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Making good use of online case study materials.

Matthew Wilks Keefer1

  • 1Division of Educational Psychology, Research, and Evaluation, University of Missouri-St Louis, One University Boul. MH 469, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA. keefer@umsl.edu

Science and Engineering Ethics
|September 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Experienced professionals use role-specific obligations and contextual reasoning for ethical dilemmas more than novices. Effective integration of online materials can enhance learning in Science, Engineering, and Ethics (SEE) courses.

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Area of Science:

  • Ethics Education
  • Online Learning
  • Professional Development

Background:

  • Web-based instructional materials offer new avenues for Science, Engineering, and Ethics (SEE) education.
  • Understanding how learners engage with online ethical materials is crucial for effective pedagogy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review research on differences between novice and experienced ethical reasoning in response to online materials.
  • To identify research-based principles for integrating online ethical materials into SEE courses.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies comparing ethical responses to online materials (cases, codes, commentaries).
  • Analysis of reasoning strategies employed by experienced versus novice ethical thinkers.

Main Results:

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  • Experienced thinkers utilize role-specific obligations (RSO) and professional knowledge more frequently.
  • Novices and experienced thinkers differ in their use of contextually sensitive reasoning strategies.
  • Authentic online materials can challenge students and enhance learning when integrated effectively.

Conclusions:

  • Effective integration of online materials requires understanding differences in ethical reasoning.
  • Five research-based instructional principles are proposed to guide educators in using these materials.