Engineering Ethics

Degree: Bachelor

Code

Year/Semester

Local Credits

ECTS Credits

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

HUM 005

2,5

3

2

1

-

Department

Industrial Engineering

Instructors

Prof. Dr. M. Oktay ALNIAK

Contact Information

moalniak@pirireis.edu.tr

Office Hours

2 Hours

Web page

pruonline

Course Type

 Elective

Course Language

English

Course Prerequisites

  None

Course Category by Content, %

Basic Sciences

Engineering Science

Engineering Design

Humanities

20

20

60

Course Description

This is an introductory course in engineering ethics. Engineering ethics and rules of working principles will be learned. Honesty and integrity during long term life will be advised. Examples will be given as Code of ethics.

Course Objectives

In this course the students will learn how to behave correctly during working.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Define responsibility, being an honest, dependable, reliable engineer.
2. As a human being and engineer being careful, punctual for the work. To learn lessons and apply them for job is important. Prepare students to real life.
3. Obeying the law and regulations all the time being an ethical behaving engineer.
4. Improve being social, helpful, curious and experienced charaters for engineers at work

Instructional Methods and Techniques

Give examples from life.

Tutorial Place

Co-term Condition

Textbook

 Roland Schinzinger & Mike W. Martin

Other References

Articles for Introduction to Industrial Engineering By Jane M. Fraser. Course ptt, pdf.

Homework & Projects

Laboratory Work

-

Computer Use

 Homeworks will be prepared

Other Activities

Presentation about Course Subjects Due to Programme. Resume of Some World Social Life, Ethical Behaviour, Economics NewsPapers Each Week

Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

14 weeks

10

Midterm

1

25

Quiz

1

                       10

Homework

10

10

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

1

5

Field Study

Final Exam

 1

40

TOTAL

%100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

%60

Effects of Final on Grading, %

%40

TOTAL

%100

ECTS/

WORKLOAD TABLE

Activities

Count

Hours

Total

Workload

Lecture

14

2

28

Midterm

1

8

8

Quiz

1

4

4

Homework

2

4

8

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

1

8

8

Field Study

Final Exam

3

4

12

Total Workload

68

Total Workload/25

68/25

Course ECTS Credits

2.72

Week

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

What is Profession of Engineering? Engineering and Moral Complexity. Professions and codes of ethics.

I-II

2

Engineering and Moral Complexity, Professions and Codes of Ethics. Corporations and responsibility.

I-II

3

Moral Reasoning and Ethical Theories, Truthfullness. Utilitarianism. Rights Ethics, Duty ethics. Rules, Vitues, Pragmatism

I-II-III

4

Customs, religion, Self-Interest, Professioanal Motives. Rights ethics and Duty Ethics, Rules,Virtues, and Pragmatism

II-III-IV

5

Engineering and social Experimentation. Customs, Religion, self – Interest Engineering as social experimentation

II-III-IV

6

Engineering As Experimentation. Engineers as Responsible Experimenters

I-II-III

7

Engineering as experimentation Engineers as Responsible Experimenters. Commitment to safety.

III-IV

8

III-IV

9

Commitment and Safety, Safety and risk. Assesing and Reducing Risk. Some Events, Case Studies: Chernobyl, Soma Coal Disaster,

III-IV

10

Workplace Responsibilities and Rights

III-IV

11

Issues of Responsibility, Confidentiality, and Conflicts of Interest

III-IV

12

Rights of Engineers, Whistleblowing and Loyalty

III-IV

13

Whistleblowing and Loyality, Global Issues, Multinational Corporations

III-IV

14

Environmental Ethics, Weapons development, Case studies: World-I , World-II, Dardalanes and Liberty War, Honesty for University Exams.

I-II-III-IV

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

1

2

3

a

An ability of learning engineering  ethics will help cooperations

x

b

An  ability to know codes of ethics

x

c

An ability to gain the importance of truthfulness

x

d

Ability to know rights.

x

e

An ability to identify and obey rights

x

f

An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

x

g

An ability to communicate effectively

x

h

Issues of Responsibility, Confidentiality, and Conflicts of  Interest

x

i

A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning

x

j

A knowledge of contemporary issues

x

k

An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

x

l

An ability to apply general rules of ethics to long life behaviour

x

Course

I

II

III

IV

Outcomes

Programme Outcomes

a

X

X

b

X

X

c

X

X

X

d

X

X

X

e

X

X

X

f

X

X

g

X

X

h

X

X

i

X

X

j

X

X

k

X

X

l

X

X

Prepared by

Prof. Dr. M. Oktay ALNIAK

Date

JULY 30,  2018

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