Information Regarding

Professional Development Hour Courses

in Engineering Ethics offered On-Line

 

 

Course Content

Steps to Complete the Course

Evaluation

Enrollment Information & Enrollment Form

Verification of Completion

Course Fees

 

 

Course Content

PDH-2:

Watch Gilbane Gold (© 1989 – 24 minutes)

Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie

(You are expected to spend approximately 1.5 hours answering these questions.)

 

PDH-3:

Watch Incident at Morales (© 2005 - 36 minutes)

Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie

 (You are expected to spend approximately 2.5 hours answering these questions.)

 

PDH-4:

Watch Henry’s Daughters (© 2010 – 32 minutes)

Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie

(You are expected to spend approximately 3.5 hours answering these questions.)

 

PDH-5:

Watch Gilbane Gold and Incident at Morales (one-hour)

Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie

(You are expected to spend approximately 4 hours answering these questions)

 

PDH-7:

Watch Henry’s Daughters © 2010 and Incident at Morales ©2005 (~one-hour)

Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie

(You are expected to spend approximately 6 hours answering these questions.)

 

PDH-10:

Watch Gilbane Gold, Incident at Morales, and Henry’s Daughters (two-hours)

Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie.

(You are expected to spend approximately 7 hours answering these questions)

Describe and discuss an ethical issue that you have faced or know about (approximately one hour of your time).

 

 

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Steps to Complete the Course

Watch the assigned engineering ethics movie(s) on-line.  A link is provided through the course website.  If you do not have a high speed internet connection, we will send you a CD containing the movie(s) you need to watch.

 

Respond to a set of questions regarding the movie(s)

 

 

Evaluation

Written assignments are to be submitted by email to engineering.ethics@ttu.edu.  Evaluation will be based on depth of thought, clarity and completeness.

 

 

Verification of Completion

Upon successfully completing the course, the participant will receive a Certificate of Completion verifying the professional development hours earned.

 

 

Course fees: 

PDH-2: $100          PDH-3: $150            PDH-4: $200          PDH-5: $250           PDH-7: $350           PDH-10: $500

 

The Murdough Center allows six (6) months from date of enrollment to complete

any of the courses listed on this web page.

 

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Enrollment Information

The course fee may be paid by check credit card.  If paying by check, complete the enrollment form and mail with your check payable to Texas Tech University and mail to

            National Institute for Engineering Ethics

            Texas Tech University

            Box 41023

            Lubbock, TX  79409-1023

 

If paying by credit card, you may call the Murdough Center at (806) 742-3525 and give us your information over the phone.  Alternatively, you may complete the enrollment form and fax it to (806) 742-0444.

 

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Additional Courses in Engineering Ethics by Distance Learning

In addition to these short courses, the Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism at Texas Tech University offer more comprehensive levels of engineering ethics courses resulting in thirty, sixty and ninety Professional Development Hours.  (Information on comprehensive level courses)

 

 

Program and Course Director

William M. Marcy, Professor and Director

Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism and National Institute for Engineering Ethics

 

Assisted by

Richard A. Burgess, Associate Director

Patricia M. Harper, Unit Coordinator

Sylvia G. Bermea, Administrative Business Assistant

 

 

Phone:  (806) 742-3525            Fax:  (806) 742-0444                 Email:  engineering.ethics@ttu.edu