ETHICS
- Course
- INDE335 - ETHICS
- Department
- Industrial Engineering - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 4
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Dr. Behzad SANAEI
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
The aim of this course is to awaken a sense of moral responsibility as decision makers. It can be happen by giving the moral imagination of students, helping students to recognize ethical issues and think ethically about the possible outcomes of making decisions, developing analytical skills on how to analyze an ethical situation and use neutral techniques to make an ethically optimal decision. This course is designed to introduce moral rights and responsibilities of engineers in relation to society, employers, colleagues and clients. Importance of intellectual property rights and conflicting interests. Ethical aspects in engineering design, manufacturing, and operations. Cost-benefit-risk analysis and safety and occupational hazard considerations.
ETHICS
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Course outcomes
- 01 decide on engineering dilemmas based on scientific knowledge and ethical rules
- 02 assess managerial decisions on purpose knowing that they may harm the fellow workers, general public, organisation or environment
- 03 observe local and international ethical codes of conduct of their profession
- 04 evaluate possible actions to take which may cause conflict of interest
- 05 identify importance of honesty, confidentiality, trust and reliability
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Professional Ethics. Engineering ethics. Definitions. Preventive vs aspirational ethics |
| Week 2 | Framework of the ethics problem. Case Study. |
| Week 3 | Resolving ethical problems. Case Study. |
| Week 4 | Social values vs Technology. Case Study. |
| Week 5 | Trust and Reliability. Honesty vs dishonesty. Forms of dishonesty. Case Study. |
| Week 6 | Confidentiality. Intellectual Property. Expert Witnessing. Informing the Public. Conflicts of Interest. |
| Week 7 | Case Studies on ethics. |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS BREAK |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS BREAK |
| Week 10 | Risk and Liability. Case Study. |
| Week 11 | Proper Engineering and Management Decisions within organisations. Case Study. |
| Week 12 | Responsible Organizational Disobedience. Case Study. |
| Week 13 | Engineers and the Environment. Case Study. |
| Week 14 | Ethical Resources for Solving Boundary-Crossing Problems. Case Study. Case Study.. |
| Week 15 | Extra Case Studies on ethics. |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard, and Michael J. Rabins; "Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases", Fourth Edition, 2009, 2005 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Explain fundamental concepts of professional ethics, engineering ethics, moral responsibility, and preventive versus aspirational ethics. SOLO 4
- L02 Analyze ethical problems in engineering cases by considering stakeholders, possible harms, responsibilities, and consequences. SOLO 4
- L03 Evaluate professional decisions involving honesty, confidentiality, trust, reliability, intellectual property, and conflicts of interest. SOLO 5
- L04 Discuss engineers’ responsibilities related to public safety, risk, liability, organizational decision-making, and responsible disobedience. SOLO 5
- L05 Report ethical judgments in written case-based assignments using appropriate professional reasoning. SOLO 3
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