Title :
Work in Progress: The EAC Matrix - Keeping and Assessing Ethics Momentum Between ABET Visits
Author :
Cruz-Cruz, José A. ; Frey, William J. ; Sanchez, Halley D.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus. Adm., Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaguez
Abstract :
This work in progress describes ongoing initiatives at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez to sustain and assess ethics integration momentum between ABET visits. The EAC Matrix is a three-dimensional correlation between ethics across the curriculum objectives, individual engineering courses and activities, and their sequential development throughout the undergraduate curriculum. This presentation describes the matrix and outline its preliminary results
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; ethical aspects; ABET; engineering courses; engineering ethics; ethics across the curriculum matrix; undergraduate curriculum; Accreditation; Continuous improvement; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering students; Ethics; Psychology; Springs; Testing; ABET; Engineering Ethics; Ethics Across the Curriculum;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 36th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0256-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2006.322324
