Title
Ethics of Team Work
Publication Date
3-2-2007
Abstract
This module developed for classes in Engineering and Computer Ethics at UPRM employs a value/virtue approach to encourage students to reflect on the ethical issues and problems that arise in group or team work. Throughout the class, students are given group assignments for which they receive group grades that are distributed to each individual member. The module then provides students with ethical goals to grade them as they execute these assignments. Student groups develop strategies for realizing these goals. They also envision pitfalls that often prevent groups from working cooperatively such as the Abilene Paradox, groupthink, and group polarization. Finally, students develop an assessment process based on these goals that they use to complete a group self-evaluation at the end of the semester. The primary purpose of this module is to use group work and cooperative learning as an occasion to reflect on the different ethical issues and problems that arise in collective activity.
Abstract by author.
Recommended Citation
Frey, William J., "Ethics of Team Work" (2007). Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse. 334.
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Topic
Collaborative Research
Material Type
Teaching Module
Research Area
Computer Sciences | Engineering
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
This module is being developed as a part of an NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.