Course: Ethics in Business and Engineering Ethics

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Course title Ethics in Business and Engineering Ethics
Course code KFI/EBT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kratochvíl Miloš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Introduction to the studies of ethics and axiology. 2.Current guestions of value orientation of technical intelligence. 3.Ethics and morals in historical development.Categories of ethics. 4.Current theories of ethics and search for a way out of moral crisis. 5.Profesional ethics. 6.Ethics of science. 7.Ethics of environment and ecological education of an engineer. 8.Ethics for engineers. 9.Business ethics(for engineers). 10.Ethics of media communication (for engineers). 11.Ethics and etiguette of an engineer - contrast of cultures. 12.Ethics in the lifelong education of an engineer.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 48 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe the topics dealt with in the field of ethics in general
Skills
to identify the problem (thesis) and reproduce the argumentation contained in the text
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to introduce basic characters and themes from the history of ethics and selected problems of contemporary ethics
to characterize the most important philosophical ethical concepts and explain their context
Skills
to use the theory of ethics and the philosophy of values to critically evaluate their own moral choices and actions and their social mediation
to build their own hierarchy of values and determine the meaning of life
to recognize the consequences of unethical and unprofessional behavior in comparison to professional ethics and determine the ethical consequences of scientific research in cases of violation of professional ethos by misuse and failure to foresee the use of science
to apply the ethical criterion in the multi-criteria evaluation of model situations in one's own engineering training and practice
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Vyd. v tomto překladu 2., V nakladatelství Academia 1. Praha : Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0917-5.
  • Hanuláková, Eva. Reklama a etika. Bratislava : Eurounion, 2002. ISBN 80-88984-37-8.
  • Josef Petr Ondok. Bioetika, Trinitas. Svitavy, 1999.
  • Kacetl, Jaroslav. Obchodní a podnikatelská etika. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové : Gaudeamus, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7435-095-5.
  • King, Alexander. První globální revoluce : svět na prahu nového tisíciletí. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Bradlo, 1991. ISBN 80-7127-048-2.
  • Ricken, Friedo. Obecná etika. Praha : ISE, 1995.
  • Salomon, Jean-Jacques. Technologický úděl. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-097-8.
  • Simon Robinson, Ross Dixon, Christopher Preece, Kris Moodley. Engineering, Business & Professional Ethics. Routledge. 2007.
  • Sokol, Jan. Malá filosofie člověka a slovník filosofických pojmů. 3. rozšíř. vyd. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1998. ISBN 80-7021-253-5.
  • Šroněk, Ivan. Etiketa a etika v podnikání. 1. vydání. Praha : Management Press, 1995. ISBN 80-85603-94-2.
  • Tondl, Ladislav. Hodnocení a hodnoty : metodologické rozměry hodnocení. Vyd. 1. Praha : Filosofia, 1999. ISBN 80-7007-131-1.


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