Engineering Ethics ENGI 4114

Course description:

This course is designed to introduce undergraduate engineering students to the concepts, theory and practice of engineering ethics. It will allow students to explore the relationship between ethics and engineering and apply classical moral theory and decision making to engineering issues encountered in academic and professional careers.

Course Aims:

    • An understanding of their duties and responsibilities as professionals through gaining knowledge of the philosophies of ethics, professional practice, and world culture. 
    •  Basic knowledge to make informed ethical decisions when confronted with problems in the working environment. 
    •  Improved awareness of potential ethical issues within an engineering context. 
    •  Team skills through working in teams on assignments and in-class assignments. 
    •  Subjective analytical skills through investigation and evaluation of ethical problems in engineering settings using accepted tests for moral problem solving. 
    •  An understanding of how societal morals varies with culture and how this influences ethical thought and action. 
    •  Improved communications skills with regard to ethical and professional issues in engineering. 
    •  Know some of the classic cases as well as contemporary issues in engineering ethics.

    Course outcomes:

    •  Students will have the improved ability to function on multidisciplinary teams. 
    •  Students will have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. 
    •  Students will have an improved ability to communicate effectively. 
    •  Students will have the broad education necessary to better understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context. 
    •  Students will have recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning. 
    •  Students will have knowledge of contemporary issues.