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Ethics and Leadership in Engineering - GSOE9510
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Excluded: ELEC4122
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The role of engineering in society; assessment of technological innovations. Engineering ethics principles and practice; an introduction to ethical systems; the application of ethical frameworks to engineering practice and related technologies; codes of ethics in the professions. Social, legal, environmental and economic considerations; sustainability. Theories of leadership; leadership of teams. Organisation behaviour.

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