Ética e Deontologia Aplicada à Engenharia

Philosophy at the secondary level.

Methods (from a constructivist perspective) of teaching include:

– Exhibition and debates.

– Game based learning – using serious games developed for this UC and enhancing students’ commitment, curiosity and interest in the content and analysis, as well as a critical sense.

– Group and individual work and reflections.

– Presentations of papers and defences of arguments – public or written.

– Query / search for documents.

In all these tools, the student is at the centre of the teaching/learning process, essentially resorting to active methodologies.

• recognize and understand the ethical dimension of engineering and electrical engineering action
• know and understand ethical values
• to know the ethical and deontological principles that are defined in the professional codes of ethics in the area of Engineering
• understand the potential scope of the consequences (positive and negative) of the engineering action (including the social, economic and environmental dimension) – macro-ethics
• knowing how to critically and ethically analyze practical situations (level of deontology/micro-ethics applied to engineering) – macro-ethics
• knowing how to argue and base decision-making based on professional ethics/deontology (level of deontology/micro-ethics applied to engineering)
• know the principles of ethics for sustainability

• Introduction: concepts of ethics, morals, deontology, values, micro-ethics and macro-ethics
• The professional practice of electrical engineering
• Ethical and deontological principles that are defined in the Professional Codes of Ethics in the area of ​​Engineering (practical analysis):
  • Engineering as a profession of public trust
  • Responsibility in the professional practice of engineering
  • Guidance and implementation in the professional practice of engineering
  • The Engineer’s Duties to the Community
  • The engineer’s duties to the employer and the customer
  • The duties of the engineer in the exercise of the profession
  • Engineers’ Reciprocal Duties
• The ethical values ​​necessary for the professional practice of engineering.
• How to make a critical and ethical analysis: practical examples in terms of deontology/micro-ethics
• How to structure an ethical foundation: practical examples in terms of deontology/micro-ethics
• Consequences (positive and negative) of engineering action (including the social, economic and environmental dimension) – macro-ethics
• The ethical limits of science and technology
• Ethics for sustainability / ethics of responsibility by Hans Jonas.

NAO

Rego, A. & Braga, J. (2017). Ética para engenheiros: desafiando a síndrome do vaivém Challenger. Lidel

Cota da Bibliotheca do ISEC:2-4-759 e 2-4-827

Stephen, J., Gostelow, J. P. & King, W. (2000). Engineering and society: challenges of professional practice. Prentice Hall

Cota da Bibliotheca do ISEC: 2-4-305

Código Deontológico e Ético da Ordem dos Engenheiros – disponível online

Código Deontológico da Ordem dos Engenheiros Técnicos – disponível online