Interdisciplinary Education on Science/Technology Ethics

This paper analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of interdisciplinary teaching and learning on ethical implications of science/technology. According to job (students, instructors) and major (science major, non-science major), the advantages and disadvantages of interdisciplinary teaching and learning is collated in this paper. Science/technology ethics courses based on interdisciplinary teaching can provide a new place for discussing open-ended social questions. On the other hand, conflicts resulting from perceived incompatibilities cannot be resolved magically oftentimes, which leads to the collapse of mutual trust between science major and non-science major. In order to stimulate future research, research agendas on developing strategies for effective pedagogies and policies of science/technology ethics training are presented at the end of paper in terms of 1) planning and 2) assessing interdisciplinary courses.