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Engineering Ethics
When is Ethics Covered?
Ethics is introduced in ENGR111 during Class
10.1*
Ethics is revisited at the beginning of ENGR112
during Class 16.1*.
*Explaination
of Class numbering System
Objectives
| Class 10.1: |
Engineering Ethics |
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Know "interaction rules for
behavior" |
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Know the sources of conflict (moral,
conceptual, applications, and factual issues) |
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Know that resource allocation
can lead to ethical dilemmas |
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Know the Fundamental Priciples
and Canons of the ABET code |
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Know how to apply the Fundamental
Principles and Canons to ethical dilemmas |
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Know what is ABET and why it is
important to the professional engineer |
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know the steps required to become
a professional engineer |
| Class 16.1: |
Ethics |
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Review registration process, professionalism
and ethics |
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Review interaction
rules, sources of conflict, moral theories, and resource allocation |
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Understand the Fundamental Priciples
and Canons of the ABET code |
Class Agenda
| Class 10.1: |
Engineering Ethics |
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RAT - quiz |
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Lecture material on
engineering as a profession and professionalism |
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Pair and team exercises |
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Lecture material on engineering
ethics |
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RAT - quiz |
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Lecture material on fundamental
principles, canons, and resource allocation |
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Team exercise |
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Case study examples |
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Lecture Material on
ethical canons |
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Team exercise |
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HW assignment |
| Class 16.1: |
Ethics |
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Lecture material on professionalism
and ethics |
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Team and pair exercises |
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Lecture material on fundamental
principles and canons |
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Case Study example |
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HW assignment |
Why are Ethics Important?
Engineering is a profession. As such, society imposes
special responsibilities on engineers. These responsibilities are
expressed in a code of ethics similar to those followed by other
professionals.
Ethics is the study of the morality
of human actions and how humans interact with each other. Ethical
behavior is defined in a set of Fundamental Principles and the Fundamental
Principles are expanded in a set of rules called the Fundamental
Canons. The Fundamental Cannons are described briefly
in the ENGR111/112 curriculum, but are discussed in more detail
in the Engineering Ethics course -ENGR 452.
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