Business Adm and Social Science
IES005 Ethics in Engineering 6.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: I and III
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
M-B Westerlund Univ adj
PREREQUISITES
None
COURSE AIM
- To give a basic understanding of ethical concepts.
- To give an understanding of the historical debate surrounding ethical questions.
- To shed light upon ethical questions through the use of new technic.
- To stimulate debate about engineering ethics.
CONTENTS
- Basic ethical concepts.
- Ideohistorical summary.
- Technic-ethics.
TEACHING
EXAMINATION
Written exams, oral and written reports, seminars and grupp assignments.
Grading system: Swedish grades 3,4,5.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Required assignment 3.0 ECTS
3.0 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
Koskinen, Lennart (1993): Vad är rätt? Handbok i etik. Prisma 91-518-25889.
Nordin, Ingemar ( 1992): Etik, Teknik och Samhälle. 275 sid, Timbro ISBN 91-7566-240-X.
Artiklar tillkommer.
Referenslitteratur:
HermerŽn, G. (1990): Det goda företaget. ISBN 91-7152-4800
Kemp, P. (1991): Det oersättliga. En teknologietik. Stockholm: Symposion AB
Lentz, J. & Wadsjö, L . (1987): Inte vår sak? Om etik och moral i ingenjörskonsten. Lund: Bokbox.
Martin, M. & Schinzinger, R.: Etics in engineering. ISBN 0-07-040719-3.
Other literature:
I samband med rapporter skall följande bok nyttjas: Ejvegård, R. (1993): Vetenskaplig metod. Stockholm: Studentlitteratur.
REMARKS
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