PE Ethics Workshop
Upcoming dates (2)
Fee
- $195
-
The Dec 5, 2025 course subject is:
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Fee covers course materials, live online instruction, and certificate.
Discounts
10% Discount for Madison City and Dane County Water Utilities employees. Your department affiliation will be verified.
ID
RA01666-D698
Credits
- CEU: .2
- PDH: 2
Schedule
Students work through online course modules in their own time and at their own pace.
Course Notes
The Dec 5, 2025 course subject is:
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
This workshop is appropriate for Engineers from all backgrounds, but will utilize interesting and relevant case studies and scenarios in the Civil/Environmental Engineering and Water/Wastewater fields. Subjects covered may different from what is described on this webpage and will focus on ethics questions especially relevant to Civil and Environmental Engineers.
This course is taught online using the Canvas and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access the Canvas course website.
Please watch the email address you provided during registration for instructional material release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam folder if you do not see your confirmation or UW (@wisc.edu) communication emails.
Instructor
Laura Grossenbacher
Location
This is an online course.
Topic:
Cancellation Policy
Once you have accessed the online course, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.
Course Overview
In this latest version of the popular engineering ethics series, we explore the following question: Do designers have an ethical obligation to future-proof their designs? What is at stake, ethically, if we continue to design buildings and infrastructure based on existing historical weather/climate data, when that data may not fully capture the possible risks we face in the future? Conversely -- what is at stake, ethically speaking, if climate change concerns drive increasingly costly building and infrastructure designs, codes, and standards? (Who stands to win, and who stands to lose, in both scenarios?) The goal of this session is to gather a group of practicing professionals to hold a civil discussion on this question, even if they do not all agree. While this course was developed for engineers, engineering knowledge is not a prerequisite. Those practicing architecture may also find the ethics principles beneficial for their careers and business relationships.
Who Should Attend?
- Professional Engineers
- Architects
- Related technical professionals
Additional Information
Course Outline
During this ethics workshop you will:
- Debate the ethical implications of designing infrastructure based on known historical data vs. potential future conditions (future-proofing)
- Discuss the impacts and risks of both approaches to design
- Examine professional codes of ethics and how these guiding documents provide greater clarity when facing ethical dilemmas
- Evaluate real case examples of ethics problems
Instructor
Laura Grossenbacher
Laura Grossenbacher, PhD, is the Director of the Technical Communication Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been teaching courses in engineering communication for over twenty years. Dr. Grossenbacher has been an active member of the Association for Practical and Profession Ethics, serving as a judge at the National Ethics Bowl Intercollegiate Competition for several years. She has served a three-year rotation as an NSF proposal reviewer for the Ethics in Engineering and Science Education panel, and actively develops cases for her undergraduate capstone course, Contemporary Issues in International Engineering.
PE Ethics Workshop
Location: Online
Course #: RA01666-D461
Fee: $195
Fee
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, recorded online instruction, and certificate.
Discounts
When three or more sign up from same employer, your course fee is $175.
Credits
- CEU: .2
- LU: 2
- PDH: 2
Schedule
You have one week from the time of enrollment to watch the presentation and finish the quiz. Access to the course site will not be available one week after your enrollment date, so be sure to finish in time!
Course Notes
You have one week from the time of enrollment to watch the presentation and finish the quiz. Access to the course site will not be available one week after your enrollment date, so be sure to finish in time!
Instructor
Laura Grossenbacher
Location
This is an online course.
Topic:
Cancellation Policy
Once you have accessed the online course, exam and/or materials, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.
PE Ethics Workshop
Location: Online
Course #: RA01666-D698
Fee: $195
Fee
- $195
-
The Dec 5, 2025 course subject is:
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Fee covers course materials, live online instruction, and certificate.
Discounts
10% Discount for Madison City and Dane County Water Utilities employees. Your department affiliation will be verified.
Credits
- CEU: .2
- PDH: 2
Schedule
Students work through online course modules in their own time and at their own pace.
Course Notes
The Dec 5, 2025 course subject is:
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
This workshop is appropriate for Engineers from all backgrounds, but will utilize interesting and relevant case studies and scenarios in the Civil/Environmental Engineering and Water/Wastewater fields. Subjects covered may different from what is described on this webpage and will focus on ethics questions especially relevant to Civil and Environmental Engineers.
This course is taught online using the Canvas and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access the Canvas course website.
Please watch the email address you provided during registration for instructional material release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam folder if you do not see your confirmation or UW (@wisc.edu) communication emails.
Instructor
Laura Grossenbacher
Location
This is an online course.
Topic:
Cancellation Policy
Once you have accessed the online course, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.
PE Ethics Workshop
Course #: RA01666PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Date: Fri. December 06, 2024 – Fri. December 06, 2024ID: RA01666-D329
Fee:
- $195
-
The Dec 6, 2024 course subject is:
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Fee covers course materials, live online instruction, and certificate.
10% Discount for Madison City and Dane County Water Utilities employees. Your department affiliation will be verified.
- CEU: .2
- PDH: 2
PE Ethics Workshop
Date: Wed. July 24, 2024 – Wed. July 24, 2024ID: RA01666-D322
Fee:
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, live online instruction, and certificate.
Team Discount: $20 off the course fee, per person, when three or more enroll from the same employer.
- CEU: .2
- LU: 2
- PDH: 2
PE Ethics Workshop
Date: Thu. May 30, 2024 – Thu. May 30, 2024ID: RA01666-D321
Fee:
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, live online instruction, and certificate.
Team Discount: $20 off the course fee, per person, when three or more enroll from the same employer.
- CEU: .2
- LU: 2
- PDH: 2
PE Ethics Workshop: Ethical Considerations in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Date: Mon. November 13, 2023 – Mon. November 13, 2023ID: RA01666-D131
Fee:
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, online instruction, and certificate.
- CEU: .2
- PDH: 2
PE Ethics Workshop
Date: Fri. July 14, 2023 – Fri. July 14, 2023ID: RA01666-C986
Fee:
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, online instruction, and certificate.
Team Discount: $20 off the course fee, per person, when three or more enroll from the same employer.
- CEU: .2
- LU: 2
- PDH: 2
PE Ethics Workshop Online - asynchronous
Date: Sat. July 01, 2023 – Sun. June 30, 2024ID: RA01666-D116
Fee:
- $195
-
Fee covers course materials, recorded online instruction, and certificate.
When three or more sign up from same employer, your course fee is $175.
- CEU: .2
- LU: 2
- PDH: 2
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