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Direct linkWareham, David; Elefsiniotis, Takis P.; Elms, David – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
This paper describes a method of introducing ethics to a second-year class of civil engineering students. The method, known as a "structured controversy", takes the form of a workshop where the students assume the identity of stakeholders having an interest in a proposed development in an environmentally sensitive region. The instructor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Role Playing, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
