Ceae Department Ethics Across The Curriculum

Engineering ethics is an extremely important part of the education of all engineers including Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineers. Although personal ethics are the foundation for engineering ethics, personal ethics generally are developed prior to the time students arrive at the University and, for a variety of reasons, are not discussed as part of engineering ethics. Engineering ethics focuses on academic ethics, professional ethics, and international ethics. Engineering ethics are introduced at the freshman level. The focus throughout the freshman, sophomore, and junior years is on the academic ethics from the CEAE Department's viewpoint, regardless of what the students' personal ethics may have been prior to entering the University of Kansas. Hopefully, if a student's personal ethics are not consistent with the professional engineering ethics, the student will modify his/her personal ethics.