Responsibility in Engineering
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- Discuss some ethical issues faced in engineering design. Provide some examples from our text book and/or the internet and present ideas to resolve those issues. (write at least 3 paragraphs)
- Research the case studies of space shuttle incidents of the Challenger” in 1986 and “Columbia” in 2003. Answer the following questions: (Use the template: Evaluation of Case Study)
- What are the factors that contributed to each incident?
- What were the similarities between the two cases? Do they reveal any common ethical issues?
- Discuss the concept of blame responsibility and causation in relation to these incidents.
Question 1: | |||
Demonstrates knowledge of principles/code of professional ethics | 20 | ||
Establishes an understanding of ethical issues involved in engineering design | 10 | ||
Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts to resolve the issues | 10 | ||
Question 2: | |||
Demonstrates knowledge of principles/code of professional ethics | 20
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Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts to resolve the issues | 10 | ||
Independently identifies or acquires additional knowledge and data needed for solving an open-ended problem or case study | Excellent | Competent | Needs Improvement |
Determines what knowledge is needed and obtains the information relevant to solving problem independently. | Determines what knowledge is needed to solve problem but needs help obtaining it. | Needs help identifying and obtaining the knowledge needed to solve the problem. | |
20 | 12 | 5 | |
Provides a well written report (Use submission template and include citation of source if applicable) |