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Neelke Doorn¹, J Otto Kroesen

¹Department of Technology, Policy and Management, Centre for Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology/3TU, PO Box 5015, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands, N.Doorn@tudelft.nl.

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Role plays enhance engineering ethics education by broadening student perspectives on decision-making. This method encourages students to consider institutional frameworks for responsible action beyond individual conduct.

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Area of Science:

Engineering Education
Ethics Education
Social Sciences

Background:

Traditional ethics education in engineering often focuses on individual decision-making.
There is a need to broaden engineering students' perspectives on ethical considerations.
Developing frameworks for responsible action is crucial in complex societal issues.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the utility of role plays in engineering ethics education.
To demonstrate how role plays can broaden students' ethical perspectives.
To introduce a novel role play focused on institutional frameworks for responsible action.

Main Methods:

A taxonomy of objectives for role plays in ethics education was developed.
A new role play was designed based on a Dutch political controversy regarding pig transport.
The role play facilitated discussions on institutional frameworks for responsible action.

Main Results:

Role plays effectively broaden students' understanding of ethical decision-making dimensions.
The developed role play successfully engaged students in discussing institutional responsibility.
Students were prompted to conceptualize practical institutional frameworks for ethical conduct.

Conclusions:

Role plays are a valuable pedagogical tool for engineering ethics education.
This approach effectively addresses both individual ethical awareness and the development of institutional responsibility frameworks.
The pig transport role play serves as a model for creating engaging, issue-based ethical learning experiences.