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Undergraduate Education in Practical Ethics●Ethics in the news items: There are, unfortunately, always newsstories officials brought up on ethics charges or cited for conflict ofinterest. See Glossary entry for "Conflict of Interest"Sample discussion problem: Is it a conflict of interest forfaculty members to hire students in their courses for clericaljobs? For baby sitting or yard work in their homes? Forresearch assistance?If any of these do create conflicts of interest, would it beacceptable for students who were already employed in anyjob that was problematic above subsequently to enroll in theemploying faculty member's course? Why or why not?E. Topics in Courses for Juniors and SeniorsFor juniors and seniors, life after graduation takes on more reality,especially when they have internships, summer jobs, and volunteerexperiences with potential future employers and other first handexperiences of that life. The ability to evaluate the moral climate of theorganizations they will enter after graduation becomes more important tothem, especially as they realize how different from their undergraduatelife the work world and graduate school may be. Online resources for thisactivity include:Ethical Guidelines for Employers and Employees on ethical behavior in:1. Recruitment2. Employment3. Professional Development4. Termination and Transfer5. Guidelines for Raising Ethical Concerns6. Issues in the Responsible Conduct of ResearchActive learning assignments on professional responsibility for scienceand engineering students Science and engineering faculty members canfind and freely adopt course-tested assignments from the courseassignment list for PHIL304/404, Science and Engineering Ethics. (Irequest that if you are a member of the Case faculty and you use some ofthese materials, you inform me of which assignments you will be usingby sending me email at cwhitbeck@onlineethics.org with the coursename and estimated enrollment for your class. If a significant number ofstudents are likely to take both courses, I can then replace the assignmentyou use with another one in my course.) The topics and assignments inScience and Engineering Ethics increase in difficulty and sophisticationover the span of the semester. Therefore, faculty members are advisednot to give freshmen and sophomores those assignments that come at theend of the course.F. Preparing Students for Their Co-ops andhttp://onlineethics.org/edu/cwethed.html (6 of 8)10/25/2005 9:06:13 AM