Case enhancement: Developing an internet constellation
Anatomy of an internet satellite.
Case enhancement: Power-to-food technologies
An ethical evaluation of the technology and its impacts.
Case enhancement: Water wars: managing competing water rights
Role-play the council meeting, with students playing different characters representing different perspectives.
Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion into a professional engineer’s lifestyle
The three values of EDI are timeless and should be embedded into the way that engineering professionals act.
Case enhancement: Facial recognition for access and monitoring
There are several points in this case - Facial Recognition for Access and Monitoring - during which an educator can facilitate a class discussion about relevant issues. Below are prompts...
Case enhancement: Business growth models in engineering industries within an economic system
This enhancement is for an activity found in the case study Business growth models in engineering industries within an economic system.
What is ethics?
Ethics can especially be seen through engineering innovations that mean life or death.
Why integrate ethics in engineering?
Technology not only shapes society, but it is shaped by society too. Therefore, engineering ethics should be twofold.
Integrating a technical feasibility debate - a new approach to engaging students in ethics in engineering
We have developed a debate activity which appears to work very well, minimising the amount of assessment, maximising feedback and engagement, and exposing the students to a wide range of...
Universal and inclusive co-design of the built environment and the transportation systemsÂ
Every citizen must have the same equality of opportunities in using spaces because the existence of an accessible built environment is fundamental to guarantee vitality, safety, and sociability.
How to integrate ethics into a module or course
Ethics can and should be embedded into most modules in a natural way, giving as much or as little time to it as necessary.
Case enhancement: Choosing to install a smart meter
This enhancement is for an activity found in the Dilemma Part two, Point 1 section of the case: “Technical integration – Undertake an electrical engineering technical activity related to smart...
Tackling tough topics in discussion
Discussing ethical issues can be a daunting prospect, whether one-to-one or with an entire classroom.
EPC data dive workshop: latest HESA student enrolments data
This is an Engineering Academic Network members-only workshop to introduce the EPC's advanced online Data portal resource. We are confident this new offer will revolutionalise engineering HE data analysis for...
Introducing the EAN Briefing
We are thrilled to announce EPC’s new, dynamic Engineering Academics Network Briefing, our members' Bulletin service within the EPC Online – our new website and integrated membership services platform. This is...