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Engineering Ethics

Dr. Taft Broome · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

This course introduces the theory and the practice of engineering ethics using a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural approach. Theory includes ethics and philosophy of engineering. Historical cases are taken primarily from the scholarly literatures on engineering ethics, and hypothetical cases are written by students. Each student will write a story by selecting an ancestor or mythic hero as a substitute for a character in a historical case. Students will compare these cases and recommend action.

Lectures

Audio Lectures

  1. 1: Faculty Introduction 4 min · Video
  2. 3: Introduction to Ethics II; Initial Discussion of B. F. Goodrich Case Video
  3. 4: Introduction to Philosophy of Engineering I Video
  4. 5: Introduction to Philosophy of Engineering II Video
  5. 6: Introduction to Engineering Ethics: Codes of Ethics, Whistle Blowing, Case Study Methodology Video
  6. 7: Case Studies: Finish Challenger Case; Ford Pinto Case Video
  7. 8: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island Video
  8. 9: Case Studies (cont.): News Articles Video
  9. 10: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island (cont.) Video
  10. 11: Case Studies: B. F. Goodrich A7D Air Force Brakes Video
  11. 12: First Principles of Engineering Ethics Video
  12. 14: Individual, Professional, and Institutional Values Video
  13. 15: Leadership in Engineering and Industry Video
  14. 16: Competency with Good Character Video
  15. 17: Recap of Semester so Far; Introduction to Codes of Ethics Video
  16. 18: Codes of Ethics (cont.) Video
  17. 19: Safety; Introduction to Narrative Ethics Video
  18. 20: Ethical Terminology Video
  19. 21: Planning for Public Seminar; Terminology (cont.) Video
  20. 22: Public Seminar on Narrative Ethics Video
  21. 23: Human Flourishing Video
  22. 24: Student Presentation Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Engineering Systems Division
Teacher
Dr. Taft Broome
Term
Spring 2006
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Business and management, Philosophy
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Dr. Taft Broome. Engineering Ethics. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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