EAC Toolkit - Instructor Module: Pirate Code of Ethics

This document presents an Instructor Module for the student module, "Pirate Code for Engineering Ethics." It makes use of an Instructor Module template that will help structure the authoring and sharing of Ethics Across the Curriculum Integration modules that are being developed through the NSF funded EAC Toolkit Project (SES-0551779). This module provides pedagogical information for instructors regarding a student module based on the experiences and expertise of the authors, co-authors and EAC community members. The goal is to promote sharing of best practices in ethics education and to encourage other educators to engage in EAC. The module seeks to get students thinking about the important role codes of ethics play in a profession. The module includes a history of its development, different contexts in which it can be used (high school class, faculty workshops, engineering courses, learning objectives, and assessment methods.