PHIL 2471
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PHIL 2471
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.
This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional codes, philosophical ethics, value-sensitive design, feminist theory, and science & technology studies, the course engages with a series of historical, current, and fictional case studies. Specific topics to be discussed may include: privacy, consumer rights, smart cities, geoengineering, artificial intelligence, and cloning. Instruction is through a mix of lectures and discussions. Evaluation is by weekly quizzes, regular written assignments leading to a research paper, and a final exam; there will be no formal prelims.
Outcomes
- Be familiar with and able to identify a range of ethical and social issues in professional and academic engineering practice.
- Understand some of the major normative theories in philosophy, science and technology studies, feminist theory, and other approaches.
- Be able to apply normative theories to specific cases in engineering, from a variety of different stakeholder perspectives, including the perspectives of historically marginalized social groups.
- Be able to analyze, evaluate, and produce normative arguments using evidence and techniques of philosophical argument.
- Have improved their research skills and written communication skills, particularly in argumentative writing.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRG 3600, STS 3601
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Phillips Hall 213
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Goetze, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment open to: (EN) sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
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