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Show 200 Joshua Rios The need for teaching ethics in a meaningful, and therefore effective, manner is ever increas-ing. The follies of the 2008 housing crisis have echoed far too much of the Enrons of the past and all too soon. Assessment is an essential part of identifying effective ethics curriculum and instructional methods. Combining quantitative and qualitative measurements provides multiple ways of assessing student experiences and pedagogical practices. This research study helped Dr. Canary and her colleagues with their National Science Foundation study titled "Integrating Microethics and Macroethics in Graduate Science and Engineering Education: Development and Assessment of Instructional Models." The study developed and tested four different instructional models with pre- and posttest measures. This USET project involved learning the Nvivo qualita-tive analysis software program, training in qualitative coding practices, and qualitative coding of a portion of the data. After training and initial coding, we assessed intercoder reliability, which was acceptably high. Then qualitative data were coded and analyzed for themes that emerged in student responses to several questions about their ethics education experiences. Questions included: (1) How do you view your role in society as a scientist/engineer? (2) What was the most memorable discussion, including features that made it memorable? (3) What were the most ef-fective and ineffective teaching methods? (4) How valuable and relevant were these discussions and why? Emergent themes to question #1 included: to provide benefit to society and human lives, to be socially responsible in contributions, and to avoid harmful outcomes. Memorable and effective discussions/methods included using material relevant and applicable to personal life, memorable and shocking examples, and open discussions. Final stages of analysis will examine associations between qualitative results and quantitative results. QUALITATIVE CODING FOR ASSESSING ETHICS INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS Joshua Rios (Heather Canary) Department of Communication University of Utah spring 2012 Heather Canary undergraduate student experts on teaching |