Integrating Ethics into Technical Education II
June 1-2, 2000
Conference Goals
Advances in technology have dramatically changed the role of technical and
scientific workers. In a technologically advanced workplace, technicians
work in teams to make decisions which, in more traditional organizations,
have been made by senior management. Among the most significant decisions
are those having ethical implications. Therefore, technical workers must be
aware of the ethical issues associated with their specific technologies and
with technical decision-making generally. As a result, it is important for
technical educators to raise and address ethical issues as part of the
educational process. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum in
which educators and businesspeople may consider methods for integrating
ethics into technical education.
The Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, June 1-2, 2000, at Raritan
Valley Community College, located in central New Jersey, approximately one
hour from New York City or Philadelphia. Forums for discussion will focus
on the following topics:
Keynote Speakers
Professor Michael Davis, Center for Study of Ethics in the Professions,
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.
Professor Victoria S. Wike, Philosophy Department, Loyola University,
Chicago, IL.
Call for Papers
Abstracts must be postmarked by March 1, 2000
We invite proposals from educators and businesspeople for a conference on
Integrating Ethics into Technical Education II, to be presented by the New
Jersey Center for Advanced Technological Education at Raritan Valley
Community College with support from the National Science Foundation Advanced
Technological Education Program. Attendees will include educators and
industry trainers interested in sharing their experience in integrating
ethics into technical education programs.
* Defining new ethical issues in technical education.
* Presenting ethics cases relevant to specific technical and scientific
fields including:
* Telecommunications and information technology.
* Biomedical technologies.
* Environmental or marine technology.
* Engineering or chemical technology.
* Manufacturing technology.
* Evaluating intellectual property issues.
* Sharing experiences in integrating ethics and technical education in the
classroom.
* Establishing criteria for ethical decision-making and norms for ethical
conduct.
* Incorporating ethical problem solving into a general model of problem
solving.
* Assessing importance of ethical conduct to the corporation.
Building on the highly successful conference held last year, we intend to
provide a stimulating forum for the exchange of ideas between technical
educators and ethicists regarding best practices and the development of new
approaches to the integration of ethics into the technical curriculum.
Proposals: Submit a 500 word description of proposed presentation, not to
exceed two pages, accompanied by a cover page with presenter's name,
preferred address, telephone number, and email address, as well as a one
page biography. Proposals must be postmarked by March 1, 2000.
Proposals and inquiries should be addressed to:
Joyce Tigner, Ph.D.
Humanities Department
Raritan Valley Community College
P.O. Box 3300
Somerville, NJ 08876-1265
Tel: 908-526-1200, ext. 8305
Fax: 908-526-0253
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