The ethics of curriculum development Engineers and technicians in a context of development

Abstract-South African higher education has, for the last twenty years, attempted to confront the legacy its past, particularly the lack of access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based (STEM) education by the vast majority of potential students. The current policy environment is dominated by a drive towards high skills jobs and innovation that links research to new forms of production and new services. With the promulgation of a new 'Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework ' (HEQSF, 2013) in South Africa there has been considerable curriculum development work across a number of fields and disciplines to enable the 'high skills' agenda. Many programs that served as entry qualifications to employment as computer engineering technicians have been subject to upward re-curriculation towards engineering programs. A concern is the lack of clarity around appropriat