To: Charles Boncelet, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fred T. Hofstetter, UGS Chair
From: Fred Schueler, Chair, Philosophy
The Philosophy Department supports the proposed changes in ELEG 491 from a 2
unit to a 3 unit course, as described below.
ELEG 491 is a requirement for the major, and a substantial component of the
ELEG efforts to fulfill the ethics requirement of ABET. It is now a
2-credit course; the content of the new course (see below), taught by Dr. Tom
Powers (Philosophy and Director of the Center for Science, Ethics, & Public
Policy), justifies more instruction and contact hours. A move to 3 credits is
therefore advisable based on content alone, and has been suggested by external
reviewers to ELEG. Dr. Powers has published widely in
the subject area of the course, including in engineering (IEEE) and philosophy
outlets. It would be advantageous to the department and to students to
have an instructor for this course who also has a research interest in the
field....
There are no other ethics courses in this specific area taught at UD . P
Fred Schueler
G. F. Schueler
Email: schueler@udel.edu
Web Site: http://udel.edu/~schueler/
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