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Global engineering ethics / Heinz C. Luegenbiehl, Rockwell F. Clancy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Luegenbiehl, Heinz, author.
- Clancy, Rockwell F., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering ethics.
- Engineering--Social aspects.
- Engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2017]
- Summary:
- This book introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Case studies from around the world clarify the relevance of design, safety, and professionalism to engineers.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: engineering ethics from a global perspective
- 2. Working with cases: the importance of concrete learning
- 3. Engineering professionalism and professional organizations
- 4. Basic ethical principles for global engineering
- 5. The prime responsibility of safety
- 6. The global business environment: what engineers should know
- 7. Cross-cultural issues: their importance to global engineering ethics
- 8. Autonomy
- 9. Conflicting duties and dissent
- 10. Issues of broader concern for engineers
- 11. The rights of engineers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780128112199
- 0128112190
- 9780128112182
- 0128112182
- OCLC:
- 993254669
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