Programs & Projects

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions is pleased to support a number of ongoing programs and projects that fit the Center’s mission of promoting research and teaching on practical moral problems in the professions. 

Codes of Ethics Online Collection
The Codes of Ethics Online Collection consists of over 2000 codes of ethics from professional organizations, businesses, government agencies, and religious and fraternal organizations. The collection includes a guide for using codes of ethics, resources for writing a code of ethics, and links to other collections of codes of ethics on the web.

Ethics Across the Curriculum
From 1997-2003, IIT hosted colleagues from institutions internationally and across the country for the Ethics Across the Curriculum summer workshops. These pages include a summary of the workshop proceedings, post-workshop materials developed by past graduates, and an extended bibliography of books, journal articles, and online materials on integrating ethics in the classroom.

Ethics Bowl
The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) combines the excitement and fun of a competitive tournament with a valuable educational experience for undergraduate students. Here you can find this year's regional and national case studies, locations for the regional ethics bowl competitions, and a full description of the rules and educational sigificance of the Ethics Bowl.

Ethics Education Library
This joint project with the National Academy of Engineering's Center for Engineer, Ethics and Society is a collection of resources for scholars and university administrators interested in developing ethics training and instruction programs for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.

IIT Code of Ethics
In 2005, the Center began a project to develop a code of ethics for the Illinois Institute of Technology community, including, students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Please take some to to review the current and past version of the IIT Code, and leave your suggestions and comments.

NanoEthicsBank
The NanoEthicsBank is a database conceived as a resource for researchers, scholars, students, and the general public who are interested in the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology. Items in the database include normative documents, such as guidelines for safety in the workplace, and descriptive materials, such as analysis of the U.S. government’s capacity for oversight and studies of the media coverage of nanotechnology.

Software Engineering Archive
In 1993, the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) formed a joint committee to write a code of ethics for software engineers. This archive includes meeting minutes, correspondence, and the different versions of the code developed throughout the project.. The Software Engineer’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice was adopted by IEEE-CS and ACM in 1998, and since then, the code has been adopted by software engineering and computer societies worldwide.