Engineering

Authors: Frankel, Mark S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Discusses the retaliation that whistleblowers sometimes experience and the need for professional and scientific societies to support whistleblowers. Response to article 'Scientific Societies and Whistleblowers: the Relationship bet...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0014-1

Authors: Friedman, Paul J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Article discusses some of the misunderstandings that exist about conflicts of interest due to improper use of terminology. The author describes what is meant by a conflict of interest, when an actual ethical issue is as stake, and ...
Year: 1992
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0204_2

Authors: Francis, Sybil
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Since April 1996, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President, has been leading the development of a governmen...
Year: 1999
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0017-6

Authors: Fletcher, Suzanne W. ; Fletcher, Robert H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article reviews some recent studies about the effectiveness of peer reviews and strategies for improving the peer review process. ...
Year: 1997
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-997-0015-5

Authors: Fleischmann, Shirley T.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes an ethics curriculum approach that is under development at the Padnos School of Engineering (PSE) at Grand Valley State University. The program includes an ethics component that runs through the entire enginee...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0033-5

Authors: Feldhaus, Charles R. ; Wolter, Robert M. ; Hundley, Stephen P.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper details efforts by the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to create a single instrument for honors science, technology, engineering and mathematics (ST...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0028-5

Authors: Feldhaus, Charles R. ; Fox, Patricia L.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper details a three-credit-hour undergraduate ethics course developed by Purdue University's Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision, and the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University. ...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0035-3

Authors: Gilbert, Diane C. ; Fischbach, Ruth L.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article proposes that institutions consider establishing a position of "Ombudsman for Research Practice." This person would assume several roles: as a 'sounding board' to those needing confidential consultation about research i...
Year: 1995
DOI: 10.1007/BF02583257

Authors: Fisher, Ian St. John
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The authors of this article look at how the religious beliefs of an engineer or scientist may influence how they approach their professional work. The first is at the level of the individual and how personal beliefs may affect the...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02583921

Authors: Emison, Gerald Andrews
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper examines five features of American pragmatism and suggests that its emphasis on specific, context-based ethical decision making can assist engineers in a postmodern setting. In particular, it considers the venues of inter...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0018-4

Authors: Evans, G. R. ; Packham, D. E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper introduces a special issue of Science and Engineering Ethics looking at collaboration between universtities and industries on research projects. The issue arose from a conference in May 2001 on 'Corruption of scientific ...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-003-0015-z

Authors: Dyrud, M. A.
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Secondary Title: 34th Annual Frontiers Education (IEEE Cat. No. 04CH37579)
Abstract: This paper offers suggestions for integrating ethics education into engineering classes, primarily by using a case based approach. It focuses on both micro and macro cases in three engineering disciplines: software, civil, and mech...
Year: 2004
URL: http://fie-conference.org/fie2004/papers/1161.pdf
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2004.1408693

Authors: Dyrud, M. A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Abstract: Because engineering decisions regarding infrastructure and consumer products affect everyone, students enrolled in non-engineering curricula can also benefit from examining issues of engineering ethics. The article explores methodol...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1109/44.974505

Authors: Drenth, Pieter J. D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Science should be autonomous, but is not value-free. A distinction is made between external and internal social/ethical problems. The former refer to questions of the social/ethical context and consequences of scientific research, a...
Year: 2006

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Authors: Elder, Keith E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: While developing a curriculum for teaching ethics to consulting engineers, the author of this article found very little guidance as to how to proceed. Most articles that discussed engineering ethics did not seem applicable to the co...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0028-2

Authors: Eisenbarth, Steven R. ; Van Treuren, Kenneth W.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article investigates how Christian worldviews might interact with elements of engineering design in such a way as to produce uniquely Christian insights and inform the nonquantifiable aspects of the engineering process, such as...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0039-z

Authors: Eisen, Arri ; Parker, Kathy P.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes a workshop on research ethics that addresses central issues in both everyday laboratory ethics and in larger societal questions. Goals include improving overall awareness of ethics guidelines and philosophy an...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0047-z

Authors: Dunbar, W. Scott
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This study reports on two recent studies that show evidence of strong emotional engagement in moral dilemmas that require personal involvement or ethical problems that involve significant interpersonal issues. The results lead one t...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-005-0025-0

Authors: Elliott, Deni
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article describes a exportable class in research methods for graduate students in science and engineering developed by Dartmouth College. Developing and testing methods for evaluating students' progress in learning research ethi...
Year: 1996

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Authors: Dibrell, W ; Dobie, EA
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Long Term Effects of Medical Implants
Abstract: The authors look at how using the case study method to teach ethics can help students develop an understanding of the complex nature of practical/moral reasoning. However, one of the drawbacks of this method is that the individual ...
Year: 2007

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Authors: Dooley, James J. ; Kerch, Helen M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The traditional definition of scientific misconduct includes the fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism of concepts, data or ideas. A number of constitutions in the United States have expanded this concept to include "other seri...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-000-0029-8

Authors: Cruz-Cruz, Jose A. ; Frey, William
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes a one day workshop held at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez to help faculty respond to new ethics criteria integrated into the accreditation process by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Techn...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-003-0049-2

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Risk communication is not an occupation; and, even if it were, most risk communicators would belong to other occupations, many of which are professions. This brief comment on Thompson's illuminating paper complements his analysis of...
Year: 1999
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0051-4

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Micro-insertion is the small-scale insertion of ethics instruction into technical courses or training programs, resulting in a dozen or so “ethics mini-lessons,” each lasting only a few minutes. Rather than an outside lecture or de...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0066-z

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