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Developing an Online Data Ethics Module Informed by an Ecology of Data Perspective.

A self-perceived lack of training in ethical theories and related pedagogy has kept many engineering faculty members from teaching data ethics, an important aspect of engineering research that has become more salient in recent years. This paper describes the development of a module, which includes c...

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Published in:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 1 - 26
Main Authors: Tang, Xiaofeng, Mendieta, Eduardo, Litzinger, Thomas A.
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Apr2022
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          Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, 327 Wennan Building, 100084, Haidian District, Beijing, China
          Department of Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University, 129A Sparks Building, 16802, University Park, PA, USA
          Department of Mechanical Engineering and The Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Hammond Building, 16802, University Park, PA, USA
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        Data ethics
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      ab: A self-perceived lack of training in ethical theories and related pedagogy has kept many engineering faculty members from teaching data ethics, an important aspect of engineering research that has become more salient in recent years. This paper describes the development of a module, which includes concepts, cases, policies, and best practices, to support the teaching of ethical data practice. Based on a user-oriented design approach and a moral literacy framework, the module was designed to be used in different courses and co-curricular activities for students of varying levels of competence to improve their ability to identify and analyze ethical problems associated with the handling of research data. This work seeks to encourage ethical reflection on researchers’ data practice through the idea of an “ecology of data,” which highlights the co-production of data by multiple, interconnected, and heterogeneous actors. This paper also presents online and in-class evidence about the impact and limitations of the module, which is now available for interested researchers and instructors to browse and use.
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