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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course deals with the study of various laws, codes, ethics and standards in the practice of the engineering profession. The course also includes moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering. This subject will focus on the study of the code of ethics, conflict of interest, safety and risk tradeoffs in design, confidentiality, behavior in the work place, intellectual property, patents, trade secrets and contemporary issues in engineering.
COURSE JUSTIFICATION/RATIONALE
To enable the student’s, learn various laws, codes, ethics and standards in the practice of the engineering profession.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Outline the various laws, codes, ethics and standards in the practice of the engineering profession.
2. Explain themoral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering.
3. Discuss the confrontability of individuals and organizations
LEARNING OUTCOMES
A student completing the course is expected to:
1. Describe the legal environment within which an Engineer operates.
2. Explain the role of engineering professional societies.
3. Illustrate awareness of ethics within engineering practices.
4. Give contemporary issues regarding the Engineering profession.
5. Explain the moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering.
Kampala International University,
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