The Love Canal toxic waste site, with its long history of health effects, cleanup efforts, and eventual relocation of all residents, is one of the case studies considered in this course. (Photograph courtesy of U.S. EPA.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Taft Broome
MIT Course Number
ESD.932
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course introduces the theory and the practice of engineering ethics using a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural approach. Theory includes ethics and philosophy of engineering. Historical cases are taken primarily from the scholarly literatures on engineering ethics, and hypothetical cases are written by students. Each student will write a story by selecting an ancestor or mythic hero as a substitute for a character in a historical case. Students will compare these cases and recommend action.