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| EHM3013 | Engineering Ethics | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ELECTRONICS and COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Erhan SESLİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It is aimed to understand the importance of ethical concepts in engineering, to determine the difference between personal and business ethics, to understand the similarity between engineering design and the solution of ethical problems. In addition, students will have the opportunity to present and discuss case studies dealing with engineering problems from their own perspectives. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Define ethical dilemmas in engineering. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Explore and analyzes challenges in dilemmas faced. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Identify and evaluate different solution alternatives. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Define the results of the step to be taken for the solution. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Consider the ethical codes that will guide the steps to be taken for a solution. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | Define an ethical framework for engineering. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 7 : | Present and discuss ethical dilemmas as a team member. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 8 : | Define the effect of engineering designs and solutions with their global and social dimensions. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | LO - 9 : | Reach a practical solution to an ethical problem through an appropriate plan. | 8,9,10,11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to ethical concepts, Professionalism and ethical codes, Analysis of ethical problems, Methods of solving ethical problems, Risk, safety and accident,
Rights and responsibilities in engineering, Ethics in research and experimentation, Technology, engineer and society relationship, Case studies |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The duty of ethics and the necessity of professional ethics | | | Week 2 | Origin and meaning of the word ethics, view of ethics in the historical development process, ethical theory, the principle of caring, the principle of internalization-consistency, the principle of usefulness, the relationship between ethics and morality. | | | Week 3 | Ethical values, high values, universal values, golden rules, rights and freedoms, evaluation of individual action, ethical relationship | | | Week 4 | The basic principles of ethics, basic types of ethical theory, ethical models, the importance of ethics in human practice, the relationship of ethics with empirical and normative sciences | | | Week 5 | Concepts of business and professional ethics, engineering ethics and definition, honesty in engineering, engineering responsibility, product responsibility | | | Week 6 | Ethical justifications and justifications, the global and universal dimension of ethics | | | Week 7 | Profession as an institution, scientific professional ethical standards, social dimension of engineering practices | | | Week 8 | Principles of engineering ethics, responsibility towards society, responsibility towards nature and environment | | | Week 9 | midterm | | | Week 10 | Responsibility towards profession and colleagues, responsibility towards employers and customers, personal responsibility | | | Week 11 | TMMOB Principles of professional behavior and ethical codes of the World Union of Engineers | | | Week 12 | Case studies, in-class evaluation and discussion | | | Week 13 | Case studies, in-class evaluation and discussion | | | Week 14 | Case studies, in-class evaluation and discussion | | | Week 15 | Case studies, in-class evaluation and discussion | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Oğulat, R.T., 2021, Mühendislik Etiği | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9. hafta | 27.11.2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16. hafta | 25.01.2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 9 | 18 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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