Ethics, Technology and Engineering
Learn to recognize and address ethical challenges in engineering practice through systematic moral analysis and decision-making.
Learn to recognize and address ethical challenges in engineering practice through systematic moral analysis and decision-making.
This comprehensive course develops engineers' moral competencies for professional practice. Students learn to analyze ethical issues in technology, apply moral frameworks, and make informed decisions about engineering responsibilities. The course covers professional codes, risk assessment, and the ethical implications of technological design.
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What you'll learn
Develop moral sensibility in engineering
Analyze ethical problems systematically
Apply professional codes of conduct
Evaluate technological risks ethically
Make informed moral decisions
Understand engineering responsibilities
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
8 Hours PreRecorded video
42 assignments
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There are 10 modules in this course
The course provides thorough ethics training through ten comprehensive modules. Topics range from professional responsibility and codes of conduct to technological risks and moral design considerations. The curriculum combines theoretical frameworks with practical case studies.
Introduction
Module 1 · 18 Minutes to complete
The responsibility of engineers
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Codes of conduct
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Normative ethics
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Ethical questions in the design of technology
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Designing morality
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
Ethical aspects of technological risks
Module 8 · 2 Hours to complete
Distribution of responsibility
Module 9 · 2 Hours to complete
Exam
Module 10 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Expert in Ethics and Technology
Lambèr Royakkers is an Associate Professor in Ethics and Technology at the Department of School of Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology. He holds degrees in mathematics, philosophy, and law and obtained his PhD in 1996 on the logic of legal norms. Over the years, Dr. Royakkers has conducted research and published extensively on topics such as military ethics, robo-ethics, deontic logic, and moral responsibility in research networks. He has authored and co-authored over 10 books, including Ethics, Engineering and Technology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), Moral Responsibility and the Problem of Many Hands (Routledge, 2015), and Just Ordinary Robots (CRC Press, 2016).
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