Teaching Ethics and Technology with Agora, an Electronic Tool.
Courses on ethics and technology have become compulsory for many students at the three Dutch technical universities during the past few years. During this time, teachers have faced a number of didactic problems, which are partly due to a growing number of students. In order to deal with these challe...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 277 - 298 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2005
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