ECE 480L/481L/492G: Engineering Ethics and Professionalism  
  Spring 2006  
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
  COURSE OVERVIEW  
  This course is a survey of professional and ethical issues in Electrical and Computer Engineering. It discusses professional issues that an engineer will encounter on the job, and the way that modern technologies pose ethical issues. It stresses case studies that relate to ethical theory.  
     
  INSTRUCTOR  
  Edward F. Gehringer
Office: 2301 Partners I
(919) 515-2066
Office hours:
M 3:30-4:20
W 2:20-3:10
efg@ncsu.edu
 
     
  TEACHING ASSISTANT  
  John Doe
jd@ncsu.edu
919-513-xxxx
 
     
     
  Reading  
  Read Edgar's chapter from Morality and Machines on, Is Ethics Possible?



Become familiar with the philosophical bases for ethics, either from:

Chapter 1
of Richard Spinello's Ethical Aspects of Information Technology,

or:

the "Different Approaches to Ethical Issues" section of the Principles page on the Ethics in Computing Website.