| Description |
xx, 330 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Woodie Flowers -- Introduction to Ethical Concepts -- 1. Ethics as Design: Doing Justice to Ethical Problems -- 2. The Basis and Scope of Professional Responsibility -- 3. Central Professional Responsibilities of Engineers -- 4. Two Models of Professional Behavior: Roger Boisjoly and the Challenger, William Lemessurier's Fifty-Nine Story Crisis -- 5. Workplace Rights and Responsibilities -- 6. Responsibility for Research Integrity -- 7. The Responsibility of Investigators for Experimental Subjects -- 8. Responsibility for the Environment -- 9. Fair Credit in Research and Publication -- 10. Credit and Intellectual Property in Engineering Practice -- Epilog: Making a Life in Engineering and Science |
| Summary |
Engineers encounter difficult ethical problems in their practice and in research. In many ways, these problems are like design problems: They are complex and often ill-defined; resolving them involves an iterative process of analysis and synthesis; and there can be more than one acceptable solution. This book offers a real-world, problem-centered approach to engineering ethics, using a rich collection of open-ended scenarios and case studies to develop skill in recognizing and addressing ethical issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index |
| Subject |
Engineering ethics.
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| LC no. |
97018010 |
| ISBN |
0521474116 |
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