COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2013 ENGINEERING ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TURGAY ONARGAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

To be aware of engineering ethical problems that engineers would face in their professional life, introduction to international accepted ethical codes for engineers; learning ethical decision making on scientific, professional, business subjects. The study of engineering ethics within an engineering course helps students prepare for their professional lives. These skills enhance student s abilities and help them engage with other aspects of the engineering programme such as group work and work placements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To state general ethic definitions
2   To classify professional and general ethical statements
3   To clarify ethical problems with engineering case studies
4   To define ethical responsibilities of engineers
5   To help in decision making process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of ethic and general ethic philosophy
2 History of Engineering
3 Ethical value and value of judgement
4 Ethic code of engineering, ethical responsibilities of engineers to society, profession and their collage.
5 Engineering case studies Quiz 1
6 Engineering case studies
7 1. Mid term exam
8 DVD presentation on engineering ethics
9 Analysis and discussion on DVD short film, 2. Quiz
10 Engineering case studies
11 In class discussions
12 Homework discussion, case studies
13 Computer ethics
14 Business ethics

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.35+QUZ *0.15+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.35+QUZ *0.15+RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm-exam LO1-3, Quiz 1 LO2-3, Quiz 2 LO 3-5, Final LO 1-5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ahmet.onur@deu.edu.tr ofice tel: 3017501

Office Hours

Mondays 13.00-14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 0,5 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 43

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.24
LO.3532
LO.42
LO.53

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