The 3rd International Symposium

"The Formation of Ethics Crossroads
and the Construction of Science and Engineering Ethics: Research Outcomes"


  1. Organized and Sponsored by
    Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, JST
    The Applied Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, KIT
  2. Date:
    Part 1 Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 13:30-18:30 (Reception from 19:00) Part 2 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:30-15:00
  3. Place:
    Part 1 Conference Square M+, Room "Success"
    Mitsubishi Bldg. 1F, 2-5-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Part 2 KIT Tokyo Toranomon Campus
    Atago Toyo Bldg. 12F, 1-3-4 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo
    Phone: +81-3-5777-2227
  4. Timetable

    PART I
    13:30`13:45 Opening Remarks (Jun Fudano/KIT)
    13:45`14:15 Overview of the Project (Jun Fudano)
    14:15`14:45 Global Code of Ethics [pdf|108KB] (Hidekazu Kanemitsu/KIT)
    14:15`15:00 Break
    15:00`15:30 Ethics Across the Curriculum [pdf|4.0MB] (Hideo Nishimura/KIT)
    15:30`16:00 Introduction of an E-learning system, "Agora" [pdf|1.1MB] (Fumihiko Tochinai/KIT)
    16:00`16:30 Assessment and Evaluation of Ethical Reasoning Skills [pdf|522KB] (Kojiro Honda/KIT)
    16:30`16:45 Break
    17:00`17:30 Business Ethics Program Model [pdf|417KB] (Kyoko Oba/KIT)
    17:30`18:00 Research Ethics Program Model [pdf|361KB] (Jun Fudano)
    18:00`18:30 Questions and Answers
    19:00`21:00 Reception

    PART II
    10:30`11:00 Comments by Dr. Tae-Cheon Rho /Professor, Chungnam National University
    11:00`11:30 Comments by Dr. Taft Broome /Professor, Howard University
    11:30`12:00 Comments by Dr. Scott Clark /Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    12:00`13:00 Lunch
    13:00`13:30 Comments by Dr.Heinz Leugenbiehl /Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    13:30`14:50 Discussion and Summary
    14:50`15:00 Concluding Remarks