ENGR/PHIL 482 - Ethics and Engineering (Spring 2008)
Class Notes
Note: This schedule reflects some changes from the schedule in the syllabus to accommodate faculty travel plans. This schedule is a subject to change.
P=Philosophy Instructor (Dr. Harris); E=Engineering Instructor; G=Guest speaker
January 2008
Lecture 1 Mon, (Jan.14th) [P] Introduction, Citicorp's Secret Past, (website)
Lecture 2 Wed, (Jan.16th) [P] Citicorp's Secret Past: Ethical Analysis.
Dis. Sec. 1 Fri, (Jan.18th) Introduction to the course and professional ethics, (.pdf)
Lecture 3 Wed, (Jan.23rd) [E] Engineering Responsibility (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 2 Fri, (Jan.25th) Responsibility, Facutual, Conceptual, and Moral Issues.
Lecture 4 Wed, (Jan.28th) [P] Line Drawing (.pdf) and Creative Middle Ways (.pdf)
Lecture 5 Mon, (Jan.30th) [E] Communication in Engineering (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 3 Fri, (Feb.1st) Line Drawing Analysis.
February 2008
Lecture 6 Mon, (Feb.4th) [P] Introduction to Moral Theory (.pdf), Writing Lecture (.pdf)
Lecture 7 Wed, (Feb.6th) [P] How Ethical Theory can be useful in Ethics
Dis. Sec. 4 Fri, (Feb.8th) Peer Review of First Writing Assignment.
Lecture 8 Mon, (Feb.11th) [G] Computer Ethics, (.pdf)
Lecture 9 Wed, (Feb.13th) [G] Computer Ethics cont'd.
Dis. Sec. 5 Fri, (Feb.15th) Utilitarianism.
Lecture 10 Mon, (Feb.18th) [P] Utilitarianism, (.pdf), and Respect of Persons, (.pdf)
Lecture 11 Wed, (Feb.20th) [E] Challenger and Columbia Accidents (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 6 Fri, (Feb.22nd) Respect for Persons Morality.
Lecture 12 Mon, (Feb.25th) [E] Risk and Safety in Engineering (.pdf)
Lecture 13 Wed, (Feb.27th) [E] Risk and Safety in Engineering cont'd (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 7 Fri, (Feb.29th) Review for Midterm Exam (.pdf), Principle of Double Effect, (.pdf).
March 2008
Lecture 14 Mon, (Mar.3rd) [G] Capabilities Lecture, (.pdf)
Lecture 15 Wed, (Mar.5th) Midterm Exam
Dis. Sec. 8 Fri, (Mar.7th) Written Component of Mid-Term Exam.
Lecture 16 Mon, (Mar.17th) [G] "Ghosting Hours" Case presented by Accenture, (.pdf).
Lecture 17 Wed, (Mar.19th) [E] Engineering Codes and Professionalism (.pdf)
Lecture 18 Mon, (Mar.24th) [E] Integrity, Dishonesty, Conflicts of Interest, etc. (.pdf)
Lecture 19 Wed, (Mar.26th) [E] Promoting and Enforcing Ethics, (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 9 Fri, (Mar.28th) Peer Review of Second Writing Assignment.
Lecture 20 Mon, (Mar.31st) [E] Environmental Ethics (.pdf), Energy (.pdf),
April 2008
Lecture 21 Wed, (Apr.2nd) [G] Environmental Ehtics cont'd, Global Warming (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 10 Fri, (Apr.4th) Second Writing Assignment Due.
Lecture 22 Mon, (Apr.7th) [E] The Aberdeen 3 Case.
Lecture 23 Wed, (Apr.9th) [G] Incident at Morales Case
Dis. Sec. 11 Fri, (Apr.11th) Environmental Ethics, the Aberdeen Case.
Lecture 24 Mon, (Apr.14th) [E] Engineers Without Borders, (.pdf)
Lecture 25 Wed, (Apr.16th) [P] Engineers as Employees (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 12 Fri, (Apr.18th) Incident at Morales, Cases in International Ethics.
Lecture 26 Mon, (Apr.21st) [P] Engineers as Employees cont'd.
Lecture 27 Wed, (Apr.23rd) [P] International Engineering Professionalism, (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 13 Fri, (Apr.25th) Written Portion of Final Exam.
Lecture 28 Mon, (Apr.28th) [G] Race and Gender Issues (.pdf)
Dis. Sec. 14 Fri, (Apr.29th) Redefined day, Review for Final Exam and Third Writing Assignment Due.