Students?Perceptions of Ethics in Engineering: Implications for Teaching - Couverture souple

Reid, Maxwell

 
9783838316307: Students?Perceptions of Ethics in Engineering: Implications for Teaching

Synopsis

This book explored perceptions of ethics held by the engineering students at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and identified any implications this has for the teaching of ethics in the AUT engineering courses. The research, based within the interpretivist paradigm, used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to identify the perceptions students have of ethics, particularly in relation to engineering. The research was an exploratory study in nature, the main data collection tool being a purpose-designed questionnaire that sought students? views of ethics, ethics in engineering, and the factors that influenced these views.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book explored perceptions of ethics held by the engineering students at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and identified any implications this has for the teaching of ethics in the AUT engineering courses. The research, based within the interpretivist paradigm, used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to identify the perceptions students have of ethics, particularly in relation to engineering. The research was an exploratory study in nature, the main data collection tool being a purpose-designed questionnaire that sought students? views of ethics, ethics in engineering, and the factors that influenced these views.

Biographie de l'auteur

Maxwell lectures in telecommunications engineering, computer network engineering, and engineering ethics at the School of Engineering in the Auckland University of Technology,New Zealand. Contact at maxwell.reid@aut.ac.nz.

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