Professional Ethics ((3))

Catalog description

This course focuses on ethical issues that are especially important for those in professional roles, including some of the following questions: What is a profession? How, if at all, are professions different than occupations more generally? How should a profession's code of ethics guide a professional's decision-making? What are the distinguishing features of the professional/client relationship? What responsibilities do professionals have toward their clients? What responsibilities do they have to the public more generally? Students in the course investigate these questions by studying theories and processes for ethical decision-making as well as specific ethical issues faced by professionals in fields such as computer science, engineering, law, and medicine. This course also focuses on developing written skills through several different types of writing assignments. Prerequisites: At least 60 units and completion of lower division Areas 1A and 3.