Engineering Ethics
Spring 2006
This course introduces the theory and the practice of engineering ethics using a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural approach. Theory includes ethics and philosophy of engineering. Historical cases are taken primarily from the scholarly literatures on engineering ethics, and hypothetical cases are written by students. Each student will write a story by selecting an ancestor or mythic hero as a substitute for a character in a historical case. Students will compare these cases and recommend action.
Readings
- Davis, M., ed. Engineering Ethics . Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Co., 2005. ISBN: 0754625249.
- Harris, C. E., et al. Engineering Ethics. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1999. ISBN: 0534533973.
- Harvard University. General Education in a Free Society . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1945. ISBN: 0674342518.
- Koen, B. V. Discussion of the Method: Conducting the Engineer’s Approach to Problem Solving . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195155998.
- Mitcham, C. Thinking Through Technology: The Path Between Engineering and Philosophy . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1994. ISBN: 0226531988.
- Pinkus, R. L. B., et al. Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle . New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 0521437504.
- Vincenti, W. G. What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History . Reprint ed. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. ISBN: 0801845882.
Spring 2005 · Technology Policy Organizations
Technology Policy Organizations and its sequel, ESD.933, Technology Policy Negotiations and Dispute Resolution, form a sequence on Organizational Processes in Technology Policy. This course features an overall framework for understanding the increasingly networked, flat, flexible and diverse nature of organizations, as well as a close look at the many relevant types of organizations, including regulatory, entrepreneurial, multi-national, and non-governmental non-profit. Key organizational processes, including individual motivation, teamwork, and systems change are featured. The core assignment features a series of industry studies in which students conduct field interviews (in phone or in person) of key stakeholders on a pressing policy challenge in that industry and analyze the impact of organizational factors on policy success.
Readings
- Most of the readings come from a “modular” textbook entitled: Ancona, Deborah, Thomas Kochan, Maureen Scully, Eleanor Westney, and John VanMaanen (a team of Sloan School faculty members). Managing for the Future: Organizational Behavior and Processes. 3rd ed. Boston, MA: South-Western College Pub, March 15, 2004. ISBN: 0324055757.
- Modules are from the following textbook:
- Ancona, Deborah, Thomas Kochan, Maureen Scully, Eleanor Westney, and John VanMaanen (a team of Sloan School faculty members). Managing for the Future: Organizational Behavior and Processes. 3rd ed. Boston, MA: South-Western College Pub, March 15, 2004. ISBN: 0324055757.
- Readings Distributed Separately
- Reading Distributed Separately
- Coens, Tom, and Mary Jenkins. Abolishing Performance Appraisals . San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2000. ISBN: 1576750760. Chapters 1, 2, and 3.
- Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Joel, and J. Kevin Ford. Valuable Disconnects. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0195089065. Chapter 1.
- Murman, Earll, et al. “Lean Thinking.” Lean Enterprise Value . New York, NY: Macmillan, 2003. Chapter 4.
Sources
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- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.