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2022　Engineering Ethics

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor(s)
 
Class Format
Lecture    (Livestream)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri1-2(S7-201)  
Group
-
Course number
MAT.C360
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2022/3/16
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The aim of this course is to understand and think about the ethical issues faced as a science and technology engineer who will get a job in a company after graduation, by using the specific examples described in outcomes of the lecture. The instructor will explain how important good faith and honesty are for scientists and engineers.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to learn about the following issues,

Preparation for members of society
Attitude as a scientist
How to select R & D themes and how to proceed
Manufacturing company organization
Work of the engineer in manufacturing companies
Japanese employment form and the role of the engineer in it
Concept of safety management
Copyright and respect for it
Cases of scandals involving engineers
Think about ethics as a science and technology engineer

Keywords

Engineering ethics, Employment form, Scandals involving engineers

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lecture from instructor and discussion

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 To become a member of society Explain how to become a member of society.
Class 2 To become a scientist Explain the attitude of a scientist, theme selection, and how to proceed.
Class 3 Work of engineers in manufacturing companies Explain the profit structure of manufacturing companies and the work of the engineer.
Class 4 Japanese-style employment and company organization Explain membership-type employment and where the engineer is assigned.
Class 5 How to choose a company Provide information to help you choose a company.
Class 6 Crisis management Explain copyright and safety management in crisis management.
Class 7 Science and technology engineer ethics Introduce some scandal cases and consider the ethics of the engineer.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None

Assessment criteria and methods

Evaluated by report.

Related courses

  • None

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

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