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Decks in this class (15)

Chapter 1 - The Responsibilities of Engineers
What is role responsibility,
What is moral responsibility,
What is professional responsibility
26  cards
Chapter 2 - Codes of Conduct
What are codes of conduct,
What are the two types of codes o...,
What is a professional code
21  cards
Chapter 3 -- Normative Ethics
Ethics,
Morality,
Descriptive ethics
36  cards
Chapter 4 -- Normative Argumentation
Argumentation theory,
Argument,
Conclusion of an argument
18  cards
Chapter 5 -- The Ethical Cycle
Ill structured problem,
Ethical cycle,
Moral problem
14  cards
Bases of Morals and Ethics (Lecture 2)
What are the main sources of mora...,
Descriptive ethics,
Normative ethics
4  cards
Engineering & Society: Ethical Philosophies (Lecture 4)
What are the fundamental concepts...,
What are types of rights rights e...,
What are liberty rights rights et...
23  cards
Effective Teams and Leadership (Lecture 5)
How is engineering similar to a t...,
What are the top executive skills,
What are essential skills for pro...
12  cards
The Process of Industrialization (Lecture 6)
What is luddism,
What is john henryism
2  cards
Building the Information Age (Lecture 7)
What are some effects of mass pro...,
What are some key elements of pos...,
What are some effects of rapid te...
5  cards
Chapter 6 -- Ethical Questions in the Design of Technology
Engineering design,
Design process,
Problem analysis
43  cards
Chapter 7 -- Designing Morality
Technological mediation,
Mediation of perception,
Structure of amplification and re...
9  cards
Chapter 8 -- Ethical Aspects of Technical Risks
Hazard,
Risk,
Safety
34  cards
Chapter 9 -- The Distribution of Responsibility in Engineering
Collective responsibility,
Problem of many hands,
Distribution of responsibility
19  cards
Chapter 10 -- Sustainability, Ethics, and Technology
Anthropocentrism,
Biocentrism,
Pollution
19  cards

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