Investigating the emphasis on the educational ethics at the engineering universities of Iran and comparing it with top engineering universities of the world

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the emphasis on the educational ethics at the engineering universities of Iran and comparing with top engineering universities of the world. The research community consists of 100 top world engineering universities (based on THE World university ranking) and 127 engineering universities of Iran. Also, the sampling method of this study is taken to be complete. The research methodology in this study includes documentary and library studies that using benchmarking and best practice. Findings of the research indicate that engineering universities of Iran are not at an acceptable level in educational ethics (ethical documentation). They should consider the ethical programs of top engineering universities of the world and, ultimately, localization should be taken in this regard. Finally, based on the findings of present research, some strategies for creating a comprehensive ethical document for the engineering universities of Iran is suggested, which is the bases to promote ethics in the universities.

Keywords

• benchmarking educational ethics document educational ethics ethical principles engineering universities