FYS: Exploring Leadership and Ethics in the Engineering Profession Through Visual Media

3 Credits.

This course is designed to help students critically examine the engineering discipline through in-class discussions, analysis, and self-reflection. Students engage with documentaries, films, and television shows, (supplemented by assigned readings) to explore the virtues, challenges, and responsibilities associated with the engineering discipline. In addition to required in-class discussion sections, students are encouraged to think deeply about their own academic and professional development. A major part of the course involves reflecting on personal career goals, ethical decision-making, moral responsibility, and the role engineers play as leaders, both in society and in the workplace. Students demonstrate this through meaningful contributions to discussions, video essays, and short-form writing assignments.