Developing an Ethics Credential for Undergraduate STEM Majors
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
STEM faculty are encouraged to incorporate ethical, social, and historical content into their undergraduate STEM courses. This is a challenge, for there is more than enough foundational material, and interdisciplinary content can introduce a steep learning curve for students and faculty. As part of the NSF-funded Fall 2020 STEM Futures Education Project (https://serc.carleton.edu/stemfutures/about.html), we presented a plan for developing 1–2-day ethics modules that STEM faculty can easily incorporate into their courses and that STEM departments can use to craft ethics credentials that suit their purposes. Each module would have a materials list with readings, videos, and podcasts; a series of discussion questions; 2–3 interactive small group activities; and a list of prompts for an essay assignment. Some modules would have suggestions for community-based and project-based learning, and all would employ learner-centered and inclusive pedagogies to create a more inclusive and ethical culture in STEM undergraduate education. The modules empower STEM faculty with limited expertise in the humanities to deliver this new content responsibly, especially at 2- and 4-year institutions that need more resources to support team teaching.
Department
Integrated Engineering
ISBN
9783031515590
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-51560-6_3
Recommended Citation
Bradner, Alexandra and Bates, Rebecca, "Developing an Ethics Credential for Undergraduate STEM Majors" (2024). Integrated Engineering Department Publications. 122.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/ie-fac-pubs/122
