Three Integrations: Exploration and Practice on Chemical Engineering Ethics Education in Chinese Universities

Yixia Gao; Huiming Fan; Ling Zhou; Yanyang Wu; Jialong Guo; Zhong Xin

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Three Integrations: Exploration and Practice on Chemical Engineering Ethics Education in Chinese Universities

Yixia Gao, Huiming Fan, Ling Zhou, Yanyang Wu, Jialong Guo, Zhong Xin^*

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The petroleum and chemical industry is one of the basic industries of China's national economy and an important part of the real economy. Nowadays, it is facing safety, environment, and health issues. The enhancement of chemical engineering ethics is one of keys to solving these problems. It strongly appeals to the education of chemical engineering ethics and thus cultivation of engineering talents with strong engineering ethics concepts and green chemical technology. This paper briefly analyzes the new requirements for engineering ethics education in the training of chemical engineers, discusses the current problems in engineering ethics education during chemical engineering internships, and proposes that effective ethical education in chemical engineering should adhere to the principle of "Three integrations". First, the integration of education and cultivation can be accomplished by combining ethics education with the cultivation of students, with the fundamental objective of engineering ethics education being the cultivation of students. Furthermore, the synthesis of principles and skills can be achieved through the amalgamation of ethics and professional education, with green chemical technology serving as a significant avenue for addressing engineering ethical concerns. Third, the integration of theory and practice can be achieved by the combination of engineering ethics theory and practical education, instilling in students a heightened awareness of adhering to engineering ethics.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 13, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20241301.12
Page(s)	14-21
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Chemical Engineering, Engineering Ethics, Green Chemical Technology, Integration of Theory and Practice, Green Engineering Education

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Gao Y, Fan H, Zhou L, Wu Y, Guo J, et al. Three Integrations: Exploration and Practice on Chemical Engineering Ethics Education in Chinese Universities. Educ J. 2024;13(1):14-21. doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20241301.12

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Yixia Gao

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Huiming Fan

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Ling Zhou

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Yanyang Wu

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Jialong Guo

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Zhong Xin

School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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