PHIL 32100 - Engineering Ethics

Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will gain familiarity with ethical issues that arise in the practice of engineering and learn to use critical thinking skills in making and communicating ethically defensible professional decisions. In particular, students will learn about ethical theory, underlying concepts such as the idea of a profession, models of engineering, codes of ethics, views of the environment, values, principles, and other relevant considerations, as well as how to draw upon these factors when making rational workplace decisions about whistleblowing, product safety, environmental responsibility, appropriate technology, supervising other engineers, respecting trade secrets, reviewing the work of other engineers, and other ethically sensitive aspects of engineering practice. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.

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