Engineering Ethics - A Challenge of Our Times
Andrew C. Kadak, Behnam Taebi, Delft University, Netherlands
Mon Jan 12 thru Thu Jan 15, 10am-04:00pm, 32-124
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2008
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Engineering ethics is fundamental to assuring that the technologies we use and develop are safe. This seminar will cover: Introduction to Engineering Ethics and Codes of Conduct; Responsibility within Organizations; Normative Ethics for Engineers; and Ethical Aspects of Technological Risks. The seminars will use video case studies and role play to assess what you might do in certain difficult situations. This seminar will prepare you for challenges you will face in the future.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/nse/
Contact: Andrew C. Kadak, 24-202, 253-0166, kadak@mit.edu
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In Vino Veritas
Prof. Linn W. Hobbs
Mon Jan 5, Tue Jan 6, Thu Jan 8, Tue Jan 13, Thu Jan 15, 05-08:00pm, 6-104 (Chipman Room)
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 60 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Participants must be age 21 or older on 1/05/09. ID required
Fee: 175.00 for For wines, crackers and extensive tasting notes
Harvard cannot lay claim to all verities! This high quality introductory class in wine appreciation, long an IAP classic now in its 28th year, with more than 2100 enthusiastic alumni/ae, will acquaint participants with the truth about wines from around the world through comparative tastings of over 55 fine wines. The offering is perennially oversubscribed, so immediate registration is advised. Payment of fee with registration.
Contact: Gabrielle Joseph, 13-4062, 253-6970, gaj@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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