Professional Responsibility/Ethics

Class Plan

  1. Professional Responsibility/Ethics Lecture
  2. Professional Responsibility/Ethics Activity

Activity

PART 1 - Create Skit (Individual)

(10 minutes)
  1. Each team member will individually complete the following based on the information you learned from the homework's reading (SE Code of Ethics and Professional Practice) and the assigned Principles. You are to write one problem statements where, in the capacity as a Software Engineer, one might encounter a situation that would be in direct conflict with the Code of Ethics.
  2. For this exercise you need to be creative. We are not looking for a complete story but a well-defined REALISTIC situation (max 1 paragraph per scenario). Perhaps you have already had something happen to you or you have heard from others on a situation that went bad. Describe the situation and potential (or actual) outcomes. For each of the scenarios identify and record the Principle(s) that are/were put in jeopardy. Each scenario needs to cover at least one unique Principle "area" (e.g. JUDGMENT, MANAGEMENT, etc.)

    3. PART 2 - Team Skit

    (20 minutes)

    1. You will join with your project teams.
    2. Plan on acting out your skit via a group presentation.
    3. Scenarios from PART 1 will now be exchanged and discussed. Give each team member 1-2 minutes (max) to read/explain their ideas (You can share your created documents in GoogleDocs or with screen sharing)
    4. After all scenarios have been briefly shared, the team must analyze them and select "the best ONE". Making sure that you understand which principle(s) the scenario is related to.
    5. Using the original description of the scenario complete/augment the story and create a written script for a skit that all participants will act out for the class (approx. 5 minutes). Make sure you identify the actors and roles, and consider whether your skit depicts a "right" choice, "wrong" choice or something in between. Note: Try not to explicitly call out the Principle during your skit.

    As a team, submit your skit to myCourses assignments section labeled "Activity- Team Skit". Name the file accordingly (e.g. "final_skit.pdf").

    PART 3

    (20 minutes)

    1. Teams are selected in random order to act out their skit.
    2. At the end of each skit the class will discuss what Principle(s) are thought to have been involved. The discussion should include understanding implications such as degree-of-harm and the decision making process.

    Submission Information

    Overall, you should have the following submissions: