PICENG400

 Course Code: PICENG 400                Course Title: Engineering Ethics

Scope of engineering ethics. Moral reasoning and resolving ethical dilemmas. Codes of ethics. Engineering as experimentation, engineers as responsible experimenters. Commitment to safety: safety and risk. Teamwork: definition, types of teams and groups. Confidentiality and conflict interest. Conflict management. Honesty, environmental ethics, global issues. Engineering and technological progress: optimism, pessimism and realism, shared responsibility, moral leadership.