Engineering Ethics

Course title

S2428000

Engineering Ethics

	onishi masato
	yamamoto takashi

Course description

Today, our human life depends really upon technologes. It is not too much to say that it is controled by the interest technologies cause. So the responsibility of engineers is very heavy. What should the engineer as professional do, in order to make our social affluent and not to do any harm to it. In this course we think what engineer should do and shouldn't do.

Purpose of class

The purpose of this class is for you to acquire the capacity of judging between right and wrong by yourself.

Goals and objectives

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
1.	Recognize different values and develop the moral imagination to understand things from various points of view.
2.	Cultivate the capacity of gaining an insight into the essence of ethical conflicts at the root of particular situations.
3.	Develop the ability to judge ethical ploblems, based on the ethical principles and their situation.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction Engineer in the organization, referring to the Space Shattle Challenger Accident	Read the text chap.1.	150分
2.	Identity of engineer	Read the text chap.2.	150分
3.	Accountability	Read the text chap.3.	150分
4.	Product Liability	Read the text chap.4.	150分
5.	Risk and Human Error	Read the text chap.5.	150分
5.	Risk and Human Error	「第5章　リスクとヒューマンエラー」（教科書47ページから59ページ）	150分
6.	Cost-Benefit Analysis	Read the text chap.6.	150分
7.	Mid-term Examination Whistle Blowing Part 1	Review the lecture 1-6	360分
7.	Mid-term Examination Whistle Blowing Part 1	Read the text chap.7.	150分
8.	Whistle Blowing Part 2	Read the text chap.7.	150分
9.	Intellectual Property Right	Read the text chap.8.	150分
9.	Intellectual Property Right	「第8章　知的財産権」（教科書82ページから92ページ）	150分
10.	International Mutual Accreditation of Engineer	Read the text chap.9.	150分
11.	Globalization and Diversity of Values	Read the text chap.10.	150分
12.	Precautionary Principle	Read the text chap.11.	150分
13.	Environmental Ethics	Read the text chap.12.	150分
14.	Final Examination To be Autonomous Engineer	Review the lecture 7-13.	360分
14.	Final Examination To be Autonomous Engineer	Preface and Postscript	150分
Total.	-	-	3120分

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Mid-term Examination	Final Examination	Report or Small examination	Total.
1.	20%	10%	10%	40%
2.	10%	15%	5%	30%
3.	10%	15%	5%	30%
Total.	40%	40%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calcuated according to the following process:
Mid-term examination(40%), final examination (40%) and Report or Small examination(20％).
Passing grade is more than 60.
Attendance more than two-thirds is compulsory.

Textbooks and reference materials

Textbook（indispensable）
　小出泰士『技術者倫理入門』（丸善　2010年）

Prerequisites

Nothing in particular

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch break on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Relation to the environment

030

Regionally-oriented

000

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills

Active-learning course

0B0

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
N/A	N/A

Last modified : Thu Mar 21 15:48:50 JST 2019