The course will examine the roles and responsibilities of engineers in the context of civic life when creating new products and companies. This course will be an overview of three major ethical systems, Utilitarianism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics in the context of various engineering disciplines. There will be an emphasis on modern problems in social media and free speech as well as data science. Examples of questions that will be examined: - What is the role of social media companies in our society given their ability to sell our information? - What moral obligations do engineers posses when building bridges and other structures? - Does maximizing user's immediate happiness always lead to the best products for society at large? - Why should STEM students study Philosophy in the first place?

This course will teach students how to look at a painting or piece of sculpture and make meaningful insights about the work. This course is intended for any students who has been to an art history museum and has felt completely lost and incapable of appreciating what they see. By the end of the course, the student should be able to go to an art museum and find value from the experience. There will be a focus on artwork in the Western tradition.