Podcast: Ethics in Engineering Education
Podcast: Ethics in Engineering Education
To ensure tomorrow's engineers are working with integrity, engineering education must encompass more than strictly technical requirements.
Ethics and engineering go hand in hand, given the broad impact that engineering has on society and the built environment. However, recent research out of the University of Michigan points to a decline in engineering students' interest in social and ethical issues toward the end of their four-year education. Sara Hendren, associate professor of arts, humanities and design at Olin College of Engineering, discusses the importance of keeping engineering students engaged in social and ethical issues throughout their education.
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