Engineering Ethics

Course title

D0418250

Engineering Ethics

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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

Recognize different values and develop the moral imagination to understand things from various points of view.
Cultivate the capacity of gaining an insight into the essence of ethical conflicts at the root of particular situations.
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 Why should we need Engineering Ethics?	Read the handout.	190minutes
2.	Engineer in the organization, referring to the Space Shattle Challenger Accident	Read the text chap.1.	190minutes
3.	Identity of engineer	Read the text chap.2.	190minutes
4.	Accountability	Read the text chap.3.	190minutes
5.	Product Liability	Read the text chap.4.	190minutes
6.	Risk and Human Error	Read the text chap.5.	190minutes
7.	Cost-Benefit Analysis	Read the text chap.6.	190minutes
8.	Ethical theories	Read the text chap.6.	190minutes
9.	Whistle Blowing	Read the text chap.7.	190minutes
10.	Intellectual Property Right	Read the text chap.8.	190minutes
11.	Globalization and Diversity of Values	Read the text chap.10.	190minutes
12.	Precautionary Principle	Read the text chap.11.	190minutes
13.	Environmental Ethics(1) The right to live of nature and finiteness of the earth	Read the text chap.12.	190minutes
14.	Environmental Ethics(2) Generation ethics or Future ethics of Hans Jonas	Read the text chap.12.	190minutes
Total.	-	-	2660minutes

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

	Small examination	Total.
1.	40%	40%
2.	30%	30%
3.	30%	30%
Total.	100%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calculated according to the following process:
Small examination(6～8points) at the end of every class. The total of points of all classes will be 100 points.
Passing grade is more than 60 points.
Attendance more than two-thirds is compulsory. The submission of your answer to the small examination is regarded as your attendance.

Textbooks and reference materials

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

Prerequisites

Prepare a notebook computer which can be connected to Internet.
We are going to distribute some materials or give examinations etc, on Scomb

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