How engineers perceive the importance of ethics in Finland
| Autor: | Ville Taajamaa, Anne-Maarit Majanoja, Antti Airola, Tapio Pahikkala, Erkki Sutinen, Diana Bairaktarova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Working life ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences General Engineering 050301 education Sign (semiotics) Ethical awareness 050109 social psychology Education Work (electrical) Engineering education Perception Information ethics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Engineering ethics Professional association Psychology 0503 education media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Engineering Education. 43:90-98 |
| ISSN: | 1469-5898 0304-3797 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03043797.2017.1313198 |
| Popis: | Success in complex and holistic engineering practices requires more than problem-solving abilities and technical competencies. Engineering education must offer proficient technical competences and also train engineers to think and act ethically. A technical ‘engineering-like’ focus and demand have made educators and students overlook the importance of ethical awareness and transversal competences. Using two Finnish surveys, conducted in 2014 and 2016, we examine how engineers perceive working life needs regarding ethics. The data consider different age groups. We research whether an engineer’s age affects their perception of the importance of ethics in their work and if there are differences between young experts and young managers in their use of ethics within work. The results indicate that practising engineers do not consider ethical issues important in their work. This especially applies to younger engineers; the older an engineer, the more important they consider ethics. No statistically sign... |
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