Introduction to Ethics for Engineers

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2020
Course Title	Introduction to Ethics for Engineers
Course Code	0075	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	1st
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	Sase Naoki

Course Objectives

Consider logically and express it in a report.
Make presentations and discuss based on as follows;
Perspective of engineer: think with viewpoint of an engineer
Information ethics and intellectual property: collecting, managing and using information correctly.

Rubric

	Ideal Level of Achievement	Standard Level of Achievement	Unacceptable level of achievement
Relationship between society and engineers	Understand relationship between society and engineers. Discuss issues in consideration of safety and the environment.	Understand the relation of engineers to the safety and the environment of society.	Not understand the relation of engineers to the safety and the environment of society.
Group work discussion and presentation	Participate discussions and preparations for presentation actively and increase motivation of the team, and make significant contributions to the group work.	Participate discussions and preparations for presentation actively and make a contribution to the group work.	Cannot participate discussions and preparations for presentation actively.

Assigned Department Objectives

Diploma policy 3 （豊かな教養と倫理観を身につけ，社会に貢献できる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

The purpose of this class is the new students learn ethics and rules important for engineers, and consider the relationship between society and engineers. Study current issues related to the safety and environment of society, and also technological solutions to them.

Style:

Lecture, research work, group work, presentation and discussion

Notice:

The class schedule will be changed by work progress.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Outline of this class Representation of data I	Understand reasons to study ethics for engineers. Understand representation method of data.
		2nd	Representation of data II Discuss the ethics for engineers I	Understand effective representation of data. Understand the ethics important for engineers through group discussion.
		3rd	Discuss the ethics for engineers II	Understand the ethics important for engineers through group discussion.
		4th	Discuss the ethics for engineers III	Understand the ethics important for engineers through group discussion.
		5th	Discuss the ethics for engineers IV	Group presentation and discussion
		6th	Discuss the ethics for engineers V	Evaluation meeting of presentation and discussion
		7th	Discuss social problems and innovative products I	Decide the theme of the group to research
		8th	Discuss social problems and innovative products II	Investigate the theme and discuss
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Discuss social problems and innovative products III	Investigate the theme and discuss
		10th	Discuss social problems and innovative products IV	Consider contents of presentation
		11th	Discuss social problems and innovative products V	Make the documents for presentation
		12th	Discuss social problems and innovative products VI	Group presentation and discussion
		13th	Conclusions	Evaluation meeting of presentation and discussion
		14th	Questionnaire
		15th
		16th

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	work	homework	Total
Subtotal	0	100	0	0	50	50	200
Basic Ability	0	50	0	0	25	25	100
Technical Ability	0	50	0	0	25	25	100
Interdisciplinary Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0