Download or read book Ethics and Professionalism in Engineering written by Richard H. McCuen and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid pace of technological change constantly gives rise to new ethical dilemmas, and engineers must be as well versed in societal values and ethics as they are in the technical concepts of their disciplines. Ethics and Professionalism in Engineering provides a practical introduction for engineering students that emphasizes ethical decision-making. McCuen and Gilroy situate engineering ethics in the wider context of business and environmental ethics and guide students through case studies emphasizing value conflicts often encountered in engineering.
Download or read book Engineering Business Professional Ethics written by Simon Robinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering, as a profession and business, is at the sharp end of the ethical practice. Far from being a bolt on extra to the ‘real work’ of the engineer it is at the heart of how he or she relates to the many different stakeholders in the engineering project. Engineering, Business and Professional Ethics highlights the ethical dimension of engineering and shows how values and responsibility relate to everyday practice. Looking at the underlying value systems that inform practical thinking the book offers a framework for ethical decision-making. Covering global corporate responsibility to the increasing concern for the environment within the engineering business, the book offers ways in which value conflict can be handled. Integrating practice, value and diversity the book helps to prepare the engineer for the ethical challenges of the 21st century. This book is essential reading for all students on courses accredited by the Engineering Council e.g. Civil, Chemical, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering who need to be aware of ethics. Also of interest to practicing engineers and professionals such as Sustainability Managers and Community Workers involved in engineering projects. The authors have worked together in the area of engineering, professional and business ethics for many years and are all members of the National Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of Leeds.
Download or read book Engineering Professionalism and Ethics written by James H. Schaub and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1983-02-02 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A balanced, thought-provoking series of selected readings on professionalism and ethics in engineering. Addresses such topics as the concept of professionalism; education and maintenance of competence; registration; the role of professional and technical societies; professional autonomy; engineers' responsibilities for the social effects of engineering practice; whistle-blowing; and the formulation and enforcement of codes of ethics. Includes case studies of the ethical dilemmas faced in engineering practice, compilations of major codes of engineering ethics, and references for further reading.
Download or read book Global Engineering Ethics written by Heinz Luegenbiehl and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Engineering Ethics introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Numerous case studies from around the world help the reader to see clearly the relevance of design, safety, and professionalism to engineers. Engineering increasingly takes place in global contexts, with industrial and research teams operating across national and cultural borders. This adds a layer of complexity to already challenging ethical issues. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand or communicate the ethics of engineering, including students, academics, and researchers, and is indispensable for those involved in international and cross-cultural environments. - Takes a global-values approach to engineering ethics rather than prioritizing any one national or regional culture - Uses engineering case studies to explain ethical issues and principles in relatable, practical contexts - Approaches engineering from a business perspective, emphasizing the extent to which engineering occurs in terms of profit-driven markets, addressing potential conflicts that arise as a result - Provides extensive guidance on how to carry out ethical analysis by using case studies, to practice addressing and thinking through issues before confronting them in the world
Download or read book What Every Engineer Should Know about Ethics written by Kenneth K. Humphreys and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-07-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact reference succinctly explains the engineering profession's codes of ethics using case studies drawn from decisions of the National Society of Professional Engineers' (NSPE) Board of Ethical Review, examining ethical challenges in engineering, construction, and project management. It includes study questions to supplement general engineering survey courses and a list of references to aid practicing engineers in exploring topics in depth. Concentrating primarily on situations engineers encounter on a daily basis and offering pragmatic answers to ethical questions, What Every Engineer Should Know About Ethics discusses recent headline-making disasters such as the Challenger explosion, the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, and the Hyatt-Regency Hotel collapse; considers the merits and drawbacks of professional codes of ethics; covers the application of the "committee approach" to specific cases; compares and contrasts ethical codes and personal values with alternative approaches to morality; defines professional licensing and registration and enumerates their prerequisites; outlines legal standards for liability; emphasizes the importance of communication, coordination, and documentation; includes a discussion of "whistleblowing;" defines the engineer's primary ethical responsibility; and more.
Download or read book The Ethical Engineer written by Robert McGinn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the ethics of practical engineering through analyses of eighteen rich case studies The Ethical Engineer explores ethical issues that arise in engineering practice, from technology transfer to privacy protection to whistle-blowing. Presenting key ethics concepts and real-life examples of engineering work, Robert McGinn illuminates the ethical dimension of engineering practice and helps students and professionals determine engineers’ context-specific ethical responsibilities. McGinn highlights the “ethics gap” in contemporary engineering—the disconnect between the meager exposure to ethical issues in engineering education and the ethical challenges frequently faced by engineers. He elaborates four “fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers” (FEREs) and uses them to shed light on the ethical dimensions of diverse case studies, including ones from emerging engineering fields. The cases range from the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster in India to the Google Street View project. After examining the extent to which the actions of engineers in the cases align with the FEREs, McGinn recapitulates key ideas used in analyzing the cases and spells out the main lessons they suggest. He identifies technical, social, and personal factors that induce or press engineers to engage in misconduct and discusses organizational, legal, and individual resources available to those interested in ethically responsible engineering practice. Combining probing analysis and nuanced ethical evaluation of engineering conduct in its social and technical contexts, The Ethical Engineer will be invaluable to engineering students and professionals. Meets the need for engineering-related ethics study Elaborates four fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers Discusses diverse, global cases of ethical issues in established and emerging engineering fields Identifies resources and options for ethically responsible engineering practice Provides discussion questions for each case
Download or read book Next Generation Ethics written by Ali E. Abbas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders from academia and industry offer guidance for professionals and general readers on ethical questions posed by modern technology.
Download or read book Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World written by Colleen Murphy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume identifies, discusses and addresses the wide array of ethical issues that have emerged for engineers due to the rise of a global economy. To date, there has been no systematic treatment of the particular challenges globalization poses for engineering ethics standards and education. This volume concentrates on precisely this challenge. Scholars and practitioners from diverse national and professional backgrounds discuss the ethical issues emerging from the inherent symbiotic relationship between the engineering profession and globalization. Through their discussions a deeper and more complete understanding of the precise ways in which globalization impacts the formulation and justification of ethical standards in engineering as well as the curriculum and pedagogy of engineering ethics education emerges. The world today is witnessing an unprecedented demand for engineers and other science and technology professionals with advanced degrees due to both the off-shoring of western jobs and the rapid development of non-Western countries. The current flow of technology and professionals is from the West to the rest of the world. Professional practices followed by Western (or Western-trained) engineers are often based on presuppositions which can be in fundamental disagreement with the viewpoints of non-Westerners. A successful engineering solution cannot be simply technically sound, but also must account for cultural, social and religious constraints. For these reasons, existing Western standards cannot simply be exported to other countries. Divided into two parts, Part I of the volume provides an overview of particular dimensions of globalization and the criteria that an adequate engineering ethics framework must satisfy in a globalized world. Part II of the volume considers pedagogical challenges and aims in engineering ethics education that is global in character.
Download or read book Ethics in Civil and Structural Engineering Professional Responsibility and Standard of Care written by Dave K. Adams and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2022-02-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the principles and practices of ethics as applied to civil and structural engineering This comprehensive textbook covers engineering ethics specifically through the lens of civil and structural engineering. Ethics in Civil and Structural Engineering: Professional Responsibility & Standard of Care uses known standards of professional care, ethical codes of conduct, published court opinions, and case studies specifically from the civil and structural engineering disciplines to connect core concepts to real-world professional practices. The book draws on examples of structural design, engineering of land and infrastructure development, and surveying to highlight ethical lessons, define professional competence, illustrate the expected standard of care, and summarize the future of best practices. Readers will get strategies that they can use to construct a morally based professional foundation and take an ethical approach to issues such as environmental sustainability, resilient design and construction, professional responsibility, design and decision justification, business and interpersonal relationships, and dispute resolution. Covers numerous ethical codes of conduct published in the United States and internationally Features court-based opinions and case studies that illustrate key concepts Includes review and discussion questions suitable for self-study or a college-level course Written by a practicing engineer and experienced author
Download or read book Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research written by Caroline Whitbeck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Caroline Whitbeck's Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research focused on the difficult ethical problems engineers encounter in their practice and in research. In many ways, these problems are like design problems: they are complex, often ill defined; resolving them involves an iterative process of analysis and synthesis; and there can be more than one acceptable solution. In the second edition of this text, Dr Whitbeck goes above and beyond by featuring more real-life problems, stating recent scenarios and laying the foundation of ethical concepts and reasoning. This book offers a real-world, problem-centered approach to engineering ethics, using a rich collection of open-ended case studies to develop skill in recognizing and addressing ethical issues.
Download or read book Engineering Ethics written by Charles E. Harris and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-01-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between theory and practice, ENGINEERING ETHICS: CONCEPTS AND CASES, 5E, International Edition, will help you quickly understand the importance of your conduct as a professional and how your actions can affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. ENGINEERING ETHICS: CONCEPTS AND CASES, 5E, International Edition, provides dozens of diverse engineering cases and a proven and structured method for analyzing them; practical application of the Engineering Code of Ethics; focus on critical moral reasoning as well as effective organizational communication; and in-depth treatment of issues such as sustainability, acceptable risk, whistle-blowing, and globalized standards for engineering. Additionally, a new companion website offers study questions, self-tests, and additional case studies.
Download or read book Methodologies and Outcomes of Engineering and Technological Pedagogy written by Kaushik Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores recent developments and advancements in engineering pedagogy"--
Download or read book Ethics in Engineering written by Mike W. Martin and published by McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics. This book was released on 1996 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text has been revised to coincide with the directive by ABET (the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology) to expand the ethics for engineering course. Other topics new to this edition include computer ethics, environmental ethics, corporate loyalty and collegiality.
Download or read book Ethics for Engineers written by Anthony F. Bainbridge and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a key introduction to ethics in engineering, providing professionals at all stages of their career with guidance on navigating the increasingly complex world of practising engineering ethically on an international scale. Engineering professionals face a duty to uphold reliable and trustworthy behaviour when working across all disciplines and industries. Accuracy and rigour are essential parts of the modern workplace, and are increasingly of concern to practising engineers. Using case studies to highlight examples of issues within the workplace and how these can be appropriately handled, this book is an accessible tool through which engineers can gain confidence in dealing with ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Touching upon safety, risk, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and intellectual property, alongside sustainability and environmental matters, the book focuses on hot topics which are fast becoming day-to-day issues dealt with by engineers. The book will be suitable for engineers of all disciplines, alongside students looking to become professional chartered engineers.
Download or read book Engineering Ethics written by W. Richard Bowen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities aims to set a new agenda for the engineering profession by developing a key challenge: can the great technical innovation of engineering be matched by a corresponding innovation in the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility? Central features of this stimulating text include: · An analysis of engineering as a technical and ethical practice providing great opportunities for promoting the wellbeing and agency of individuals and communities. · Elucidation of the ethical opportunities of engineering in three key areas: Engineering for Peace, emphasising practical amelioration of the root causes of conflict rather than military solutions. Engineering for Health, focusing on close collaboration with healthcare professionals for both the promotion and restoration of health. Engineering for Development, providing effective solutions for the reduction of extreme poverty. · Innovative strategies for implementing these ethical opportunities are described: Emphasis on the personal responsibility of every engineer and on the benefits of supporting social structures. Use of language and concepts that are appealing to business managers and political decision makers. · Future prospects for increasing the acceptance and expression of ethical responsibility by engineers are envisaged. · Engineering Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities provides engineers, decision makers and the wider public with new understanding of the potential of engineering for the promotion of human flourishing.
Download or read book A State by State Summary of Liability Laws Affecting the Practice of Engineering 1999 written by National Society of Professional Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ethics Politics and Whistleblowing in Engineering written by Nicholas Sakellariou and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to generate a strong operational ethic in the work of engineers from all disciplines. It provides numerous examples of engineers who sought to meet the highest ethical standards, risking both professional and personal retaliations. In short, it presents the fields of engineering ethics in the context of actual conflict situations on the job, and points to an urgent need for a strong ethical framework for the profession. This book is about engineering students and practitioners truly understanding, valuing, and championing their wider critical role. Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and champion of engineers, wrote the preface. Presents various viewpoints which hail from a wide variety of disciplines in the engineering, science, and technology communities. Includes a mix of historical and contemporary examples, a list of relevant television series and documentaries for engineers, as well as links to informative websites for practicing engineers and engineering students. Examines engineering professionalism as related to the imperative of sustainable development. Provides numerous examples of corporate whistleblowing and ethical dilemmas in engineering. Includes a foreword written by consumer advocate Ralph Nader.
