Nature and Human Values: A Student Guide

Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nature and Human Values
1 NAE, ABET, and NHV
2 Nuts and Bolts
3 Engineering and Writing
4 Common Requirements
Chapter 2: Engineers and Ethnics
1 Professional Ethics and Engineering
2 Moral Argument and Ethical Theories
3 Consequentialist Ethics
4 Deontological Ethics
5 Virtue Ethics
6 Comparison of the “Big Three”
7 John Rawls—Political Philosophy
8 Environmental Ethics
Chapter 3: Critical Reading
1 Active Reading Strategies
2 Getting Started—Deep Reading
3 Identifying Structure of a Reading
4 Techniques for Understanding Structure
5 Reading for Writing and Discussion
Chapter 4: NHV Course Readings
1 Eric Katz—“The Nazi Engineers”
2 Ronald Sandler—“Value-Sensitive Design and Nanotechnology”
3 Lauren Slater—“In the Unlikely Event of a Water Landing”
4 Garrett Hardin—“The Tragedy of the Commons”
5 Aldo Leopold—“The Land Ethic”
Chapter 5: Writing
1 Pre-Writing
2 Writing a First Draft
3 Drafting
4 Revision—Examples and Strategies
Chapter 6: Argumentation and Analysis
1 Arguments
2 Kinds of Argument
3 Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
4 Analytical Toolbox
Chapter 7: Active Engagement: Listening and Presenting Ideas
1 Listening
2 Speaking
3 Presentations
Chapter 8: Research
1 Library Searches
2 Using Research in Your Writing
3 Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation
4 MLA Documentation Style
5 IEEE Documentation Style
6 APA and Chicago Style
Appendix A: Canvas
Appendix B: Turnitin.com
Appendix C: Plagiarism
1 CSM Academic Integrity Policy
2 What’s Plagiarism?
3 How Can I Tell If I’ve Plagiarized?
4 Penalties
Appendix D: NHV Policies
1 Syllabi
2 Absences
3 Email
Appendix E: Writing Resources
1 Writing Center
2 Texts
3 Websites
About the Editor
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