Foreword Woodie C. Flowers; Preface; Introduction to ethical concepts; 1. Ethics as design - doing justice to ethical problems; 2. The basis and scope of professional responsibility; 3. Central professional responsibilities of engineers; 4. Two models of professional behavior: Roger Boisjloy and the challenger, William Lemessurier's fifty-nine story crisis; 5. Workplace rights and responsibilities; 6. Responsibility for research integrity; 7. The responsibility of investigators for experimental subjects; 8. Responsibility for the environment; 9. Fair credit in research and publication; 10. Fair credit in engineering practice; Epilogue: Making a life in engineering and science.
A real-world, problem-centered approach to engineering ethics, using case studies, for students and professionals.
From the Foreword: 'I am very enthusiastic about Dr Whitbeck's effort to help us think effectively and somewhat pragmatically about professional ethics. Everyone, professionals in particular, must expect ethically-complex situations to arise ... This book will help seasoned professionals clarify their approach to their own behavior, and this book can profoundly affect those who face a messy situation for the first time.' Woodie C. Flowers, Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'The book is invaluable in focusing attention on an important subject which is all too often ignored.' F. G. Helps, IEE Review 'I consider this book a welcome addition to the engineering ethics bookshelf. It is more advanced and ambitious than most textbooks in the field, and it expresses in numerous instances original views that are yet to enter the mainstream in engineering practice and research.' IEEE Spectrum
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