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Engineering ethics : concepts and cases / Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Australia ; Canada ; Denmark : Thomson Wadsworth , c2009.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xx, 377p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0534533973
  • 9788131500330
  • 8131500330
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.962 22 HAR
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1. Why Professional Ethics
1.1 What is a profession
1.2 Engineering and professionalism
1.3 Two models of professionalism
etc

2. Responsibility in Engineering
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Engineering standards
2.3 The standard of care
etc

3. Framing the Problem
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Determining the Facts
3.3 Clarifying Concepts
etc

4. Resolving Problems
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Involving Humans
4.3 Ethics and Design
etc

5. The Social and Value Dimensions of Technology
5.1 Thinking about technology and society
5.2 Technological Optimism: The Promise of Technology
5.3 Technology Pessimism: The Perils of Technology
etc.

6. Trust and Reliability
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Honesty
6.3 Forms of Dishonesty
etc

7. Risk and Liability in Engineering
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Engineer's Approach to Risk
7.3 The Public's Approach to Risk
etc

8.Engineering in organizations
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Engineers and Managers: The Pessimistic Account
8.3 Being Morally Responsible in an Organization without getting hurt
etc.

9. Engineers and Environment
9.1 Introduction
9.2 What do the Codes say about the Environment
9.3 The Environment in Law and Court Decision: Cleaning up the Environment
etc

10. International Engineering Professionalism
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Ethical Resources for solving boundary-crossing problem
10.3 Economic underdevelopment: The problem of Exploitation
etc

Cases.
List of Cases.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-365) and index: (P. 371 - 377)

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