SSE-Ethics

Technology

  • Technology good, evil or neutral?
    • The effect of tech; damage effects
    • Classification
  • Technology development inevitable
  • Resistance and political control

Netiquette

  • write shortly
  • ……

The engineer

  • From slave/military to civil engineer in society
  • Professional ethics in addition to a general ethics
    • Social roles with moral obligations
    • Occuaptional-specific ethical problems
  • Respinsibility
    • task responsibilities - to get things done
    • debt responsibilities - who to blame
    • ambient(环境) responsibility

Loyalty and ethical codes

  • the limits of loyalty vs environmental / safety reuquirements
  • misguided loyalty
  • “whistle-blower”

Engineering codes

  • to be filled

Ethics for developers

  • contribute to society and hume welfare
  • avoid damging other - coding errors, security issues, follow standards design and test
  • honest and trustworthy - admit your limitaions and report potential risks
  • give credit to the author
  • respect the privavy of others
  • be sure of confidentiality

Technology Assessment

  • detect future consequences of new technology in advance
    • medical technology evaluation
    • environmental impact assessment
    • risk analysis

Assignment

  • 1-2 pages
  • single spacing, 12-14 font size