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Integrating ethics in design through the value-sensitive design approach.

Mary L Cummings1

  • 1Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-305, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. Missyc@mit.edu

Science and Engineering Ethics
|January 3, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Value-Sensitive Design offers an ethics-in-design framework for engineering education, addressing Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology requirements. This approach integrates ethical considerations into technical projects, bridging the gap between engineering design and professional responsibility.

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Area of Science:

  • Engineering Education
  • Ethics in Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) mandates ethics education for engineering graduates.
  • Engineering educators face challenges integrating ethics into technical curricula.
  • A formalized ethics-in-design approach is needed to bridge this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Value-Sensitive Design (VSD) as a viable methodology for engineering ethics education.
  • To demonstrate how VSD can be applied to technical design projects.
  • To bridge the gap between engineering design and ethical considerations.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of the three core components of Value-Sensitive Design: conceptual, technical, and empirical.

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  • Application of VSD principles through a case study.
  • Case study focused on developing a command and control supervisory interface for a military cruise missile.

    • Main Results:

    • Value-Sensitive Design provides a structured framework for integrating ethics into engineering design.
    • The conceptual, technical, and empirical components of VSD are applicable across engineering disciplines.
    • The case study illustrates the practical implementation of VSD in a complex technical project.

    Conclusions:

    • Value-Sensitive Design is an effective pedagogical tool for teaching professional and ethical responsibility in engineering.
    • This approach helps engineering programs meet ABET accreditation requirements.
    • VSD facilitates the development of ethically informed engineering solutions.