Using the Chernobyl Incident to Teach Engineering Ethics

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 625-640

  Wilson, William R ^a  

^a MUSKINGUM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Constructive controversy; Debate; Engineering ethics; Ethics education; Role play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENT;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MORALS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS;

EID: 84878305946     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9337-4     Document Type: Article

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