ENGIN 200
Ethics, Engineering and Society
How can we identify and analyze ethical issues in engineering? How do we leave room for rapid and disruptive innovation while responsibly considering the impact of technology on society and identifying the new ethical challenges that arise? This course provides an introduction to how theories, concepts, and methods from the humanities and social science can be applied to ethical problems in engineering.
Topics
- Identify and analyze ethical issues in science and engineering. Apply theoretical and conceptual tools from the humanities and social sciences to engineering problems Understand professional responsibilities Lead and contribute to ethics discussions with fellow students, using asynchronous platforms such as Piazza Engage in peer review Assess and direct one’s own learning
- Empowered to engage others in conversation about ethics, and engineering and society, and to identify ethical issues when they may arise. Familiar with engineering professional responsibilities (e.g. passive and active responsibilities, role responsibilities, work within bounds of knowledge etc). Understand the relationship among risk analysis, design, risk communication, stakeholder engagement, community building, value-sensitive design. Better understand your own values, and how they fit in your understanding of engineering, ethics and society.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027