PENG9100 Engineering Science and Ethics Emneplan

The goal of this course is to help students reflect over ethical dilemmas so that they make sound ethical choices throughout their doctoral studies and future careers. This course gives the students insight via relevant example projects from the spectrum of disciplines within engineering science including mathematics, physics, computer science, eletrical engineering, built engineerng and product design. Students will reflect on key philosophical questions related the explicit and implicit premises within their field as they relate to epistemology, methodology, ethics and history. The examples will expose the students to the full complexity of engineering projects, where ethical dilemmas and sustainability issues form the planning and execution of the project as well as the final product.

The course will be offered once a year, provided 3 or more students sign up for the course. If less than 3 students sign up for a course, the course will be cancelled for that year.

Students have to write an individual report. An individual oral exam and the individual report will constitute the portfolio exam for the course. Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral presentation cannot be appealed.

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Knowledge:

On successful completion of the course, the student:

• can account for the terminology and models related to ethics in engineering science
• has thorough knowledge of the requirements and standards for registration, processing, and storage of information about of participants in scientific research
• has a deep understanding of the role of scientific, societal and ethical values on their research.

Skills:

On successful completion of the course, the student can:

• present arguments and viewpoints relevant to ethical dilemmas prevalent in engineering science
• analyse and assess arguments relevant to ethics in engineering science in relation to their relevance and validity
• argue for solutions to ethical problems using theories and techniques relevant to engineering science
• deal with complex professional issues with an academic approach and reflect critically on established knowledge and practice in his/her own field in relation to sustainability, ethics and to other engineering disciplines
• reflect deeply on the nature of their research and its contribution to the production of knowledge

General competence:

On successful completion of the course, the student can:

• identify, discuss and reflect upon ethical and societal implications of his/her own research as well as of the applications they enable,
• reflect over values and ethical boundaries within engineering science

En sensor. Emnet kan bli trukket ut til ekstern sensur.

Module 1 will take the form of lectures. Module 2 will take the form of seminars.

Practical training

The student will write a 4-5 page reflection document on ethical and sustainability issues related to their doctoral thesis or the research project to which he/she is assigned. This document should be self-contained, and should form a basis for inclusion as a section on ethical reflection in the student's final doctoral thesis. The students will also present a case study to the other students at the course.

I emnet inngår opplæring i statistiske metoder for behandling av måledata, håndtering av feilkilder, beregning av sannsynligheter og estimering av måleusikkerhet. Videre gis det en innføring i regresjonsanalyse og metoder for kalibrering og kvantifisering, hypotesetesting og varians­analyse. Det blir lagt vekt på å vise anvendelsen av statistisk teori gjennom eksempler og problemstillinger. I emnet inngår også definisjon og diskusjon av grunnleggende begreper innenfor risikoanalyse. Emnet gir grunnleggende kunnskap og forståelse for kvalitetskontroll og kvalitetssikring gjennom bl.a. anvendelse av ervervet kunnskap i statistikk og risikoanalyse.

This course covers two central areas of scientific research: the construction and justification of a research plan, and the subsequent analysis and interpretation of its implementation and of the resulting data.

The course will be offered once a year, provided 3 or more students sign up for the course. If less than 3 students sign up for a course, the course will be cancelled for that year.

Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn på 3 timer.

Eksamensresultatet kan påklages.

Ved eventuell ny og utsatt eksamen kan muntlig eksamensform bli benyttet istedenfor skriftlig eksamen. Ved eventuell muntlig eksamensform ved ny og utsatt eksamen, kan denne ikke påklages.

Håndholdt kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst og som ikke kan regne symbolsk. Dersom kalkulatoren har mulighet for lagring i internminnet skal minnet være slettet før eksamen. Stikkprøver kan foretas.

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