Case study: Glass Safety in a Heritage Building Conversion

Topic: Safety of construction materials. Engineering disciplines: Mechanical, Materials.   Ethical issues: Safety, Communication, Whistleblowing, Power. Educational level: Beginner. Educational aim: To develop ethical awareness. Ethical awareness is when an...

Case study: Facial Recognition for Access and Monitoring

Topic: Development and use of a facial recognition system.  Engineering disciplines: Data, Electronics, Computer science, AI. Ethical issues: Diversity, Bias, Privacy, Transparency. Professional situations: Rigour, Informed consent, Misuse of data, Conflicts with leadership...

Case Study: Developing a School Chatbot for Student Support Services

Topic:  Developing customised algorithms for student support. Engineering disciplines: Computing, AI, Data. Ethical issues: Bias, Social responsibility, Risk, Privacy. Professional situations: Informed consent, Public health and safety, Conflicts with leadership...

Case study: Choosing to Install a Smart Meter

Topic: Smart meters for responsible everyday energy use. Engineering disciplines: Electrical engineering Ethical issues: Integrity, Transparency, Social responsibility, Respect for the environment, Respect for the law Professional situations: Communication, Privacy,...

Case study: Choosing a Career in Climate Change Geoengineering

Topic: Soil carbon sequestration and Solar geoengineering. Engineering disciplines: Chemical engineering, Energy and Environmental engineering. Ethical issues: Respect of the environment, social responsibility and risk. Professional situations: Public health and...

Case study: Business Growth Models in Engineering Industries within an Economic System

Topic: Ethical entrepreneurship in engineering industries Engineering disciplines: Mechanical engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering, Chemical engineering. Ethical issues: Justice, Corporate social responsibility, Accountability. Professional situations: Company growth, Communication, Public health and safety. Educational level: Beginner to advanced....

Ethics toolkit: Curriculum map

Welcome to the Curriculum Map page of EPC's Engineering Ethics toolkit. Click here for the toolkit homepage. This Engineering Ethics Curriculum Map was created in 2015 for the Royal Academy...

Ethics toolkit: Case studies

Welcome to the case studies pages of EPC's Engineering Ethics toolkit. Click here for the toolkit homepage. Case studies are one tool that can be used to address the context...

Ethics toolkit: Advice and guidance

  Welcome to the advice and guidance pages of EPC's Engineering Ethics toolkit. Click here for the toolkit homepage. These pages are intended to provide a library of expertise in...

Engineering Ethics toolkit

[toolkit_landing_page_search] Welcome to the EPC’s Engineering Ethics toolkit. Here you will find our resource designed to help engineering educators embed ethics into teaching. [caption id="attachment_114600" align="alignleft" width="250"] How to get...

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