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Course Detail

Degree
Bachelor
Standard Academic Year
4
Course delivery methods
face-to-face
Subject
Physical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Engineering & technology
Program
School
School of Science and Engineering
Department
Bachelor's Program in Interdisciplinary Engineering
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2022-2023
Course Offering Month
October - December
Weekday and Period
Wed1
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
FJ11001

Engineering Ethics University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

This course discusses historical examples and up-to-date issues related to engineering ethics. In the first half of the course, we mainly deal with preparedness, mitigation, and response for catastrophic disasters such as earthquakes and tsunami from an engineering point of view. In the second half, we mainly deal with genetic engineering technologies that can cause worldwide pandemic, such as gain-of-function research that artificially enhances transmissibility and pathogenicity of pathogens like bacteria and viruses.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Related to 4. Skills in the field of Micro Engineering and Nanoscience, and 5. Skills in the field of Macro Engineering and Systems Engineering.

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Kakeya Hideki

Other information

Lecture is conducted in English.

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Link to the syllabus provided by the university