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  final questions

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Engineering 101: Engineering Ethics Professor Danielle Swiontek Final Exam Questions Spring 2008 Two final exam times: Saturday, June 7, 12 noon 3pm, HSSB 1173 Friday, June 13, 12 noon 3 pm, HSSB 1173 You may take either exam but not both. Be sur
   
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  lec01

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  ERes Password What is the first principle? The study of the ethical aspects of the actions and decisions of engineers salad Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public. What are engineers\' social responsibilities?
   
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  lec02

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  In the Shadow of the Moon Tonight (Wed., Jan. 9) 7:30 pm Campbell Hall $5 for students ERes Password salad Ethical rules of thumb Don\'t do anything you wouldn\'t do with your mother standing next to you. Don\'t do anything that you wouldn\'t wa
   
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  lec03

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  ERES Password Engineering as Social Experimentation an experimental process must usually using humans as subjects Engineering as Social Experimentation Projects are carried out in partial ignorance. Final outcomes are unknown. Knowledge gain
   
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  lec04

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  What organizational problems contributed to shuttle accidents? How did NASA\'s history affect space shuttle program? Originally part of manned mission to Mars Space station Space shuttle Space tug What limited the shuttle program? Became space
   
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  lec05

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  Greenpeace protested GM crops Public protests Especially in Europe GM food Power of corporations UN Commission issued principles for assessing safety of GM food (2001) What is a GMO? Organism whose genome has been changed through genetic engine
   
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  lec06

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  How do we deal with privacy in the internet age? How do we identify people on the internet? How do we maintain privacy of large digital databases? Where is privacy in the Constitution? Fourth Amendment No illegal searches and seizures Fifth Am
   
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  Computers in the Third World: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Basel Convention Agreement 1989 Convention Signed by 166 nations Reduce hazardous waste transport Improve waste handling 1995 Amendment Prohibit export of hazardous waste to develo
   
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  lec08

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  China has enormous economic power Huge economic growth 6th largest economy 3rd most active trading nation US economy still 8 times larger than China\'s China\'s strength lies in labor Growth due to manufacturing Skilled, educated, selfdiscipline
   
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  lec09

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Why corporate scandals? National belief in capitalism Value pursuit of personal wealth Oppose public constraints on capitalism Expect corporations to self-police New View of Corporations in 1980s In 1970s, US was \"falling behind\" foreign compet
   
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  lec10

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Women have made real gains since 1970s In 1980s, a lot of \"firsts\" (astronauts, Supreme Court justice, etc.) 1992 \"Year of the Woman\" By 1998, 60% of women in work force More women in high-paying jobs But continuing pay inequity Women make 75 cent
   
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  lec11

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Military Industrial Complex Eisenhower first warned in 1961 Pervasiveness and interconnections between military spending and society US Defense Spending $400 billion to DoD $1 trillion from 20032008/09 Reaching and surpassing Cold War levels U
   
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  lec12

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  Whistleblowing Disclosure: information intentionally conveyed outside channels Topic: concerns a significant moral problem Agent: employee or former employee Recipient: in position to take action Types of Whistleblowing Internal External Op
   
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  lec13

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Schedule for next week Office hours on Monday 2:30 3:30 pm Harold Frank Hall 1111 Why are ethics important? Keeps you out of jail Lets you sleep at night Helps you do the right thing Final on Tuesday, March 18 4 - 7 pm Webb 1100 What are corpo
   
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  papertopics

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  Engineering 101: Engineering Ethics Professor Danielle Swiontek Paper Topics Topic: Choose one of the following topics from the list below or propose your own topic (subject to my approval). If you are proposing your own topic, you will need to give
   
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  syllabus

  UCSB ENGR 101
  

  ENGINEERING 101: ENGINEERING ETHICS SPRING 2008 Monday Thursdays, 1 2 pm, in HSSB 3234 TA: Rick Wolf Email: ric