Course title
B04182501
Engineering Ethics

 koide yasushi
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
  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. 150minutes
2. Identity of engineer Read the text chap.2. 150minutes
3. Accountability Read the text chap.3. 150minutes
4. Product Liability Read the text chap.4. 150minutes
5. Risk and Human Error Read the text chap.5. 150minutes
6. Cost-Benefit Analysis Read the text chap.6. 150minutes
7. Mid-term Examination
Whistle Blowing Part 1 		Review the lecture 1-6 360minutes
Read the text chap.7. 150minutes
8. Whistle Blowing
Part 2 		Read the text chap.7. 150minutes
9. Intellectual Property Right Read the text chap.8. 150minutes
10. International Mutual Accreditation of Engineer Read the text chap.9. 150minutes
11. Globalization and Diversity of Values Read the text chap.10. 150minutes
12. Precautionary Principle Read the text chap.11. 150minutes
13. Environmental Ethics Read the text chap.12. 150minutes
14. Final Examination
To be Autonomous Engineer 		Review the lecture 7-13. 360minutes
Preface and Postscript 150minutes
Total. - - 2820minutes
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
Environment education course (30%)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
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
About half of the classes are interactive
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 14:04:08 JST 2019