Engineering Ethics Engineering Ethics ETHICS 2 E F I M V 32 36 en en Bachelor Interaktiver Unterricht

Pre-reading and Group work
Individually
Practical exercises and analyzing Case Study

Competency in English (reading, writing, and speaking )

In the 21st Century, the interrelation between technology and applied ethics forms an interdisciplinary field of studies for engineers and computer specialists. Because of this, our engineering students are expected to have some fundamental training in tackling ethical issues. Employers and society expect engineers and computer specialists to be ethical, accountable for their designs, and be prepared to meet new challenges.
In practicing their technical professions, our engineers and computer specialists must also consider international standards, emerging technologies, climatic changes, public health, extended rights, research guidelines, consequences of technology, security, work ethics, etc. Students must develop new strategies to recognize and deal with ethical issues.
Applied ethics is a valuable tool for recognizing ethical issues, unraveling ethical dilemmas, and making appropriate ethical decisions.
This is a very practical course.

In this module the following topics will be treated:

Introduction

What is ethics?
Overview of ethical theories

Relation between practical ethics and engineering/computer sciences

Recognizing ethical problems in designing and computing
Why should we trust an engineer or computer specialist?
Responsibility of designing, computing and materials

Examples (Case Study)

Engineering ethical dilemmas
Future engineers and applied ethics
Overcoming ethical conflicts
Ethical consciousness is a necessity

Students will acquire knowledge about ethical theories and their applications
Students will acquire the ability to use theories in concrete situations
Students will develop the ability to analyze and solve critical ethical problems
Students will develop the ability to make a decision when they are confronted with ethical dilemmas
Students will develop the ability to solve ethical dilemmas on the job
Students will develop the ability to formulate a strategy for dealing with ethical dilemmas in engineering
Students will learn to use their creative technical abilities in engineering ethics

Oral Presentation
Group Discussions
Individual analysis of Case Study

Primary Literature
Feddermann C., Engineering Ethics, London, 2007

Secondary Literature

Walther C., Ethik und Technik, Berlin, 1992.
Kant E., Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten, von Karl Vorländer, Hamburg, 1965.
Höffe O.,Einführung in die utilitaristische Ethik, München, 1992.
Rawls, J. Theory of Justice/Gerechtigkeit als Fairness, Herausgegeben von Otfried Höffe, Freiburg, 1977.
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics / Nikomachische Ethik von Rojer Crisp, London, 2004.
Mills J.S, Utilitarianism /Der Utilitarismus, Dieter Birnbacher von Reclam, Ditzingen, 2006.
Bentham J., Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation / Bentham's Principien der Gesetzgebung: Herausgegeben von Etienne Dumont (Taschenbuch - 2003).
Mill, J. S., Utilitarianism, von George Sher, USA 2001.

Online Resources

Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften , SATW

http://www.satw.ch/organisation/kommissionen/ethik

Amo Sulaiman amo.sulaiman@bfh.ch sma1 Amo Sulaiman amo.sulaiman@bfh.ch sma1 27. May 2010