Lecture Audio | Engineering Ethics | Engineering Systems Division | MIT OpenCourseWare

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Instructor

Dr. Taft Broome

Departments

Engineering Systems Division

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Graduate

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3: Introduction to Ethics II; Initial Discussion of B. F. Goodrich Case

5: Introduction to Philosophy of Engineering II

6: Introduction to Engineering Ethics: Codes of Ethics, Whistle Blowing, Case Study Methodology

7: Case Studies: Finish Challenger Case; Ford Pinto Case

8: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island

9: Case Studies (cont.): News Articles

10: Case Studies: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island (cont.)

11: Case Studies: B. F. Goodrich A7D Air Force Brakes

12: First Principles of Engineering Ethics

13: Solving Ethical Problems: Discussion of Heroes, Journeys, and Virtue in Mythology

14: Individual, Professional, and Institutional Values

15: Leadership in Engineering and Industry

16: Competency with Good Character

17: Recap of Semester so Far; Introduction to Codes of Ethics

18: Codes of Ethics (cont.)

19: Safety; Introduction to Narrative Ethics

20: Ethical Terminology

21: Planning for Public Seminar; Terminology (cont.)

22: Public Seminar on Narrative Ethics

23: Human Flourishing

24: Student Presentation

Course Info

Instructor

Dr. Taft Broome

Departments

Engineering Systems Division

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Graduate

Topics

Learning Resource Types

Lecture Audio

Download Course

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