Students?Perceptions of Ethics in Engineering: Implications for Teaching : Implications for Teaching

Maxwell Reid

ISBN 10: 3838316304 / ISBN 13: 9783838316307

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2009

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Gebraucht - Sehr gut sg - ungelesenes mängelexemplar, gestempelt, mit leichten lagerspuren - This book explored perceptions of ethics held by the engineering students at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and identified any implications this has for the teaching of ethics in the AUT engineering courses. The research, based within the interpretivist paradigm, used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to identify the perceptions students have of ethics, particularly in relation to engineering. The research was an exploratory study in nature, the main data collection tool being a purpose-designed questionnaire that sought students views of ethics, ethics in engineering, and the factors that influenced these views.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Students?Perceptions of Ethics in Engineering: Implications for Teaching : Implications for Teaching
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838316304
• ISBN 13: 9783838316307
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 13D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 334 grams

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Synopsis

This book explored perceptions of ethics held by the engineering students at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and identified any implications this has for the teaching of ethics in the AUT engineering courses. The research, based within the interpretivist paradigm, used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to identify the perceptions students have of ethics, particularly in relation to engineering. The research was an exploratory study in nature, the main data collection tool being a purpose-designed questionnaire that sought students? views of ethics, ethics in engineering, and the factors that influenced these views.

About the Author

Maxwell lectures in telecommunications engineering, computer network engineering, and engineering ethics at the School of Engineering in the Auckland University of Technology,New Zealand. Contact at maxwell.reid@aut.ac.nz.