preview

Reflection On Design And Design

Decent Essays

There is a reoccurring theme I took from all the readings in this course, and that is that there is more to engineering than just designing. You have to look at every project you have from all perspectives, and it is very important for you to take all things into account. I chose this Systems analysis diagram because it was a good way for me to group certain main ideas into three main categories of thought. Thinking ethically, thinking before you act, and viewing your projects as a two-way street are all very important when working on in the engineering field.
Thinking ethically has been widely discussed in this course. There are many conceptions of what defines ethics, but I think ultimately it means the greater good for all. In Catalano’s Engineering Ethics: Peace, Justice, and the Earth, he states that in order to be ethical, you must think Morally Deep. He writes, “A living being is best thought of not as a thing of some sort, but as a living system, an ongoing life-process.” (Catalano, 2006). I have referenced this many times this semester because I think it is a crucial to expanding your idea of all things to be considered. With a morally deep approach, it forces you to consider all “living beings” which are ongoing life processes not just breathing organisms. By other life processes it means things in the environment like trees. While trees may not be breathing, they still have their own lifespan and therefore are a life process. Defining all the other aspects

Get Access