title: Student-driven courses on the social and ecological responsibilities of engineers : commentary on "student-inspired activities for the teaching and learning of engineering ethics".
abstract: A group of engineering students at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, designed a course on engineering ethics. The core element of the developed Blue Engineering course are self-contained teaching-units, "building blocks". These building blocks typically cover one complex topic and make use of various teaching methods using moderators who lead discussions, rather than experts who lecture. Consequently, the students themselves started to offer the credited course to their fellow students who take an active role in further developing the course themselves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Design, Chair of Machinery System Design, Technical University of Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 144 W1, 10623, Berlin, Germany, baier@mail.tu-berlin.de.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baier
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004738:Engineering / Q000941:ethics*; D004995:Ethics, Professional / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012586:Science / Q000941:ethics*; D013334:Students; D013663:Teaching