Implementation of competences of social and environmental responsibility in IT engineering degrees

Miñano Rubio, Rafael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9207-002X, Fernández Aller, Celia and Anguera de Sojo Hernández, Áurea (2015). Implementation of competences of social and environmental responsibility in IT engineering degrees. In: "Third International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality : TEEM '15", 7-9 de octubre de 2015, Oporto, Portugal. ISBN 978-1-4503-3442-6. pp. 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1145/2808580.2808663.

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Title: Implementation of competences of social and environmental responsibility in IT engineering degrees
Author/s:
  • Miñano Rubio, Rafael https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9207-002X
  • Fernández Aller, Celia
  • Anguera de Sojo Hernández, Áurea
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: Third International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality : TEEM '15
Event Dates: 7-9 de octubre de 2015
Event Location: Oporto, Portugal
Title of Book: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality :TEEM '15
Date: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4503-3442-6
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Keywords : Engineering education; educational experiences; generic competences; social issues; sustainability ; engineering ethics.
Faculty: E.T.S.I. de Sistemas Informáticos (UPM)
Department: Sistemas Informáticos
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

In the present globalized world, the impacts of engineering are growing in importance, society is becoming more aware of them, and more and more universities are including ethical and social issues into their engineering degree programs. This article describes the experience of developing competences of ethical, social and environmental responsibility in undergraduate IT engineering degrees at the Technical University of Madrid. The implementation of these competences has evolved in recent years and currently they are developed in two specific subjects in the first and third year, and that work is completed in the Final Year Project. This model allows us to reach all the students at different times along their studies and with a acceptable level of depth. It is an integral experience, where appropriate contents, teaching methodologies and assessment methods have been adapted to deal with social issues in our academic context. As lessons learned, we highlight the effectiveness this model for developing the aforementioned competences and the important role of external references (from professional, governmental and academic institutions) to integrate ethical, social and environmental aspects into engineering degrees.

Funding Projects

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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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2012, 2013, 2015

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Item ID: 44610
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/44610/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:44610
DOI: 10.1145/2808580.2808663
Official URL: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2808663
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 13 Jun 2017 19:11
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2017 19:11
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