands on experience with project implementation in developing countries. The casebook concept features in-depth, real-world social science case studies, supplemented with informational, explanatory, and analytical materials, to improve student understanding of the different ways in which engineering practice interacts with diverse contexts. Four case studies were selected and pilot tested with undergraduate engineering students, who were asked to write article reviews in response to prompts regarding the comprehensibility and educational value of the case studies. The pilot study assessed: how case studies foment a deeper understanding of how often-assumed ‘universal principles’ of engineering interact with contextual factors; and, how case studies might be supplemented with materials that improve this understanding. Student responses indicated that the case studies contributed to their understanding and insights into the social, economic and environmental embeddedness of engineering projects. Responses also provided valuable insights into how case studies could be supplemented to improve their educational value for engineering students. The casebook concept is a potentially valuable tool for improving ‘third dimension’ of global competency, and can be particularly helpful in settings where students have limited international opportunities, and little exposure to social science approaches to engineering.

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Promoting Global Competency in Engineering Education: Designing the “Engineering Across Borders” Casebook

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2021

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Enhancements for the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science

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Promoting Global Competency in Engineering Education: Designing the “Engineering Across Borders” Casebook

Promoting Global Competency in Engineering Education: Designing the “Engineering Across Borders” Casebook

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