# Engineering Ethics

- 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](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/pages/readings/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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

1. [1: Faculty Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/df38554ad89c), 4 min (Video)
2. [3: Introduction to Ethics II; Initial Discussion of B. F. Goodrich Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/5bf3562bb0d5) (Video)
3. [4: Introduction to Philosophy of Engineering I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/3c7fc070142d) (Video)
4. [5: Introduction to Philosophy of Engineering II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/1a90db2006ea) (Video)
5. [6: Introduction to Engineering Ethics: Codes of Ethics, Whistle Blowing, Case Study Methodology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/cceb5b8671b2) (Video)
6. [7: Case Studies: Finish Challenger Case; Ford Pinto Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/f82a53ba30ed) (Video)
7. [8: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/e27c6da94e41) (Video)
8. [9: Case Studies (cont.): News Articles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/381c7dee40c3) (Video)
9. [10: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island (cont.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/59cb7dbb2af1) (Video)
10. [11: Case Studies: B. F. Goodrich A7D Air Force Brakes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/a530f76cf154) (Video)
11. [12: First Principles of Engineering Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/a4beb08170b2) (Video)
12. [14: Individual, Professional, and Institutional Values](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/61c26dfca0bd) (Video)
13. [15: Leadership in Engineering and Industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/491cf1764e43) (Video)
14. [16: Competency with Good Character](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/5d677e95d358) (Video)
15. [17: Recap of Semester so Far; Introduction to Codes of Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/800a6a17705c) (Video)
16. [18: Codes of Ethics (cont.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/36a29fabf234) (Video)
17. [19: Safety; Introduction to Narrative Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/4a06099d77ed) (Video)
18. [20: Ethical Terminology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/834477e6629c) (Video)
19. [21: Planning for Public Seminar; Terminology (cont.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/c1efac23fc74) (Video)
20. [22: Public Seminar on Narrative Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/ed0b32d8dfe4) (Video)
21. [23: Human Flourishing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/4fbf6490e5cd) (Video)
22. [24: Student Presentation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/esd-932-engineering-ethics-spring-2006/b8b5543e9c03) (Video)