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The diverse possibilities of modern IT systems bring with them pressing ethical problems. In addition to the obvious question of the morally acceptable use of information technologies, the aspects of designing, manufacturing and operating them are also crucial. The contributions deal with the potential for conflict between technology and ethics by presenting real-life case studies…
Challenge-based learning (CBL) for engineering ethics tasks students with identifying ethical challenges in cooperation with an external partner, e.g., a technology company. As many best-practice parameters of such courses remain unclear, this contribution focuses on a teacher-centric introduction into deploying CBL for engineering ethics. Taking Goodlad’s curriculum typology as a point of departure, we discuss…
This volume deals with ‘case studies in ethics from science, business, technology and society’. Despite the different areas and diverse topics, there is one thing in common: ethical questions are meaningful and possible in all examples.
The article argues that the scientific community must reflectively engage with scientific and research ethics. In addition to institutionalised rules and routine practices in the disciplines, this requires the earliest possible appropriation of the topic by students in the sense of a ‘key competence’. However, systematic integration as a training content is not recognisable for…