Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators: Papers and Summary from a Workshop, December 12, 2012

Over the last two decades, colleges and universities in the United States have significantly increased the formal ethics instruction they provide in science and engineering. Today, science and engineering programs socialize students into the values of scientists and engineers as well as their obligations in the conduct of scientific research and in the practice of engineering. "Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators" is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering. The workshop focused on four key areas: goals and objectives for ethics instruction, instructional assessment, institutional and research cultures, and development of guidance checklists for instructors and administrators. Leading experts summarized and presented papers on current research knowledge in these areas. This report presents the edited papers and a summary of the discussions at the workshop. Appended are: (1) Biographies; (2) Workshop Agenda; (3) Workshop Participants; and (4) Bibliography of Suggested Resources. (Individual chapters provide references.) [The content of this document was prepared by the Joint Advisory Group to the Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society (CEES) and the Online Ethics Center (OEC).]