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A Young Woman's Struggle for Peace

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case discusses the problems faced by a researcher when trying to reconcile faith with science, personal convictions and professional activities when her advisor asks her to work on a grant contract funded by the U.S. Air Force....
Year: 2000
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/peace.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-22 11:43

Bhopal : The Bhopal Chemical Disaster

Authors: Peterson, M. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case study explores the ramifications of the Bhopal India chemical plant accident of 1984 from different stakeholder viewpoints. This case study tells the story from various perspectives and encourages students to consider how ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.umass.edu/sts/ethics/bhopal.html

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-31 13:54

A Plow For Mexican Peasant Farmers

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Summary of a hypothetical case study and design project that asks engineers to consider the values at issue their work and the social ramifications of technology. Includes Instructor's Guide, questions for discussion, and a bibliogr...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/plow.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-12 12:48

Moral Beliefs in the Workplace

Authors: Harris, Charles E. ; Pritchard, Michael S. ; Rabins, Michael J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Don Shakow, an economist, spent much of his career as an activist and advocate for a number of issues he felt were important, including serving as an expert witness on the economics of rapid-transit and public energy proposals. Disc...
Year: 2000
URL: http://wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/templates/student_resources/0534605796_harris/cases/Cases/case44.htm

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-03-01 16:19

Understanding Engineering Professionalism: A Reflection on the Rights of Engineers

Authors: Stieb, James A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article argues that recent additions to engineering codes of ethics by engineering societies such as the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and associated entities to define engineering and professionalism in suc...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9166-x

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-07 17:27

McDougald Terrace, Duram

Authors: Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University ; Ogden, Joslyn
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A student working in an academic and mentoring program in a Durham, North Carolina, housing project must decide how to respond to a disruptive 6-year-old whose mother needs the childcare the program provides to stay in her own job....
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/McDougaldTerrace.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-14 16:33

Muhuru Bay, Kenya

Authors: Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University ; Ogden, Joslyn
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: An American student at a civic engagement site is faced with the choice of whether, against the express wishes of the community, to take an HIV-positive child on a dangerous overnight drive to a medical clinic....
Year: 2008
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/MuhuruBay.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-14 16:33

La Carpio, Costa Rica: Friendship

Authors: Li, Ming Jiu ; Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A student working in a Costa Rican slum community must decide how to respond to a request for financial assistance from a local woman she has befriended....
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/LaCarpioFriendship.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-14 16:33

Kakemega, Kenya

Authors: Li, Ming Jiu ; Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A student working for an American volunteer-based organization in Kenya must decide how best to allocate the funds she has raised for her project....
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/Kakamega.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-14 16:33

HOT Lanes

Authors: Carr, Edward ; Potthast, Adam ; Price, Connie ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Elliott, Deni ; Carr, Sarah ; Dillard, Brenda ; England, Renee ; Association for Practical and Professional Ethics ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Civil engineers have devised a solution to traffic problems on crowded highways, converting High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes into High Occupancy/Toll Lanes or HOT lanes. HOT lanes provide a designated lane in which moto...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Hot%20Lanes.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-06-27 14:01