Tell Us What You Think: Exploring Environmental Ethical Considerations in the Problem-Solving Studio

Autor/inn/en	Starke, Jeffrey A.; Butkus, Michael A.
Titel	Tell Us What You Think: Exploring Environmental Ethical Considerations in the Problem-Solving Studio
Quelle	In: Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 150 (2024) 1 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2643-9107
DOI	10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-1893
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Problem Solving; Case Studies; Role Playing; Engineering; Technical Occupations; Professional Personnel; Mentors; Program Effectiveness; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Problemlösen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rollenspiel; Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Personalbestand; Collegestudent
Abstract	Universities employ numerous approaches to integrate ethics into programs of study that can range from faculty-led case studies integrated into course curricula (distributed model) to standalone ethics courses (consolidated model). The approach described here enhanced a distributed model in which several courses are assigned responsibility to integrate an ethical component into the assignments capped with an integrative experience. We created a problem-solving studio (PSS) environment wherein an ill-defined current case study was presented to the students and the program's board of advisors (BOA). The students role-played as staff engineers (early-career employees with less than three years of experience), and BOA members provided the perspective of specific stakeholders relevant to the case study (e.g., state or federal regulator, principal engineer in a consulting firm, civic leader, etc.). Both groups were provided with the same preparatory materials. Small groups (student--BOA dyads) were established to review the current state and context of the problem, investigate specified or potential ethical considerations, and propose strategies to prevent or address the ethical dilemmas identified. The session was structured around three rounds of discussion (12-15 min) to explore the problem through the ethical considerations of "willful negligence" and "acts of omission." The session ended as a large group, and each BOA member would share one ethical consideration from their career that was evoked during this case study. Students would then submit a short paper to provide their insights into the case study (results of the dyad interactions) and how the event expanded their understanding of the ethical considerations. The ethics PSS provided an opportunity for increased interaction between students and "experienced mentors" equally valued by each group. Assessments revealed that the experience positively contributed to student confidence in meeting course objectives and integrating different perspectives into their development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01