Engineering Ethics Concepts and Cases with CD-ROM,9780534533977

Engineering Ethics Concepts and Cases with CD-ROM

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780534533977
ISBN10: 0534533973
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-08-19
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This text bridges the gap between theory and practice in engineering ethics. The authors provide real-life cases; structured methodology for analyzing cases; and examples of cases that have been analyzed to give students a true understanding of what is involved in practicing ethical engineering. Codes of Ethics are also provided and discussed.

Table of Contents

Preface xv
PART ONE CRITICAL APPROACHES 1(96)
Engineering Ethics: Making the Case
3(27)
Introduction
7(2)
Role Morality
9(2)
What Is a Profession?
11(2)
Professional Ethics
13(3)
The NSPE Board of Ethical Review
16(1)
Engineering Ethics as Preventive Ethics
17(5)
The Importance of Thinking Ahead
18(1)
Education in Preventive Ethics
19(3)
Cases, Cases, Cases!
22(4)
Chapter Summary
26(4)
Cases to Consider
27(3)
Framing the Problem
30(29)
Introduction
31(1)
Common Morality
32(3)
Moral Justification
35(2)
An Illustration: Research Involving Humans
35(2)
Two Key Concepts: Universalizability and Reversibility
37(1)
Analyzing a Case
37(4)
A Sample Case
38(3)
Factual Issues
41(4)
Discerning Relevant Facts
44(1)
Known and Unknown Facts
44(1)
Conceptual Issues
45(7)
Defining Concepts
46(3)
Applying Concepts
49(3)
General and Specific Moral Problems
52(3)
Chapter Summary
55(4)
Cases to Consider
57(2)
Methods for Moral Problem Solving
59(16)
Introduction
59(1)
Line-Drawing
60(4)
Conflicting Values: Creative Middle Way Solutions
64(8)
Gilbane Gold
69(3)
Standpoints of the Judge and the Agent
72(1)
Chapter Summary
73(2)
Cases to Consider
73(2)
Organizing Principles
75(22)
Introduction
75(2)
Utilitarian Thinking
77(1)
Three Utilitarian Approaches
78(6)
The Cost/Benefit Approach
79(2)
The Act Utilitarian Approach
81(1)
The Rule Utilitarian Approach
82(2)
The Ethics of Respect for Persons
84(1)
Three Respect for Persons Approaches
85(8)
The Golden Rule
85(3)
The Self-Defeating Criterion
88(1)
Rights
89(4)
Convergence, Divergence, and Creative Middle Ways
93(1)
Chapter Summary
94(3)
Cases to Consider
95(2)
PART TWO GENERIC CONCERNS 97(76)
Responsible Engineers
99(18)
Introduction
99(1)
Concepts of Responsibility
100(1)
The Minimalist View
101(2)
Reasonable Care
103(1)
Good Works
104(3)
Do Engineers Need Virtues?
107(1)
Impediments to Responsibility
108(5)
Self-Interest
108(1)
Fear
109(1)
Self-Deception
109(1)
Ignorance
110(1)
Egocentric Tendencies
110(1)
Microscopic Vision
110(1)
Uncritical Acceptance of Authority
111(1)
Groupthink
112(1)
Chapter Summary
113(4)
Cases to Consider
114(3)
Honesty, Integrity, and Reliability
117(28)
Introduction
117(2)
Ways of Misusing the Truth
119(2)
Lying
119(1)
Deliberate Deception
120(1)
Withholding Information
120(1)
Failing to Adequately Promote the Dissemination of Information
120(1)
Failure to Seek Out the Truth
120(1)
Revealing Confidential or Proprietary Information
121(1)
Allowing One's Judgment to Be Corrupted
121(1)
Why Is Dishonesty Wrong?
121(2)
Honesty on Campus
123(2)
Integrity in Engineering Research and Testing
125(3)
Integrity in the Use of Intellectual Property
128(4)
Integrity and Client-Professional Confidentiality
132(2)
Integrity and Expert Testimony
134(1)
Integrity and Failure to Inform the Public
135(2)
Conflicts of Interest
137(5)
What Is a Conflict of Interest?
138(1)
Conflicts of Interest and Accepting Gifts
139(3)
Chapter Summary
142(3)
Cases to Consider
143(2)
Risk, Safety, and Liability in Engineering
145(28)
Introduction
146(1)
The Codes and Engineering Practice Regarding Risk and Safety
147(1)
Difficulties in Estimating Risk
148(5)
Detecting Failure Modes
148(2)
Are There ``Normal Accidents''?
150(3)
Normalizing Deviance
153(1)
The Expert's Approach to Acceptable Risk: Identifying and Defining Acceptable Risk
154(3)
Identifying Risk
154(1)
Utilitarianism and Acceptable Risk
155(1)
Risk as Maximizing Benefit
156(1)
The Layperson's Approach to Acceptable Risk
157(4)
Expert and Layperson
157(1)
Informed Consent and Justice
158(3)
The Government Regulator's Approach to Risk
161(2)
The Engineer's Liability for Risk
163(3)
The Standards of Tort Law
163(2)
Protecting Engineers from Liability
165(1)
Becoming a Responsible Engineer Regarding Risk
166(2)
Chapter Summary
168(5)
Cases to Consider
169(4)
PART THREE SPECIAL TOPICS 173(108)
Engineers as Employees
175(31)
Introduction
176(1)
The Codes and Employer-Employee Relationships
176(2)
The Changing Legal Status of Employee Rights
178(2)
The Public-Policy Exception
178(1)
Statutory Protection
179(1)
The Manager-Engineer Relationship
180(3)
Differences in Perspective Between Managers and Engineers
180(1)
Two Empirical Studies
181(2)
Paradigmatic Engineering and Management Decisions
183(5)
Functions of Engineers and Managers
183(2)
Paradigmatic and Nonparadigmatic Examples
185(3)
The Challenger Case
188(3)
Loyalty: Uncritical and Critical
191(3)
Responsible Organizational Disobedience
194(5)
Disobedience by Contrary Action
194(2)
Disobedience by Nonparticipation
196(1)
Disobedience by Protest
197(2)
Implementing Professional employee Rights
199(3)
Chapter Summary
202(4)
Cases to Consider
203(3)
Engineers and the Environment
206(27)
Introduction
207(1)
Engineering Codes and the Environment
208(2)
Code References to the Environment
208(1)
Sustainable Development
209(1)
Controversy over the Environment
210(5)
Two Important Distinctions
210(2)
Why the Reluctance to Be Concerned with the Environment?
212(1)
Searching for a Criterion for ``Clean''
213(2)
What Does the Law Say?
215(4)
Federal Laws on the Environment
215(2)
The Courts on the Environment
217(1)
So, How Clean Is Clean?
218(1)
Balancing Wealth and Health: A Criterion for ``Clean''
219(2)
A Degree-of-Harm Criterion
219(2)
The Anthropocentric Approach to Environmental Ethics
221(4)
Animal Liberation and Engineering Ethics
222(1)
The Environmental Movement and Engineering Ethics
223(2)
The Scope of Professional Engineering Obligations to the Environment
225(2)
Two Modest Proposals
227(3)
Chapter Summary
230(3)
Cases to Consider
231(2)
International Engineering Professionalism
233(32)
Introduction
234(1)
Problems in International Professionalism
235(4)
Values and Practices
236(1)
Economic Conditions
237(1)
Background Institutions
237(1)
Corruption
238(1)
Noncitizen Status
238(1)
Vulnerability
238(1)
Problems in Interpreting and Applying the Codes in the International Context
239(5)
The Welfare Requirement
240(1)
Bribery and Conflicts of Interest
241(1)
The Environment
242(1)
Nondiscrimination
242(1)
The Reputation of the Profession
243(1)
Promoting Knowledge and Avoiding Deception
243(1)
Striking a Balance
244(2)
Guidelines for Interpreting the Codes: (1) Human Rights
246(4)
The Internationalization of Rights
246(2)
Are Rights a Western Invention?
248(2)
Guidelines for Interpreting the Codes: (2) Avoiding Paternalism and Exploitation
250(3)
Guidelines for Interpreting the Codes: (3) Applying the Golden Rule
253(3)
Bribery, Extortion, Grease Payments, and Gifts
256(3)
Bribery
256(1)
Extortion
257(1)
Grease Payments
258(1)
Gifts
259(1)
Sweatshops in Asia
259(3)
Chapter Summary
262(3)
Cases to Consider
263(2)
Engineering Professionalism and Ethics: Issues Old and New
265(16)
Introduction
265(1)
Professional Engineering Societies: Promoting Rather Than Enforcing Ethics
266(4)
Limitations in Enforcing Ethics
266(2)
Promoting Ethics
268(2)
American Engineering Societies
270(2)
State Registration Boards
272(1)
The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
273(2)
Universal Engineering Licensure and the Industry Exemption
275(2)
Gender and Minority Issues
277(1)
Chapter Summary
278(3)
Cases to Consider
279(2)
Cases 281(78)
Bibliography 359(8)
Videotapes for Use in Engineering Ethics 367(4)
Index 371

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