COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGINEERING ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESE 2013 ENGINEERING ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇAĞATAY PAMUKÇU

Offered to

Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
Computer Engineering (English)
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 Ethic values and value of judgement
4 Ethic code of engineering, ethical responsibilities of engineers to society, profession and their collage.
5 Engineering case studies
6 Engineering case studies
7 DVD presentation on engineering ethics
8 Analysis and discussion on DVD short film.
9 Engineering case studies
10 In class discussions
11 Homework discussion, case studies
12 Computer ethics
13 Business ethics
14 Engineering case studies

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, visual materials, in class discussions, homework

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ahmet.onur@deu.edu.tr office:3017501

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for final exam 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.154
LO.254
LO.3541
LO.4541
LO.5541