Engineering Ethics

In this interactive class, you review the Codes of Ethics from engineering professional associations and explore the differences between ethics, moral impact and compliance, and examine the core values held by professional engineers and those espoused by your company. With your colleagues, you use ethical decision-making guidelines in a case study discussion. This course requires weekly participation over a one-month period. Instructor-led content meets the minimum requirement in the areas of professional conduct and ethics, and satisfies your biennial registration period requirement per Chapter A-E 13.

The current biennium deadline for licensees is 8/1/22-7/31/2024.

The Engineering Ethics course is great way to meet your professional conduct and ethics requirement plus earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs).

Instructors

Patricia Clason, RCC, CPS

Patricia Clason, RCC, CPS, has more than 40 years of experience with trauma survivors, guiding their emotional healing through emotional intelligence (EQ) intensive programs. A professional speaker, trainer, coach and peer specialist, Patricia has led weekend retreats for military veterans, ... read more

Patricia Clason

Patricia Clason, RCC, CPS, has more than 40 years of experience with trauma survivors, guiding their emotional healing through emotional intelligence (EQ) intensive programs. A professional speaker, trainer, coach and peer specialist, Patricia has led weekend retreats for military veterans, ... read more

Who Should Attend

Professional engineers seeking to fulfill their credentialing maintenance requirements for ethics

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

• Know the ethical codes of professional engineering organizations
• Distinguish the differences between ethics, moral impact and compliance
• Learn and apply a model for ethical decision-making

Course Outline

Module 1 – Reviewing Engineering Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Week 1 – Discussion (asynchronous) – Values and Ethics in Decision-Making

Week 2 – Complete the Values Wheel and post regarding alignment of your values with organizational values, then comment on classmates’ posts

Module 2 – Putting It Into Practice

Week 3 – Read the case study and comment on the questions and your insights

Week 4 – Complete the NSPE ethics test and comment insights on your results