Developing and Teaching a New Course on “Race Matters in Engineering and Technology"

Author(s)
Rosalyn Berne
Parent Collection
APPE 2021 Annual Meeting Flash Talks
Publisher
Online Ethics Center
Year
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18130/7bx8-tb11
Rights
Use of Materials on the OEC
Discipline(s)
Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion
Teaching Ethics in STEM
Engineering
Topics
Ethics and Society
Teaching Ethics
Social Justice
Multimedia
Description

In response to the recent national outcry over racism in policing and other U.S. institutions, a new course on “Matters of Race in Engineering and Technology” was designed and taught by an engineering ethicist during the 2020-21 academic year, for undergraduate engineering students. This course explores sociotechnical systems underlying systemic racism, and considers the ethical culpability and moral responsibilities of the engineering profession and its professionals. This short presentation sums up the initial design and content of the course.

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Citation
Rosalyn Berne. . Developing and Teaching a New Course on “Race Matters in Engineering and Technology". Online Ethics Center. DOI:https://doi.org/10.18130/7bx8-tb11. https://onlineethics.org/cases/appe-2021-annual-meeting-flash-talks/developing-and-teaching-new-course-race-matters.