Engineering ethics / Charles B. Fleddermann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleddermann, Charles B. (Charles Byrns), 1956-

Series:

ESource--the Prentice Hall engineering source

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering ethics.

Engineers--Professional ethics.

Engineers.

Physical Description:

xv, 135 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, [1999]

Summary:

Esource--Prentice Hall's Engineering Source--provides a complete, flexible introductory engineering and computing program. Featuring over 15 modules and growing, ESource allows engineers to fully customize their books through the ESource website. They are not only able to pick and choose modules, but also sections of modules, incorporate their own materials, and re-paginate and re-index the complete project. http: //www.prenhall.com/esource FEATURES:

Extensive treatment of ethical problem analysis and problem solving methods Numerous Cases Include: The Challenger Accident, Concrete at the Denver Airport, Bhopal, and Computer Hacking Numerous questions for discussion and amplification of topics covered in text. Discusses of professionalism as it relates to engineering.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Professionalism and Codes of Ethics

3. Understanding Ethical Problems

4. Ethical Problem-Solving Techniques

5. Risk, Safety, and Accidents

6. The Rights and Responsibilities of Engineers

7. Ethics in Research and Experimentation

8. Doing the Right Thing

App. A. Codes of Ethics of Professional Engineering Societies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 129) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fleddermann, Charles B. (Charles Byrns), 1956- Engineering ethics.

ISBN:

0137842244

9780137842247

OCLC:

41130155