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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 SONDEKERI A

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Nov 24, 2020

it is very good explanation and very nice

By Prem k

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Mar 5, 2021

Best courses for beginners just love it

By Satarupa B

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May 9, 2022

This course is very helpful.

By Zean M C F

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Jun 29, 2020

Thank you for learning.

By 221810301036 P B P

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Sep 16, 2021

nice one (good course)

By Md A I

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Dec 23, 2021

great experience

By Akash B

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Nov 10, 2020

Great course

By Ankit K J

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Dec 13, 2020

Very nice

By Pradeep A

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Oct 20, 2020

great

By Thorri a

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Apr 5, 2024

good

By Gunde B I 2

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Nov 1, 2022

nice

By SUBHAJIT D

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May 18, 2020

good

By Oussama N B E H

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Mar 24, 2022

god

By Sumit K

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Sep 14, 2021

By DEVATA S S

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Nov 25, 2020

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By Jasper V

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Aug 31, 2020

Good book, good questions, very little video.

By Ngene S

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Nov 7, 2022

There where a few errors.

By Vamsi K

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Nov 16, 2022

best

By SANJAY S N

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Feb 16, 2021

GOOD

By Debanjan K

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Mar 16, 2022

Lots of mandetory quizes and long answer questions

By Tyler P

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Feb 18, 2022

Not native English speaking, causing the course to be wordy, unclear, and sometimes incoherent. This is literally taught by some translation service.

By Kirill M

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Jan 7, 2024

Bureaucracy and bullshit

By OSAMA G A A

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Oct 22, 2024

bad course

By Sandya R

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Feb 3, 2024

good

By ioannis t

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Oct 17, 2023

bad