Defining and assessing engineering ethics

The motivation of the special session was to allow engineering educators and researchers to experience two different instruments intended to assess ethical reasoning-one which measures general moral reasoning, and one that is situated in the engineering context-so they can identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are specific to engineering. This will inform how we teach and assess engineering ethics, and equip educators with tools for using these instruments as part of the student learning. The special session format will allow for discussion and debate on the relevance of the approach and appropriateness for our own classrooms.