Engineering Ethics in an Era of Rapidly Advancing Technology - Tulane Engineering Forum 2016 (Video on Demand)
Credit: 1 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Tulane University Engineering Alumni Assoc
In Engineering Ethics in an Era of Rapidly Advancing Technology - Tulane Engineering Forum 2016, you'll learn ...
- The two main elements that represent the foundation of engineering ethics
- Why ethical issues are particularly challenging in an era of rapidly advancing technology
- The definition of “mankind’s last invention”
Overview
The rapid advancement of technology presents some unique challenges to engineers. Advances in areas like nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, information technology and biotechnology are creating ethical dilemmas because we don’t have a roadmap to deal with the issues. The changes are occurring so rapidly that we simply have not had the time to develop new regulations or even consider many of the ethical implications that go along with the advances in technology.
In this course, we’ll explore some of the ethical issues that have arisen and will continue to arise in the future because of rapid technological advances.
This is a video recording of a live seminar held on April 15, 2016 as a part of the 2016 Tulane Engineering Forum, and is offered exclusively by PDHengineer by special arrangement with engineering alumni of Tulane University and the Tulane School of Science and Engineering. This valuable information is presented by Terry Chambers, PhD, PE, Associate Dean of Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Overview of the Professional Engineer Code of Ethics
- Ethical challenges caused by exponentially expanding technology
- Converging pressures resulting from rapid technological advancements
- The concept of singularity and how it will impact human life on earth
- The definition of “mankind’s last invention”
- The penultimate invention that precedes mankind’s last invention
- Ethical challenges in the post-singularity world
- How do we develop regulations fast enough to keep up with the rapid advancement of technology
Video on Demand
This course is a recorded version of a live lecture and will be streamed directly to your computer's media player. Our format is generally compatible with media players included with all computers and mobile devices. After watching the video presentation, you will return to your account to take the online quiz. While this is a recording of a live presentation, please note that this recording will not qualify as a "live" or "interactive" continuing education activity in those jurisdictions where it is required.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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