Engineering ethics : concepts and cases /
Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins.
- 2nd edition
- Australia ; Canada ; Denmark : Thomson Wadsworth , c2009.
- xx, 377p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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)