Course Name | Ethics in Engineering and Computer Sciences |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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IE 444 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | By emphasizing the causal role of ICT (information and communication technologies) on social change and transformation, to create awareness about the positive and negative impacts of ICT, to improve the reasoning and decision ability as identifying the fact, evaluate from different perspectives and make sound judgments, to gain an understanding to use the ICT in a socially responsible manner for the goodness, benefit, welfare and development of the society. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course will introduce basic issues in engineering and computer ethics. The course will analyze the impacts of information and communication technologies (ICT) and will look at the relation between ethics and technology and the ethical issues emerged in the ICT society. The students are encouraged and forwarded to find out the different perspectives of the issues and justify their opinions and judgements through the analysis reinforced with case studies. In coherent, ethical concepts, ethical theories and professional codes of conduct are viewed, special responsibility in engineering and computer science profession is emphasized. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to IE444 Lecture | |
2 | Definition of Ethical Terms | Gail Dawn Baura. Engineering Ethics: An Industrial perspective (2006) |
3 | Definition of Ethics and Ethical Aspects in Engineering | Gail Dawn Baura. Engineering Ethics: An Industrial perspective (2006) |
4 | Discussion – Case I | |
5 | Discussion – Case II | |
6 | Discussion – Case III | |
7 | Discussion – Assignment I | |
8 | Discussion – Assignment II | |
9 | Review | |
10 | Definition of Ethical Aspects in Information Ethics | Luciano Floridi - The Cambridge Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics-Cambridge University Press (2010) |
11 | Discussion – Assignment III | |
12 | Presentations I | |
13 | Presentations II | |
14 | Presentations III | |
15 | Presentations IV | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Computer Ethics; Deborah G. Johnson, Fourth Edition, 2009, Pearson Education, Inc. Engineering Ethics : An Industrial Perspective; Gail D. Baura; 2006; Elsevier Secience & Technology |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Management Information Systems – Organization and Technology; |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | 1 | 18 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Industrial Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Industrial Engineering problems. | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, formulate and solve complex Industrial Engineering problems by using state-of-the-art methods, techniques and equipment; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
3 | To be able to analyze a complex system, process, device or product, and to design with realistic limitations to meet the requirements using modern design techniques. | |||||
4 | To be able to choose and use the required modern techniques and tools for Industrial Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies efficiently. | |||||
5 | To be able to design and do simulation and/or experiment, collect and analyze data and interpret the results for investigating Industrial Engineering problems and Industrial Engineering related research areas. | |||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Industrial Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively; to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of Industrial Engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to be aware of the legal consequences of Industrial Engineering solutions. | X | ||||
9 | To be aware of professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge of the standards used in Industrial Engineering practice. | X | ||||
10 | To have knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to be aware of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Industrial Engineering; to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Industrial Engineering. | X |
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