The assessment of ethics: Lessons for planners from engineering education’s global strategy

This translational scoping study investigates how ethics learning is assessed in engineering education worldwide and interprets concepts and practices for relevance to educational planners at the postsecondary level. It provides insights on how engineering education has achieved a level of standardization globally, a calibration process that has facilitated infusion of prioritized abilities
across engineering graduates broadly. The engineering education system is designed and maintained through a series of multi-jurisdictional accords that seek to prepare engineering graduates for a global marketplace of engineered products, goods, and services. This paper synthesizes existing literature (research and policy) related to engineering ethics education (EEE), providing a useful
introduction to planners regarding ethics, understood to incorporate global responsibility and sustainability. Conclusions provide a foundation for a further systematic investigation of EEE at a global level, highlighting implications of this scoping study for teaching, research, and planning.