Rationale
As human society enters the era of a globalized, knowledge-based economy, the world faces great challenges, most of them directly or indirectly related to science. Technological disasters, environmental degradation and economic imabalnce between rich and poor led to an increasing mistrust in science. Scientific breakthroughs and technological development will continue to emerge which will bring both opportunities and challenges to economic develooment and advancement of human civilization. The convergence of new ehtical challenges will relate to human rights as well as ethical relationship among people, between humankind and eco-environment. These ethical issues are generally affecting the operation inindustries, academe and other work places.
New technological developments and applications have ethical and legal consequences at the international, national and individual level. Some of these new technologies may have limited imapct because of their high cost and different access. The problem of a different digital gap between rich and poor is currently observed. To mention a few, this includes internet-based fraud, infringement on primary data, forgery and distribution of online pornography. On biotechnology, advances would bring people closer to solving problems on food supply and healthcare but ethical problems would arise such as threats tohuman health genetics and possible destabilization of the ecologicsl system.
In line with this thrust to give early warning of risk situations, the College of Industrial Education in coordination with the UES will be conducting a live-out Capability Building Program that will address this real need for Ethics of Science and Technology for Professionals. The incorporation of new ethical consideration is a primary concern in the process of decision-making in Science and Technology Communication; hence, this program is designed.
About CIE :
The College of Industrial Education (CIE) has its roots in 1929 when the first formal two-year Industrial Teacher Education was offered at the then Philippine School of Arts and Trades (PSAT).
In 1937, the PSAT operated with two main departments, the Teacher Education Department and the Technical Education Department. In 1978, simultaneous with the granting of university status to the TUP, the CIE was created with a number of programs previously under the former Teacher Education Department.
Today, the CIE is the center of industrial education of the University and is composed of four departments, namely, the Professional Industrial Education, the Student Teaching, Technical, and Home Economics.
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