Given the importance of science and technology in our society, engineering plays a major role in many prominent social and environmental issues (Zandvoort, Borsen, Deneke, & Bird, 2013). In responding to such issues, engineering ethics is shifting its focus from merely preventing harm (both minor and catastrophic) to ensuring the social responsibility of engineering (Harris Jr., 2008; Zandvoort et al., 2013). Many have championed a new paradigm for engineering education that integrates strong, technical knowledge with real-world economic, ethical, social, and environmental concerns (Harris Jr., 2008; Volkwein, Lattuca, Terenzini, Strauss, & Sukhbaatar, 2004). Team-based projects and multidisciplinary applications that require collaboration with non-engineering students were also recommended (Volkwein et al., 2004).
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