The New Engineer: Between Employability and Social Responsibility

Autor/in	Conlon, E.
Titel	The New Engineer: Between Employability and Social Responsibility
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 33 (2008) 2, S.151-159 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; Social Structure; Social Environment; Social Responsibility; Ethics; Engineering; Sustainable Development; Engineering Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Sozialstruktur; Soziales Umfeld; Soziale Verantwortung; Ethik; Maschinenbau; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ingenieurausbildung
Abstract	The reasons behind the demand for what is sometimes called the New Engineer are critically examined and it is argued that a focus on employability alone is not sufficient to prepare socially responsible engineers. By examining issues around work organisation and sustainability it is proposed that engineers need to understand the wider social context in which they work. It is argued that the focus of ethics education should be broadened to focus on the social structure and the way it both enables and constrains socially responsible conduct. There is a call to refocus engineers' attitudes towards the systems of regulation so they see them not only as constraints but as potential enablers supporting socially responsible engineering. (Contains 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10