STS 3601

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STS 3601
Ethical Issues in Engineering Practice

Course information provided by the 2022-2023 Catalog.

Studies ethical issues involved in engineering practice. Explores the engineer's role in technical decision-making in organizations. Considers the engineer's relationship to the uses of technology in society, especially emerging technologies. Codes of ethics in engineering, ethical theory, philosophical models of knowledge production, and sociological models of human and technological agency are introduced to analyze these issues.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: complete First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS).

Permission Note Enrollment open to: sophomores, juniors and seniors.

Outcomes

  • Understand current conceptions of engineering ethics.
  • Have an appreciation for philosophical/sociological models underlying analyses of engineering practice.
  • Understand the implications of (2) for considerations of engineering ethics.
  • Be versed in the historical and technical details of particular episodes in engineering.
  • Be able to communicate in writing effective, compelling arguments supported by evidence.

Distribution Category (ETM-AS, KCM-AS, SSC-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 19195 STS 3601   LEC 001

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    • MW Upson Hall 222
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Callister, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment open to: (EN) sophomores, juniors, and seniors.