2017 Engineering Ethics I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Nakamura Masayoshi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Sat7-8(田町CIC812)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.A530
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
2017/11/19
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Ethics in Engineering Pracice and Reseach
Engineers encounte difficult ethical problems in their practice and in reseach. Each enngineers have responsibilities to do best practice in their proffesional regions.
Our Society is based on Mutual Reliabilities of each Engineer's best practce.

Student learning outcomes

1.Answers with sufficient resposibirity on Engneering Ethics,Accountability,and Dillemma on Engineering
2.Undestandings on,Risk Analysis,and Risk Communication

Keywords

Ethical Consepts ,Accountability,Whistle Blowing,Professional Behavior,Dillemma on Engineering

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

1. Lecture and Discussions
2.Two-way Communication

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction to Ethical Concepts of Engineering  Values and Value Judgments Moral Rights and Moral Rules
Class 2 Responsibility of Engineer in the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Risk Management in the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Class 3 Accountability-1  Accountability of Engineer:Radiological Problem Basis and Scope of Professional Responsibility
Class 4 Accountability-2  Tsunami Forecast Modeling and Decision of Tide Embankment Tsunami Forecast Modeling Decision of Tide Embankment
Class 5 Doing Justice to Ethical Problems at the Critical Moment Doing Justice to Ethical Problems
Class 6 Reseach Ethics at the case of STAP Cell  Reseach Ethics Important Role of Leader
Class 7 Dillemma of Engineer-1 whistle‐blowing from the inside Basic Understanding on Whistle Blowing
Class 8 Dillemma of Engineer-1 Dicision Making under uncertainty. Basic Thinking at the Dicision Making under uncertainty

Textbook(s)

Masayoshi Nakamura "Engineering Ethics and Risk Management" Ohmsha,2012

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Masayoshi Nakamura "Aconcept and Practices on Safty Engineering" ,Ohmsha ,2013

Assessment criteria and methods

Report on Professhional enngineering
Short report in each Lessons

Related courses

  • Engineering Ethics Ⅱ

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

1.Engineering Experiennce is desirable.
2.Plan to have Engineering Etics Ⅱ

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

1. masayoshi.nakamura[at]jcom.zaq.ne.jp
2.090-8013-0060

Office hours

After Each lessons

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