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ME 401 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism (1 cr.) |
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| Prerequisites: |
Senior Standing
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| Corequisites: |
NONE
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| Textbooks: |
R. Schinzinger and M.W Martin, Introduction to Engineering Ethics, First Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
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| Description: |
Some ethical, social, political, legal, and ecological issues that a practicing engineer may encounter. EE 401 and ME 401 are
cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for both EE 401 and ME 401.
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| Goals: |
This course is designed to make engineering students more aware of ethical
issues that may arise in their professional careers and to provide tools
for assessing and resolving ethical dilemmas in engineering.
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| Outcomes: |
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| Topics: |
1. Meaning of ethics and engineering ethics (1 class)
2. Ethical theories as tools in assessing ethical dilemmas (1 class)
3. Codes of ethics of engineering societies as guides in resolving ethical dilemmas (2 classes)
4. Conflict of interest (2 classes)
5. Intellectual property, patents, trade secrets, confidentiality (2 classes)
6. Whistle blowing (2 classes)
7. Employee Rights (1 class)
8. Global issues (ethical issues for multinational Corporations,
environmental ethics, ethics of weapons development, etc.) (2 classes)
9. Discussion of cases from NSPE Opinions of the Board of Ethical Review and other case studies (2 classes)
10. Exam (1 class)
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