3 credits
Fall 2026 Distance Learning Upper Division
This graduate seminar is designed to increase your understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities in national, international, and cross-cultural environments, helping you to anticipate, understand, and navigate issues that will likely arise in your working life. The focus of the course is on developing the ability to apply a general ethical framework to new and unique situations, including those arising from the global cultural context of modern engineering. The course covers how this ethical framework should be constituted, and provides practice in applying this framework to specific, concrete cases. Together, these components work toward your development as a better engineer and a more responsible global citizen.
Learning Outcomes1Recall and describe key concepts of professional and ethical responsibilities in national, international, and cross-cultural environments.
2Apply the general ethical framework to analyze and resolve specific, concrete cases in engineering.
3Develop a well-researched original case study that integrates professional and ethical considerations, informed by personal experiences and future aspirations in engineering.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.