Course Name : Engineering Ethics and Personal Communications
Course Code : MHN 3200
Qualification Degree : Bachelor
Course Language : Turkish
Theoretical Credits : 2,00
Laboratory Credits : 0,00
Practice Credits : 0,00
Credit : 2,00
ECTS : 2,00
Objectives of the Course : - The aim of the course is to introduce required theoretical knowledge and cognitive awareness about all dimensions of human being in order to communicate effectively with his own ego, other individuals and environment.- To create a strong awareness on being healthy communication with him/herself is prerequisite for healthy
communication with other people and his/her physical, social and cultural environment.- To introduce invaluable self-knowledge on temperament and personality patterns. Making decisions based on options fit their temperament patterns is essential to live in fulfilled and happy in their professional and private life. - To educate graduates who is aware and evaluate both legal issues and ethical responsibilities in professional activities.- To increase awareness of professional and ethical responsibilities.- To understand the impact of engineering decision in local and global scale and perspectives.- To introduce the
principles of engineering ethics and to enrich ethical based problem solving skills on fuzzy situations.
Course Contents : Introducing required theoretical knowledge and cognitive awareness about all dimensions of human being in order to communicate effectively with his own ego, other individuals and
environment. Building up a strong awareness on being healthy communication with him/herself is prerequisite for healthy communication with other people and his/her physical, social and cultural environment. Multiple differential dimensions of self-communication based on seven layers of human nature. The sides of changeable and unchangeable of human being. Concepts of ethics and the importance in human life. Ethical theories and models. Ethical standards and global
principles. Description of engineering ethics. Conscientious and integrity and responsibility in
engineering activities. Social impact of engineering activities. Ethical principles of engineering association. Enrichment of ethical based problem solving skills on fuzzy situations. Recommended or Required Reading : 1-)Uzunoğlu S, Gültekin S, Akçakır F, Karabulut
Y, Gülmez B.(2009). Başarının Arama Motoru Đnsan. Tibyan Yayıncılık.izmir. ISBN:
978-9944-5805-3-3 2-) Uzunoğlu S. ve Kaya C. (2006)
Kaliteli Đletişimin Sihirli Anahtarı: Diyalog.
Kariyer Yayınları. Đstanbul. ISBN 9944-300-18-6
3-) Onbaşıoğlu, S. U. (2003), Mühendislik Etiği,
Doğa Yayıncılık, Đstanbul, ISBN 973-97305-6-1
4-) Schinzinger,R. Martin,M. W. (2000), Introduction to engineering ethics, Boston: McGraw Hill, ĐTÜ MERKEZ KÜTÜPHANE,
TA157 .S35 2000, p.260 5-)
http://web.itu.edu.tr/~goksel/dersler/etik/index.htm 6-) http://www.tedmer.org.tr/ 7-)
http://www.belgeler.com/blg/2e6f/etik-ders-notlari Planned Learning Activities and
Teaching Methods
: Lecturing as friendly conversation style,
participative and interactive learning. Motivating speeches for student to think about human nature, needs, treatment and ethical problems, asking questions with Socratic Method based inquiry on human behavior. Consolidation of cognitive awareness gained in the lecture by using feedback techniques at the end of the course. Psychodrama based lecturing by using body language and drama techniques. Enriching learning assignments, discussions and presentations in classroom. Recommended Optional Programme
Components
: The most experiental learning activity of the course is two part term project. The first part consists of reading a book on self communication and summarize it by handwriting. Second part is mainly team work study. Main task is to produce ethical problems in engineering applications by teamwork. Then to evaluate and present solutions for each ethical problem. Term project activity is essential part of the course in order to pass it. Therefore every student should take part in actively each part of the term project. Outcomes
1 - Students should be able to communicate with seven-layer human nature in ontological perspective and to learn factors facilitating effective communication.
2 - Students should be able to define and explain the changeable and unchangeable aspects of human and the factors regulating feelings, thoughts, attitudes and behaviors. 3 - Students should be able to define and explain self-knowledge and communication tools (temperament patterns, ego-orbitals/stations, windows model, SWOT analysis, the
SMART Grow model)
4 - Students should be able to define parameters which makes ethical/unethical any kind of attitude or behavior, to evaluate any decision in micro- and macro-ethics scales. 5 - Students should be able to define ethical problems in the light of the principles of engineering ethics and to choose ethical one from alternative solutions.
Weekly Contents
Week 1
Theoretical:
What is the communication? How does it occur? Types of
communication established by human being as ontological. Biological, psychological, intellectual, socio-cultural, historical ethics and
importance of self communication. Verbal, emotional, and attitudinal-behavioral types of communication.
Practice : Laboratory :
Week 2
Theoretical:
Factors that facilitate and hinder self knowing and communication (source, channel, receiver, ego awareness levels, culture, etc.) Social Masks, Self-recognition window to facilitate communication and importance of SWOT Analysis.
Practice : Laboratory :
Week 3
Theoretical:
Communication accidents, Effective communication skills for conflict management. Conflict Resolution Negotiation Techniques. Differences Between Constructive Discussion and Dialogue. Strength of dialogue in communication with stranger.
Practice : Laboratory :
Week 4
Theoretical:
Prerequisite of effective communication. Ethics in communication. Regulative factors in communications open to exploitation. Methods for transforming communication from Win-Lose axis to Win-Win axis. Practice :
Laboratory :
Week 5
Theoretical:
Communication styles from Triune Brain Theory perspective. Introducing three centered human systems. Communication styles of physically, emotionally and philosophically centered people. The role of emotions such as anger-fear, love, hate and resentment in
communication and case studies. Practice :
Laboratory : Week 6
Theoretical:
Importance and the role of personalities in communication.
Temperament and Personality Terror in Interpersonal Communication. Importance of Character and Morality in healthy communication. Practice :
Laboratory :
Week 7
Theoretical:
The origin and meaning of the ethics, differential views on ethics in the perspective of historical development, justification of ethics, theory of ethics, caring principle, consistency principle, the principle of
beneficence, ethical-moral relationship. Ethical Theories. Practice :
Laboratory :
rules, rights and freedoms, evaluation of the act of people, ethical relationship. Practice : Laboratory : Week 9 Theoretical:
Engineering Ethics and Differential Dimensions of Ethics, Ethical Management, local and global dimensions of ethics, Ethics and Globalization.
Practice : Laboratory :
Week 10
Theoretical:
Integrity in Engineering, Engineering Responsibility, Product Responsibility. Responsibility for the profession and to colleagues, responsibility for employers and customers, personal responsibility. Case Examples.
Practice : Laboratory :
Week 11
Theoretical:
Ethical codes and rules of World Association of Engineers.
Responsibility to society, responsibility to nature and the environment, Principles of Professional Behavior. Case Examples that define
Engineering Ethics and brainstorming for new ethics cases. Practice :
Laboratory : Week 12
Theoretical: Engineering Applications from the healthy and quality life perspective. Integration of Self Communication with Ethical Values.
Practice : Laboratory : Week 13
Theoretical: Presentation of homeworks by study groups and it’s negotiation and evaluation by class.
Practice : Laboratory : Week 14
Theoretical: Presentation of homeworks by study groups and it’s negotiation and evaluation by class.
Practice : Laboratory : Week 15
Theoretical: Presentation of homeworks by study groups and it’s negotiation and evaluation by class.
Practice : Laboratory : ECTS Workload
Activity Type Is in Semester Number
Calculated Activity Workload Midterms Yes 1 1,00 Assignment Yes 2 20,00 Final No 1 1,00
Attending lectures Yes 15 30,00
Preparation for midterm Yes 1 3,00
Preparation for final Yes 1 3,00
Make-up No 1 1,00 Program and Learning Outcomes Relations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
