Engineering Ethics Toolkit - Letting students flex their ethical muscles
Dr Matthew Studley looks at using case studies from the Engineering Ethics Toolkit to engage students.
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Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a case enhancement
Use this form to submit a case enhancement for consideration for inclusion in the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit, produced in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a guidance article
Use this form to submit a guidance article for consideration for inclusion in the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit, produced in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a case study
Use this form to submit a case study to the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit.
Case study: Neuroethics of brain-computer interfaces
This case involves Aziza, a biomedical engineer working for Neuraltrix, a hypothetical company that develops Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for specialised applications. Aziza has always been curious about the brain and...
Case study: Implementing the use of homegrown mass timber for residential housing
An early-career consultant engineer working in the area of sustainable construction.
A recipe for creating a case study in engineering ethics
This article sets forth a “recipe” based on recent educational scholarship that can be used to create case studies ideal for classroom use.
Case study: Financially and politically motivated misinformation about STEM research
The case involves an engineering student whose personal choices may affect her future professional experience. It highlights both micro- and macro-ethical issues, dealing with the ways that individual actions and...
Case study: Developing a decarbonisation roadmap
This case involves an engineer who is one of the stakeholders invited by the president of Nigeria to implement an Energy Transition Plan (ETP). It requires the engineer, who is...
Case study: Microplastics in cosmetics
This case study involves a young engineering student on an industrial placement year at a firm that manufactures cosmetics.
Case study: Balancing safety, costs, and the environment in the inspection of wind turbine blades
The case is based on a genuine challenge raised by a multinational energy company that operates an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. It involves three professional engineers responsible...
Case study: Recycled materials and the circular economy
This case involves an engineer responsible for verifying the source of recycled construction material to ensure it is not contaminated.
Case study: Protecting data in an auto parts production facility
This case study involves an engineer hired to develop and install an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) online machine monitoring system for a manufacturing company. The developments include designing the...