Engineering Ethics
General
Prefix
GENG
Course Number
103
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Major ethical theories; sources of ethics; professional responsibilities; social impact of engineering ethics. Application of ethical theories and professional codes to case studies of engineering projects in which engineers made questionable ethical decisions and members of the public may have been killed. For transfer students without an ethics component in their introductory engineering course.
Credits
Min
2
Max
2
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
09
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Explain the connections among education, citizenship, and participation in a democratic society.
Outcome
Explain major ethical or political theories.
Outcome
Describe how interpretations of ethics or citizenship may vary by nationality, ethnicity, race, color, religion, gender, ability and disability, or sexual orientation.
Outcome
Apply concepts such as democracy, rights, morality, justice, virtue, liberty and obligation to personal, professional, and public issues.
Outcome
Analyze and evaluate alternative theoretical approaches or formulate solutions to ethical or civic issues.
Outcome
Develop and exercise personal agency or ethical judgment in the public domain.
Course Outline
Course Outline
Dependencies
Programs
GENG103
is a
completion requirement
for: