Engineering Ethics

An Industrial Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-12-088531-2
Verlag: Elsevier Inc

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 518 g

Engineering Ethics is the application of philosophical and moral systems to the proper judgment and behavior by engineers in conducting their work, including the products and systems they design and the consulting services they provide. In light of the work environment that inspired the new Sarbanes/Oxley federal legislation on "whistle-blowing� protections, a clear understanding of Engineering Ethics is needed like never before.

Beginning with a concise overview of various approaches to engineering ethics, the real heart of the book will be some 13 detailed case studies, delving into the history behind each one, the official outcome and the "real story� behind what happened. Using a consistent format and organization for each one-giving background, historical summary, news media effects, outcome and interpretation--these case histories will be used to clearly illustrate the ethics issues at play and what should or should not have been done by the engineers, scientists and managers involved in each instance.

Zielgruppe

Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, and Biomedical engineering; Undergraduate and graduate engineers in these same disciplines; Managers in industry responsible for product development, product safety and liability issues; In-house legal counsel at major manufacturing companies; Public-sector managers and attorneys responsible for enforcement and prosecution of liability, fraud, and related legal areas having to do with product quality and safety

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baura, Gail

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Betriebswirtschaft für Ingenieure

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I An Ethics Foundation
1 A Personal Engineering Ethics Threshold
2 Options for Action When an Engineering Ethics Threshold is Reached

Part II National Case Studies
3 1978 - Ford Pinto Explosion
4 1981 - Kansas City Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse
5 1986 - Challenger Space Shuttle Explosion
6 1989 - Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
7 1989 - San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Earthquake Collapse
8 1994 - Bjork Shiley Heart Valve Defect
9 1999 - Y2K Software Conversion
10 2002 - Bell Laboratories Scientific Fraud
11 2002 - Ford Explorer Rollover
12 2003 - Columbia Space Shuttle Explosion
13 2003 - Guidant Ancure Endograft System
14 2003 - Northeast Blackout
15 2004 – Indian Ocean Tsunami

Part III Individual Case Studies
16 Anonymous Industrial Engineering Ethics Cases

Über Autor(innen)

Baura, Gail
Dr. Baura received her BS Electrical Engineering degree from Loyola Marymount University, her MS Electrical Engineering and MS Biomedical Engineering degrees from Drexel University, and her PhD Bioengineering degree from the University of Washington. Between her graduate degrees, she worked as a loop transmission systems engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She then spent 13 years in the medical device industry conducting medical device research and managing research and product development at several companies. She holds 20 U.S. patents. In her last industry position, Dr. Baura was Vice President, Research and Chief Scientist at CardioDynamics. In 2006, she returned to academia as a Professor of Medical Devices at Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, which is one of the Claremont Colleges.

Throughout her career, Dr. Baura has championed engineering curriculum excellence. She has written four engineering textbooks, three of which are medical device textbooks. She is an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commissioner. In her new position as Director of Engineering Science at Loyola, she is constructing a general engineering curriculum that incorporates substantial industry input and prepares new engineering graduates for positions in the medical device, semiconductor, and wastewater treatment industries.