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