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Undergraduate Education in Practical EthicsUndergraduate Education in PracticalEthicsA general plan plus sample assignments forengineering students using materials from theOnline Ethics CenterCaroline WhitbeckLast Modified:8/19/03 by asA. Ethics Education in Freshmen OrientationB. 100-Level Courses, Especially First-Semester Freshman ClassesC. Topics for First-and Second-Year Students1. Active Learning about professional responsibility forfreshmen and sophomores2. Model active learning assignment on professionalresponsibility for engineeringD. Other Topics Suitable for First and Second Year StudentsE. Topics in Courses for Juniors and SeniorsF. Preparing Students for Their Co-ops and Coaching Them AsEthical Problems AriseG. Ethics Projects for SeniorsThis essay recommends what is called a "hands on," "practice-oriented,""experiential," or "active" learning approach to ethics education. Theactive learning exercises should be chosen so that over the course of theirundergraduate career students engage in developing a full range of ethicalskills. These include not only making judgments about whether someaction is ethical, or which of a set of multiple choices is the best (or leastbad), but skills such as the ability to:●●Find statements of ethical standards by reputable bodies andevaluate the legitimacy of those standardsConduct an ongoing assessment of a problem in a way that doeshttp://onlineethics.org/edu/cwethed.html (1 of 8)10/25/2005 9:06:13 AM