Ethics education, engineering-related approaches

Hopefully, the reader is now persuaded that, all things considered, it would be worthwhile to expose engineering students to study of engineering-related ethical issues in their formal education. But even if that is so, the question remains what kind of approach to providing engineering students with education about engineering-related ethical issues is likely to be fruitful ... 

Engineering educators have begun to include security-related topics in smart grid courses and curricula (e.g., Schulz 2011 Shireen et al. 2013), though most treatments are limited to security as a technical concept its social and ethical implications are far less recognized. Approaches advocated by Meldal et al. (2008) (discussed above) which locate topics such as security, privacy aud trust in a broader socio-technical context are critically needed in engineering education. 

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