Course title
402160003
Engineering Ethics

 sakuragi shin
Course description
This course is to examine multiple aspects of engineering ethics from philosophical view points.
Purpose of class
Engineering ethics are for students of engineering. Yet, it comes to be an important branch of applied ethics. This course tries to examine studies in engineering ethics as a branch of philosophy. The main purpose of this course is to deepen the understanding of engineering practice particularly in terms of analytic ethics and philosophy of action. The focus of the course is particularly on social aspects of engineering practice. An engineering enterprise is an aggregation of multiple tasks jointly implemented by many individual engineers toward an ultimate goal. We will examine engineering disasters caused by malfunctioning of such a cooperative system, and investigate the concept of responsibility essential to engineering practice as a collective action.
Goals and objectives
  1. To explain the philosophical background of engineering ethics
  2. To discuss engineering ethics philosophically in English
  3. To examine and criticize methodological problems of engineering ethics
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Introduction TBA 60minutes
2. Ethical concepts (1) TBA 90minutes
3. Ethical concepts (2) TBA 90minutes
4. Action and collective action (1) TBA 90minutes
5. Action and collection action (2) TBA 90minutes
6. Action and collective action (3) TBA 90minutes
7. Engineering disasters (1) TBA 90minutes
8. Engineering disasters (2) TBA 90minutes
9. Engineering disasters (3) TBA 90minutes
10. Engineers and social psychology (1) TBA 90minutes
11. Engineers and social psychology (2) TBA 90minutes
12. Engineers and social psychology (3) TBA 90minutes
13. Review and discussion TBA 90minutes
14. Final
Review 		TBA 90minutes
Total. - - 1230minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 essay(1) essay (2) final class participation Total.
1. 30% 30%
2. 15% 15% 5% 35%
3. 15% 15% 5% 35%
4. 0%
Total. 30% 30% 30% 10% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Essay (1500 words)×2, 60%
Final exam, 30%
Class participation, 10%
Textbooks and reference materials
No textbook. Material will be notified in lecture
Prerequisites
Read the course syllabus.

*This course presupposes materials in Moral Issues in Engineering.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Wed, 12:30-13:10 @ the instructor's office
Relation to the environment
Non-environment-related course
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
More than one class is interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
N/A 該当しない
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