Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases
By Charles E. Harris, Jr., Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins, Ray W. James, P.E., Elaine E. Englehardt
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Packed with real-world cases and examples, ENGINEERING ETHICS helps future engineers understand the importance of their conduct as professionals and see how their actions can affect the health, safety and welfare of the public and environment. The sixth edition provides dozens of diverse and contemporary engineering cases and a proven and structured method for analyzing them; practical application of the Engineering Code of Ethics; focus on critical moral reasoning and effective organizational communication; emphasis on reliability and trustworthiness in the profession; and in-depth treatment of issues such as sustainability and economic development, risk management, ethical responsibilities and globalized standards for engineering. In addition, the text now includes boxed features in every chapter and an all-new chapter devoted to future challenges relating to evolving technology.
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Packed with real-world cases and examples, ENGINEERING ETHICS helps future engineers understand the importance of their conduct as professionals and see how their actions can affect the health, safety and welfare of the public and environment. The sixth edition provides dozens of diverse and contemporary engineering cases and a proven and structured method for analyzing them; practical application of the Engineering Code of Ethics; focus on critical moral reasoning and effective organizational communication; emphasis on reliability and trustworthiness in the profession; and in-depth treatment of issues such as sustainability and economic development, risk management, ethical responsibilities and globalized standards for engineering. In addition, the text now includes boxed features in every chapter and an all-new chapter devoted to future challenges relating to evolving technology.
Real-life case studies highlighting the latest engineering achievements and failures give your students plenty of opportunities to apply what they learn while analyzing some of the most recent events and current policies in engineering. The text presents a proven method for analyzing cases using ethical problem-solving techniques. Examples of cases that already have been analyzed clearly demonstrate this method, which has become a hallmark of the text.
Excellent for homework assignments, group projects or lively classroom debate, cases can be used to stimulate thought and questions as they are read and discussed.
Extremely student friendly, the text offers clear explanations of the Engineering Code of Ethics that apply to various cases.
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Chapter 1: Engineers: Professionals for the Human GoodPreview this chapter
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