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About the Course

There is an increasing attention to ethics in engineering practice. Engineers are supposed not only to carry out their work competently and skilfully, but also to be aware of the broader ethical and social implications of engineering and to be able to reflect on these. According to the Engineering Criteria 2000 of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in the US, engineers must have “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility” and should "understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.” This course provides an introduction to ethics in engineering and technology. It helps engineers and students in engineering to acquire the competences mentioned in the ABET criteria or comparable criteria formulated in other countries. More specifically, this course helps engineers to acquire the following moral competencies: - Moral sensibility: the ability to recognize social and ethical issues in engineering; - Moral analysis skills: the ability to analyse moral problems in terms of facts, values, stakeholders and their interests; - Moral creativity: the ability to think out different options for action in the light of (conflicting) moral values and the relevant facts; - Moral judgement skills: the ability to give a moral judgement on the basis of different ethical theories or frameworks including professional ethics and common sense morality; - Moral decision-making skills: the ability to reflect on different ethical theories and frameworks and to make a decision based on that reflection. With respect to these competencies, our focus is on the concrete moral problems that engineers encounter in their professional practice. With the help of concrete cases is shown how the decision to develop a technology, as well as the process of design and production, is inherently moral. The attention of the learners is drawn towards the specific moral choices that engineers face. In relation to these concrete choices learners will encounter different reasons for and against certain actions, and they will discover that these reasons can be discussed. In this way, learners become aware of the moral dimensions of technology and acquire the argumentative capacities that are needed in moral debates with stakeholders (e.g. governments, users, and commercial business departments)....

Top reviews

BB

May 27, 2022

Great course. I didnt expect that this course could bring me a lot of important information and knowledge. The topics are absolutelly great and the material and methodology is remarkable.

CF

Jun 20, 2020

I really enjoyed taking this course. Most of the modules require critical thinking skills that I think helped me develop in terms of getting the proper approach to the questions.

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By Ömer K

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Nov 14, 2021

It was a great course that provided me with invaluable insights. Thank you!

By 01fe18bec255

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Dec 4, 2021

IT was a mice experience learned a lot of things about constitution

By Charbel N

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May 2, 2023

it was a very informative and though it was hard we thank god

By Haripriya P

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Feb 15, 2021

Explaination and quiz are good enough to learn and undestand.

By islam s k

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Dec 22, 2022

A really great course, and a good into ethics and morality

By Rajguru K

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Jan 2, 2023

Best course. It will definitely help me in future.

By Ashraf S

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Apr 12, 2020

Very informative and well structured. Thank you !

By Shuvam M

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Apr 20, 2022

Thank you Coursera for providing such a course.

By Promise N

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May 21, 2021

A very enlightening course and essential indeed

By MUHAMAD Y R B Y A

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Jul 22, 2021

good course and it teaches to be professional

By JOGI S S

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Nov 30, 2020

good , course involved real life problems

By Anish A

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Jun 10, 2021

It was a pleasure to be a part of this !

By Wenxi Y

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Jul 2, 2024

Pretty good，It is good for my learning

By Nampally H

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Nov 14, 2022

good to learn such a wonderfull course

By Deepak K J

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Feb 15, 2021

Assume Education and great course

By Aritra D C

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Jul 12, 2021

this is a verry beautiful course

By anirban n

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Aug 31, 2020

It is a well conducted course.

By CSE-59- S H

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Sep 29, 2022

This course is very Good.

By Daniel O A

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Oct 22, 2024

This is an amazing course

By Gift M

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Oct 27, 2022

am happy i have made it

By Matteo A

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Jan 7, 2022

well done and insighful

By 0143_Shaibal K P

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Mar 9, 2021

very intresting course.

By ABHIJIT B

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Jul 6, 2021

“Extremely Satisfied,”

By SUBHAJIT D

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Feb 7, 2022

very beautiful course

By Winston A W

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Dec 18, 2020

Excellent, thank you.