Ramachandran, V;
Roach, K;
Tilley, E;
(2024)
Integrating Responsible Innovation into Engineering Education: Insights from Scenario Leads at UCL's Integrated Engineering Programme.
In:
Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering, Proceedings: Educating Responsible Engineers.
(pp. pp. 2054-2062).
European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
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Abstract
This paper explores the integration of responsible innovation into engineering education through a case study of UCL's Integrated Engineering Programme. Focusing on the Design and Professional Skills (DPS) modules, which includes scenarios designed to simulate real-world engineering challenges, the study investigates the perspectives of scenario leads on incorporating topics related to responsible innovation, such as ethics, sustainability, risk management, and inclusivity. Drawing on interviews with scenario leads, the paper identifies challenges and successes in integrating responsible innovation into DPS scenarios, including time constraints, disciplinary-specific contextualization, and means of assessment. Despite these challenges, certain success stories highlight the potential for meaningful integration of responsible innovation topics. Through a review of literature on responsible innovation and engineering education, the paper contextualizes the findings within broader discussions of curriculum development and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching ethics and social responsibility. Emphasizing the importance of ongoing dialogue and collaboration, the paper concludes by envisioning a forward-looking approach to curriculum development that prioritizes responsible innovation and prepares engineering students to address complex societal challenges in their future careers.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Integrating Responsible Innovation into Engineering Education: Insights from Scenario Leads at UCL's Integrated Engineering Programme |
| Event: | 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering, Proceedings: Educating Responsible Engineers |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.14256943 |
| Publisher version: | https://zenodo.org/records/14256943 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Authors 2024. Original content in this paper is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Centre for Engineering Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Engineering Science Faculty Office |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10207012 |
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