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Thinking like an engineer : studies in the ethics of a profession / Michael Davis.

By: Series: Practical and professional ethicsPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford university press, c1998.Description: xii, 240 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780195120516
  • 0195120515
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 174.962 DAV
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CONTENT :

Part I Introduction to engineering
1 Science, technology and values

2 A history of engineering in the united states

3 Are "software engineers" engineers ?

Part II Engineers in context
4 Codes of ethics and the challenger

5 Explaining wrongdoings

6 Avoiding the tragedy of whistleblowing

Part III Protecting engineering judgement
7 Conflicts of interest in engineering

8 Codes of ethics, professions and conflict of interest

Part IV Empirical research
9 Ordering technical decision-making; An empirical investigation

10 Professional autonomy: framework for empirical research

Bibliography : p. 227-235 . _ Index : p. 237-240.

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