Seminar on Professional Ethics for Engineering
Registered participants will be sent a zoom link on the day of the presentation.
Participates who are confirmed to be on the Zoom for the duration of the session will be issued a certificate of attendance which can be used as ethics training for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Regina are again pleased to present a discussion / seminar focusing on general ethical reasoning and principles applied to cases and issues of interest to professional engineers, and students of engineering. Following a similar format but extending the discussion to last year’s highly successful presentation will be Professors Elliot and Soifer. A brief presentation of basic principles in professional ethics will be followed by discussion of prepared case studies involving, among others, issues such as conflict of interest, confidentiality, and privacy.
David Elliott (PhD, Toronto) is a professor specializing in ethical theory, professional ethics, and biomedical ethics, and also currently serves as Department Head of the Department of Philosophy and Classics. Dr. Elliott has served as ethics representative on the Saskatchewan Health Authority's Research Ethics Board and is currently serving on the University of Regina Ethics Board.
Eldon Soifer (D. Phil, Oxford) is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Classics, and also currently head of the Department of Politics and International Studies. His areas of specialization include theoretical ethics, applied ethics (including professional ethics), political philosophy, and philosophy of law. Dr. Soifer also serves on the Ethics Board for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (Regina Area), and has served as a consultant to the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (2008).