"Ethics and Responsibilities of Engineers is designed to help students and new practitioners understand from where ethics originate and how they have developed in the profession. It is written to help engineers understand how the coursework they take in school aligns with the pu…
"Ethics and Responsibilities of Engineers is designed to help students and new practitioners understand from where ethics originate and how they have developed in the profession. It is written to help engineers understand how the coursework they take in school aligns with the pu…
1. Ethics in the professional context 2. The ethical basis for engineering activities 3. Ethical responsibilities to consumers and customers 4. Safety and risk 5. The debate on AI and Autonomous Systems 6. Ethics in the management of intellectual property 7. Environmental matter…
1. Ethics in the professional context 2. The ethical basis for engineering activities 3. Ethical responsibilities to consumers and customers 4. Safety and risk 5. The debate on AI and Autonomous Systems 6. Ethics in the management of intellectual property 7. Environmental matter…
Risks, including health and technological, attract a lot of attention in modern societies, from individuals as well as policy-makers. Human beings have always had to deal with dangers, but contemporary societies conceptualise these dangers as risks, indicating that they are to s…
""This textbook introduces readers to the structure, practice, and ethics of the engineering and geoscience professions in Canada. It is a comprehensive reference for practising professionals, recent graduates, senior undergraduates, and immigrants who want to practise engineeri…
"Once, civil engineers were esteemed by the public as both visionaries and leaders in a noble profession essential to the welfare of humankind. Today, though, civil engineers are often seen as mere advisors and technicians. The 21st-Century Engineer argues that this situation mu…
Global Engineering Ethics introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Numerous case studies from around the world help the reader to see clearly the relevance of design, safety,…