The Ethical Engineer Bootcamp Design Guide provides higher education institutions, lecturers and educators with a practical methodology for organising interdisciplinary bootcamps focused on responsible AI in engineering.
Developed and tested through the Ethical Engineer project, the guide introduces a four-step approach to planning, designing and delivering hackathon-style learning activities. These bring together students from different disciplines to address real-world AI challenges while considering ethical, social and legal implications.
The guide includes four interactive planning canvases, practical examples from pilot bootcamps, sample agendas, assessment tools, checklists and evaluation templates. It supports institutions in adapting the methodology to their own teaching environments, encouraging collaboration, ethical decision-making and responsible technological innovation.
The Bootcamp Design Guide provides a practical, four-step methodology to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of responsible AI bootcamps. Each stage is supported by a dedicated canvas, helping educators and organisers develop engaging, interdisciplinary learning experiences.
The guide also includes ready-to-use resources, including sample agendas, responsible AI checklists, challenge templates, assessment tools and evaluation surveys. Drawing on experiences from the Ethical Engineer pilot bootcamps, these materials offer practical guidance for institutions looking to introduce ethical decision-making and real-world AI challenges into engineering education.
