Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / BLM213 - DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Code: BLM213 Course Title: ENGINEERING ETHICS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ZAHİDE BAYER ÖZTÜRK (z.ozturk@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) EBUBEKİR KAYA,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give the student the ability to absorb and apply the ethical rules in the engineering profession.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Professional and ethical responsibility PO-17 Students adopt professional and ethical responsibility.
 		Examination
LO-2 Awareness of project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering applications PO-17 Students adopt professional and ethical responsibility.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Engineering profession and ethics; What is engineering ethics and why should it be learned? Engineer's responsibilities; Security and risk, protection of public safety. Legislation on employee protection. Engineering codes of ethics and their importance. Ethics in information technology; Computer and internet ethics. Environmental ethics. Ethics in scientific studies and consultancy. Ethics related to genetically modified organisms. International rights and ethics. Some cases selected from developing technologies.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 76/5000 Introduction to engineering ethics. Why is it important to learn engineering ethics? Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
2 Community dimension of technology Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
3 Engineer responsibilities Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
4 Professionalism and ethical codes Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
5 Understanding ethical problems Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
6 Ethical problems solving techniques Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
7 Risk, safety and accidents. Cases selected from construction engineering Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
8 mid-term exam
9 Ethical decision making process in engineering applications Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
10 Ethical decision evaluation Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
11 Ethics in computer, Information and internet Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
12 Environmental ethics Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
13 Ethics in scientific research and consultancy Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
14 Ethics related to genetically modified organisms Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
15 Evaluation Lecture, question-answer, problem solving, practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 S.Robinson, R. Dixon, C. Preece, K.Moodley, Engineering, Business and Professional Ethics, Elsevier, 2007 2. J.H.Schaub, K. Pavlovic, Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, 1983
Required Course instruments and materials
S.Robinson, R. Dixon, C. Preece, K.Moodley, Engineering, Business and Professional Ethics, Elsevier, 2007 2. J.H.Schaub, K. Pavlovic, Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, 1983

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 13 4 52
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 2 12
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 12 1 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 12 1 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90