80-248 Engineering Ethics

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course provides an introduction to core ethical issues in engineering research and practice. Topics include the moral responsibilities of engineers to clients and various third parties such as the government or insurance companies, conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, codes of ethics, and the status of engineering projects as social goods. While the course engages such substantive ethical issues it also attempts to sharpen students skills in practical reasoning through argument analysis, analogical reasoning, and the application of theory and principles to particular cases. This course meets two days a week and employs a case study discussion format during class.

Prerequisites: none listed

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