PHIL 5303 - Ethics and Engineering

Institution:

The University of Texas at El Paso

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Description:

This course will provide students with training in identifying and dealing with ethical issues in the Engineering discipline. The primary objective is for graduates of this course to be able to approach engineering problems ethically, i.e., they will learn to better understand how real world engineering issues can and should be analyzed for their ethical determinattions and that solving technical, engineering problems entails situating those problems in an ethical context. Students will learn traditional ethical paradigms, such as virtue ethics, deontological ethics, and utilitarian ethics as a basis for cultivating their moral imagination and ethical sensitivities in order to better understand the perspective of others and the ability to better deal with professional, cultural, and social disagreements and ambiguities. Restricted to graduate students.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.utep.edu

Phone Number:

(915) 747-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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