Information Regarding Professional Development Hour Courses
in Engineering Ethics offered On-Line
Course Content and Cost
PDH-2 ($100)
Watch Gilbane Gold (© 1989 – 24 minutes)
Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie
(You are expected to spend approximately 1.5 hours answering these questions.)
PDH-3 ($150)
Watch Incident at Morales (© 2005 - 36 minutes)
Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie
(You are expected to spend approximately 2.5 hours answering these questions.)
PDH-4 ($200)
Watch Henry’s Daughters (© 2010 – 32 minutes)
Respond to a set of questions regarding this movie
(You are expected to spend approximately 3.5 hours answering these questions.)
PDH-5 ($250)
Watch Gilbane Gold and Incident at Morales (one-hour)
Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie
(You are expected to spend approximately 4 hours answering these questions)
PDH-7 ($350)
Watch Henry’s Daughters © 2010 and Incident at Morales ©2005 (~one-hour)
Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie
(You are expected to spend approximately 6 hours answering these questions.)
PDH-10 ($500)
Watch Gilbane Gold, Incident at Morales, and Henry’s Daughters (two-hours)
Respond to a set of questions regarding each movie.
(You are expected to spend approximately 7 hours answering these questions)
Describe and discuss an ethical issue that you have faced or know about
(You are expected to spend approximately 1 hour of your time discussing this issue).
Goals and Objectives
The goal is to promote understanding, communication, insight and problem solving abilities related to ethics
in the engineering profession.
Overall objectives are to develop the ability to:
1. Differentiate between personal ethics, legally required ethics and ethics based on the engineer's
responsibility to project the health, safety and welfare of the public
2. Formulate solutions to ethical problems by
a. recognizing the consequences of actions taken
b. analyzing what is expected
c. knowing what's right and doing what's right
d. comprehending, comparing, evaluating and acting on these solutions
Steps to Complete
A link is provided through the course website to watch the assigned engineering ethics movie(s) on-line. If you
do not have a high speed internet connection, we will send you a CD containing the movie(s) you need to watch.
Respond to a set of questions regarding the movie(s) in an MS Word document provided on the course website.
Assignments are to be submitted as an email attachment to engineering.ethics@ttu.edu.
The Murdough Center allows six (6) months from date of enrollment to complete any of the courses listed
above.
Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on depth of thought, clarity and completeness.
Verification of Completion
Upon successfully completing the course, the participant will receive a Certificate of Completion verifying the
professional development hours earned.
Enrollment Information
The course fee may be paid by check credit card. If paying by check, complete the enrollment form below and
mail with your check payable to Texas Tech University to
National Institute for Engineering Ethics
Texas Tech University
Box 41023
Lubbock, TX 79409-1023
If paying by credit card, you may call the Murdough Center at (806) 742-3525 and give us your information over
the phone. Alternatively, you may complete the enrollment form and fax it to (806) 742-0444.
Program and Course Director
William M. Marcy, Ph.D., Professor and Director
Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism and National Institute for Engineering Ethics
Assisted by
Richard A. Burgess, Associate Director
Patricia M. Harper, Unit Coordinator
Sylvia G. Bermea, Administrative Business Assistant
Phone: (806) 742-3525
Fax: (806) 742-0444
Website: www.niee.org
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