This module has been built around a presentation given at the Teaching Business Ethics Conference on June 8, 2006. It outlines the ethics across the curriculum program being implemented at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez by discussing (1) a hybrid approach to ethics across the curriculum (EAC) that combines freestanding courses in practical and professional ethics with ethics integration modules for mainstream BSE (business, science, and engineering) courses, (2) an EAC Matrix that identifies existing ethics integration projects and correlates them with moral objectives and accreditation goals, (3) an EAC Toolkit designed to generate pedagogical best practices, and (4) a summary of the process carried out in Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez that culminated in the adoption of a Statement of Values for faculty, administration, students and staff. The purpose of this module is to describe these components of the EAC program in some detail and show how they fit together into a broad, comprehensive strategy for integrating ethics into the mainstream business, science, and engineering curriculum.
The ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs require students to use engineering standards in the major design experience. Although there is not complete agreement on what an international standard is, they will increasingly affect engineering design in all areas of engineering. In addition to using international standards in design, as part of their preparation for professional practice, it is desirable that graduates understand how international standards are developed. In this way, they will be better prepared to participate in standards development processes helping to ensure international standards encode best engineering practice. This need is recognized in the US National Standards Strategy which calls for increased efforts to educate future leaders in engineering, business and public policy on the value and importance of standards.
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