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May 05, 2024
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STSH 4210 - Engineering Ethics
This course explores the ethical issues that engineers encounter in their professional practice. It also examines social values and law and policy issues that shape engineering and technological decision making. Using case studies, professional codes of conduct, and scholarly literature, the course examines the responsibilities of engineers in relation to their employers, clients, co-professionals, and their responsibility for public safety and welfare. Topics include the history of engineering, professionalism vs. the demands of business, engineering vs. management decision making, whistle-blowing, proprietary rights and trade secrecy, and conflicts of interest.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSH 1110/STSS 1110, STSS 2400, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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