Engineering Ethics

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Overview

Subject area

PHIL

Catalog Number

3212

Course Title

Engineering Ethics

Description

The course will involve a philosophical evaluation of the goals, methods, standards and values involved in engineering. It will cover the ethical and political implications of engineering and the role of engineering in work, leisure, and transforming the environment. The course will concentrate on anaysis and case studies involving problematic moral situations with relevance to engineering or involving engineering decisions, such as the Challenger disaster, Chernobly and Three Mile Island.SATISFIES FLEXIBLE CORE- INDIVIDUAL & SOCIETY

Pre- or Corequisite

014177

Liberal Arts

Yes

Department(s)

Credits

Minimum

3

Max

3

Components

Name

Lecture

Contact Hours

3

Course Schedule