Ethics of Electronic Engineering

Course title

G0860400

Course description

As an engineer involved in electronics, you will learn that there are always positive and negative aspects to the technology realized by electronics, and that there are many problems within the scope of your responsibility that cannot be solved by electronics technology alone.

Purpose of class

You are expected to acquire the ability to make ethical decisions regarding the use of technology as it relates to electronics through an understanding of technology and human nature.

Goals and objectives

You are able to understand the great responsibility that electronics engineers have in today's society.
You are able to understand the "values" that are important to an electronics engineer when making a decision.
You are able to make appropriate ethical decisions based on the "values".

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Guidance & The need for ethics in electronics engineering technology.	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
2.	Electronics Engineer in the organization	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
3.	Identity of an electronics engineer Small test 1	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
4.	Accountability	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
5.	Products Liability	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
6.	Risk and Human Error Small test 2	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.と	200minutes
7.	Cost-Benefit Analysis	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
8.	Ethical theory	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
9.	Whistleblowing Small test 3	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
10.	Intellectual property	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
11.	Globalization and diversity of values	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
12.	Precautionary principle Small test 4	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
13.	Electronics engineer environment	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
14.	Intergenerational ethics Small test 5	Read the printed materials and the textbook to grasp the key points.	200minutes
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

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

	Small test 1	Small test 2	Small test 3	Small test 4	Small test 5	Total.
1.	6%	7%	7%	7%	6%	33%
2.	7%	6%	7%	6%	7%	33%
3.	7%	7%	6%	7%	7%	34%
4.						0%
5.						0%
Total.	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

-Evaluation method:
Small tests, etc. will be given during class.
You must score at least 60 points or higher out of 100 to pass on small tests, etc.
If the attendance rate is less than two-thirds, no credit will be granted.

-Criteria:
If you able to answer the in-class examples and exercises without any references, you will get 80 points out of 100.

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