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What's Philosophically Interesting about Engineering Ethics?

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author discusses three fundamental aspects about engineering ethics that that makes the subject interesting. First, there is confusion about what the "ethics" in engineering ethics is. Second, there is confusion about what the '...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-003-0032-y

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:12

An Historical Preface to Engineering Ethics

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article looks at the history of the profession of engineering in order to distinguish it from the history of science and technology. The author discusses the relative youth of engineering and its distinct technical and moral c...
Year: 1995
DOI: 10.1007/BF02628696

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09

Evolution of Engineering Ethics over the Last 150 Years

Authors: Abbasi, Rahim Ahmed
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Abstract: Focuses on the evolution of ethics in engineering profession. Description of the ethical practice in the field of engineering; Definition of ethics; Steps taken by the American Society of Civil Engineers to encourage the practice of...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37

Normative Orientations of University Faculty and Doctoral Students

Authors: Anderson, Melissa S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article summarizes the results from two national surveys of 4,000 faculty and doctoral students in chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology and sociology. The results of the survey indicate that both faculty and students subsc...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-000-0002-6

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37

Use of Slogans in Political Campaigns and Advertisements

Authors: National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Questions arise concerning whether certain slogans are deceptive and misleading or cause dishonor to the engineering profession. Includes references to the NSPE Code of Ethics, and a link to the original case brought before NSPE's B...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14308.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 15:53

Comments by One Engineer Concerning Another

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Society of Professional Engineers, Board of Ethical Review
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An engineer is not happy with the recommendation she receives from the Secretary of the Professional Engineer's society of another state. Questions arise as to who, if anyone, should be told of her dissatisfaction. Includes referenc...
Year: 2006
URL: http://onlineethics.org/cms/14311.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-16 16:04

The revolt of the engineers : social responsibility and the American engineering profession

Authors: Layton, Edwin T.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: The book looks at the history of the engineering profession from 1900 to 1940 and how various groups engineers sought to reshape the profession to include more emphasis on social responsibility. ...
Year: 1986

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09

Communication ethics : methods of analysis

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S. ; Jaksa, James A.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: An extremely good introduction to the ethics of communication, as well as including a discussion of how companies and organizations work through decision-making processes. ...
Year: 1994

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09

Ethics in engineering

Authors: Martin, Mike W. ; Schinzinger, Roland
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book provides an introduction to the key issues in engineering ethics, taking account of both specific organizational contexts and broader technological trends. the authors provide real world examples and cases and, by offering...
Year: 2005

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-10 14:36

Engineers and their profession

Authors: Kemper, John Dustin ; Sanders, Billy R.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book provides a broad overview of engineering as a profession and attempts to help students make the transition from university to working in industry by describing the business world they will soon enter. The book looks at is...
Year: 2001

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-12-03 12:42

Report of the Workshops on Ethical Issues in Engineering

Authors: Weil, Vivian
Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
Secondary Title: Ethical Issues in Engineering
Abstract: Workshops on Ethical Issues in Engineering, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), were conducted from July 16 to July 1979 at Illinois Institu...
Year: 1979
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/publication/Report_of_the_Workshops_on_Ethical_Issues_in_Engineering.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-03 12:03

Just Another Day at the Office: The Ordinariness of Professional Ethics

Authors: Welch, Don
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: This article examines some of the efforts that have been made to distinguish the norms and methods of professional ethics from those of "ordinary morality." The author finds unpersuasive arguments for distinctiveness based on the fo...
Year: 1993

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:43

Ethics, 'Ethos' and the Professions: Some Lessons from Engineering

Authors: Moriarty, Gene
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: The development of an ideal engineering ethos, emerging from the practice of what is called virtue ethics, is suggested as a complement to the continuing development of traditional engineering ethics. The suggested engineering ethos...
Year: 1995

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:39

Researchers as Professionals, Professionals as Researchers: A Context for Laboratory Research Ethics

Authors: Elliott, Deni
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: The author discusses the notion of public duty and the broad moral system that provides a foundation for both professional and research ethics. She also discusses morally relevant similarities and differences between scientific rese...
Year: 1995

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:33

Special session - New engineering stories: How feminist thinking can impact engineering ethics and practice

Authors: Tucker, Jessica ; Pawley, Alice ; Riley, Donna ; Catalano, George D.
Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
Secondary Title: 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2008, October 22, 2008 - October 25, 2008
Abstract: The goal of this special session is to examine the way we as engineers frame stories about engineers and engineering, and to ask: do we need to embrace new stories? We will explore traditional stories about engineers and engineering...
Year: 2008
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2008.4720646
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720646

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-06-21 15:05

Is Engineering Ethics Just Business Ethics?

Authors: Weil, Vivian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: International Journal of Applied Philosophy
Abstract: A careful analysis of "business" reveals that engineering ethics must differ from business ethics because they belong to distinct conceptual categories. Business is an "institution" (an organized place where members of many occupati...
Year: 1994

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09

Defining "Engineer": How to do it and why it matters

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Engineering Education
Abstract: This article seeks to answer the question of whether software engineering should be considered a profession. The author uses this question to explore what is meant by the word "engineer." He argues that engineering should be conside...
Year: 1996

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-06-10 16:50

Is Engineering a Profession Everywhere?

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Philosophia
Abstract: This author discusses how western idea of what constitutes a "profession" might be applied any country, especially how the profession of engineering differs from the function, discipline, and occupation of engineering. To do this, ...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s11406-008-9125-9

Biblio - Anonymous - 2010-06-30 10:22

Encyclopedia of science, technology, and ethics

Authors: Mitcham, Carl
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the social, ethical, and political issues raised by science and technology. An extremely good starting point for anyone interested in a specific...
Year: 2005

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-12-03 12:42

What Job You Can Accept

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Gerald Wahr has moral objections to the only job available to him. Includes expert commentaries ...
Year: 1992
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/12521.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-10 16:48

Ethics in Science & Engineering: Redefining Tools and Resources

Authors: Fountain, Jane E. ; Goncalves, Michelle S. ; Billings, Marilyn ; Adamick, Jessica
Publication Type: Conference Proceedings
Secondary Title: Ethics in Science and Engineering : Redefining Tools and Resources
Abstract: The ESENCe Beta Site project - Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse - is based at UMass Amherst, seeks to provide effective tools to coordinate materials from across disciplines to develop a web-based portal tha...
Year: 2010
URL: http://umass.edu/sts/digitallibrary/pubspres/goncalvesetal_workshopreport.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-04 16:12

Recommendation of a Friend

Authors: Pritchard, Michael S. ; Harris, Charles E. ; Rabins, Michael J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Rob Smith receives a call from an old classmate of his who asks him his opinion of an engineer his company wants to hire Ted Ackley, an engineer who Rob had been on a conference panel with, and briefly worked on a paper with. Rob gi...
Year: 2000
URL: http://wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/templates/student_resources/0534605796_harris/cases/Cases/case16.htm

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-02-25 11:51

Learning to be a Professional

Authors: Sawyier, Fay ; Sawyier, Fay
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: Perspectives on the Professions
Abstract: This article introduces a special issue of the newsletter, Perspectives on the Profession that discusses how individuals learn to become a professional. The newsletter includes recollections of authors' personal experiences in nursi...
Year: 1985
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/perspective/v5n1%20perspective.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-05-02 13:18

Ethics Around the Word : Part 3

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: Perspectives on the Professions
Abstract: Discusses a third special issue of the newsletter Perspectives on the Professions looking at the status of professional ethics in business and engineering in China, Japan, Poland, and Argentina. ...
Year: 1992
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/perspective/v12n1%20perspective.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-05-06 15:31

Professional Regulations and Technological Innovations in Costa Rica

Authors: Segerstrale, Ullica ; Camacho, Luis
Publication Type: Web Article
Secondary Title: Perspectives on the Professions
Abstract: This article discusses some of the ethical issues surrounding how professional associations function in Costa Rica, where most practitioners of professions, such as lawyers, physicians, engineers, and journalists are required to joi...
Year: 1991
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/perspective/v11n1%20perspective.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-05-06 15:32