Class Lectures & Notes

Jan - Apr 2013:
This schedule is preliminary and will be updated as the class progresses.  Any changes to this lecture schedule will be announced in class and on the Announcements page.  Contact your Instructor if you have any questions.

The instructor notes (PDF Notes, (Burton) and Lynch's notes) referred to in the outline below can be accessed by clicking on the following link:  "Instructors Notes". (They are located at the bottom of this page.)

Updated: Mar 12, 2013

 
Date
Topics Covered

Reference (readings etc.)
Task
Jan 3

Course Introduction

Objectives

Schedules

Course format

Evaluation

 

Lecture 1:

Professions, Professionals,

Professionalism, Trustworthiness.

 Class Intro,


Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 1)
Prof. & Trust paper (Lynch)
Text: Chapter 1 (Introduction)

Prossionalism slides (whole)
Trust Exercise
(groups of ~ 6)
(results input is now closed)

Input Trust Results here

Jan 8

Jan 10

Trust exercise continued...


Lecture 2, 3:

Morality,
Ethical Theories,
Moral Dilemmas,

Resolving Dilemmas.


Ethical Theories & Moral Development (slides)

Lynch Notes: Chapter 3, 1
Text: Chapter 3, 4
Problem Solving Methods (slides)

Trust exercise results

 

Heinz Case
Jan 15

Applying Problem Solving techniques.

Forklifter case...


Lynch’s notes (Chapter 1)

Text: Chapter 4

 

Dilemmas&Ethics Quiz


Forklifter Exercise
(discussion groups)

Jan 17
SPECTRUM 2013

http://www.spectrum.usask.ca
Volunteer!
Jan 22

Lecture 3:

Laws,

Codes of Ethics.


Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 4)
Text: Chapter 2, APP A
in-classs PPT on Laws/Codes

Codes Exercise sheet


Reference Codes of Ethics

 

Saskatchewan MLA Code of Conduct


Manitoba Used Car Dealers Code of Ethics

Jan 24

Lecture 4:

Professional Societies,
APEGS Codes of Ethics.
Governing the Profession (APEGS Act)

Text:  Chapter 5

 

EGP Act Slides

 

EGP Act* ("blue book")

*older version of Act only (no bylaws) for temporary reference.
You will all receive a copy of the Act courtesy of APEGS.

 Put your name on it!  Bring it to the exams.


Jan 29
Guest Speaker
Tina Maki, P. Eng.
Director of Registration
APEGS
everyone please
come at 11:30 or 2:30 if at all possible!
Presentation available on
APEGS web site
ubder teh "Students" tag
EGP Act ("blue book")
Jan 31

Lecture 5:

Engineering as Experimentation
Safety&Risk

Text:  Chapter 5

Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 5)
Pearson’s notes on Legislating Safety

in-class PPT


Feb 5

Lecture 6:

Safety&Risk, continued

 



Safety&Risk Quiz
TBD



Feb 1
Presentation Progress Report #1 Progress Reports Email to your instructor ,
use "GE449 [class time] Progress Report #X" in the subject line.
Presentation Progress Report #1
Feb 7

Lecture 7:

Engineers'  Responibilities

Text:  Chapter 6 (p82-90)
Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 7)  PPT slides

Feb 12

Lecture 8:

Engineers' Rights

Text:  Chapter 6 (p90-105)
Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 8)  PPT slides
Condo Case
Feb 14

Westray Mine Disaster
(ppt
slides)


Westray Inquiry Summary
Westray Liars
Westray and the Media paper
 OHS_Editorial

Westray Case worksheet
Feb 26
Lecture 9:
Global Issues

in-class PPT
Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 9)

Corruption in Overseas Procurement (Klotz)
Corruption Perception Index 20
Joe Oily Case study
Feb 15
Presentation Progress Report #2
Email to your instructor ,
use "GE449 Presentation Progress Report #X" in the subject line
Presentation Progress Report #2
Feb 28

Lecture 10:

Environmental Ethics & Sustainability

Lynch’s notes (Chpt. 10)
In-class PPT

Mar 5

Environment Cont'd



Mar 7

Midterm Exam: 80minutes

includes all material covered up to this date inclusive

Rooms: in-class Open texts, class notes, notes, EGP Act, exericses (electronic notes allowed)
Mar 12
Presentations

Schedule Section 02 (11:30)
Schedule Section 04 (2:30)
Schedule Section 06 (10:00)

PDFs of PPTs

Section 02
Section 04
Section 06
Note: Presentation PDFs:
The files for each section are combined into one pdf file, which has the same password protection as the midterm key.  The file is bookmarked, so you can easily acccess any presentation.
Mac users: some of the fonts may not show properly in Preview, but do in Acrobat reader.



Mar 14


Presentations
(see schedules above)

Evaluation Worksheet (please print for yourself as required)

4 per page





If you change your mind, your last rating for a given presentation will supersede any previous input.

Links to online presentation
evaluation form for your Section:


10:00 Section

11:30 Section

2:30 Section

Note: these will be available shortly to input your evaluations online.  Use the paper record sheet (left) to keep track of your evaluations.
Mar 19
Presentations or case



Mar 22
Interview Reports Due
submission instructions will be anounced
see assignment instrucitons for details
Mar 21
Guest speaker:
Bob McDonald, P.Eng

Director of Membership & Legal Services
APEGS
everyone please
come at
11:30 or 2:30 today!
APEGS web site
Mar 26
Presentations or case



Mar 28
Presetnations or case



Apr 2




Apr 4




Apr 9
"Who Wants to be an Ethical-air" (review)









TBA
Whistleblowing: "the Insider" (Wigand) case
Jeffrey Wigand's site
NYTimes articles
FRONTLINE transcript
Wigand case exercise

TBA
Two Structural Cases: Quebec Bridge Disaster (ppt slides)
and the CitiCorp Story (ppt slides)

Quebec Bridge Story   and timeline
and some pics: 1 2 3 4
59 Story Crisis - Citicorp Story - Alternate View!
and a timeline of events
Que. Bridge/Citicorp Worksheet









Peer Evaluation Worksheet
(prepare beforehand and bring to final)











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Instructor Notes:

Burton's Notes (See PPT links in schedule above):

Lynch's Notes:

 

 

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Here is the final inclusive set of GE449 notes for your reference. 
This may be labelled 2009, but is the latest version as of Sep 1, 2012.

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