For Engineering and Science
Building an ‘Ethics Spine’ into Biomedical Engineering Curriculum at Arizona State University
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.18130/wycg-7b84
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Description
This project summarizes an on-going initiative to systematically integrate ethics into the biomedical engineering undergraduate program at Arizona State University. The project aims to develop student capacity and confidence to grapple with a range of ethics-related issues.
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Description
The undergraduate biomedical engineering program at Arizona State University offers a 4-year B.S.E. degree. Approximately 850 students are currently enrolled in this program, which is taught by about 30 faculty. The core objective of this initiative is to ensure more systematic integration of ethics into the curriculum, and to develop student capacity and confidence to grapple with a range of ethics-related issues.
Leadership
Emma Frow
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Arizona State University
Stephen Helms Tillery
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University
Jerry Coursen
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University
James Abbas
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Arizona State University
Recipient Organization
Arizona State University
Start and End Date
January 2017-ongoing
Contact Information
Emma Frow (emma.frow@asu.edu)
Publications, Presentations, and Other Products
Frow, E., Abbas, J., Coursen, J. & Helms Tillery, S. “Growing a backbone: Building an ‘Ethics Spine’ into a 4-year biomedical engineering curriculum,” American Society for Engineering Education – Pacific Southwest Section, ASU, 20-22 April 2017 [Poster + Poster Abstract].
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Citation
Emma Frow, Stephen Helms Tillery, Jerry Coursen, James Abbas. . Building an ‘Ethics Spine’ into Biomedical Engineering Curriculum at Arizona State University. Online Ethics Center. DOI:https://doi.org/10.18130/wycg-7b84. https://onlineethics.org/cases/stem-ethics-projects-2017-present/building-ethics-spine-biomedical-engineering-curriculum.
