Ethical Decision Making in Engineering Design
This course tackles complex ethical dilemmas inherent in advanced systems design. It provides a structured process for assessing safety, privacy, and long-term societal impact to ensure designs meet professional integrity standards.
£490
Certified Engineering Ethics Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Ethical Decision Making in Engineering Design: the short answers
- What is Ethical Decision Making in Engineering Design?
- This course tackles complex ethical dilemmas inherent in advanced systems design. It provides a structured process for assessing safety, privacy, and long-term societal impact to ensure designs meet professional integrity standards.
- Who is Ethical Decision Making in Engineering Design for?
- It is pitched at Advanced level for Lead Systems Engineers working in engineering, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Ethical Decision Making in Engineering Design take?
- Around 20 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Engineering Ethics Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £490 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Assess ethical impacts of system architecture
- Apply ethical decision-making frameworks
- Address bias in design outcomes
- Engage stakeholders on ethical concerns
- Formulate design integrity policies
Written by Professor Alan Grant, Ethics in Engineering. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Engineering Ethics Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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