Using Case Studies Bibliography Added03/26/2010 Updated09/02/2016 This bibliography includes examples of different ways instructors have used case studies to introduce ethical topics to their students and resources for finding cases and incorporating them into the classroom. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
National Academy of Engineering Copyright2017 NAE Bridge - Special Issue on Engineering Ethics Added04/14/2017 The spring 2017 issue of The Bridge, the NAE’s flagship quarterly journal, is focused entirely on engineering ethics. Article topics include ethics in business, codes of ethics, environmental injustice, corruption, and teaching ethics. Authoring Institution National Academy of Engineering Year 2017 More Info
Raising an Issue of Participation in a Professional Society (adapted from NSPE Case No. 82-7) Added06/10/2006 Updated12/10/2015 Ethical Engineering/Fair Trade This is an open-ended scenario for discussion based on a case from the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. An engineer actively participates in professional and technical societies. This participation accords with the policy of the engineer's employer, but the engineer's immediate supervisor tries to block or prevent some of these activities. Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
The Use of Work from an Unpaid Consultation (adapted from NSPE Case No. 77-5) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/20/2016 Ethical Engineering/Fair Trade This case covers the pursuit of a contract and use of a study authored by a competing firm. It raises questions about the limits that are required in order to keep competition for a contract fair. This is an open-ended scenario for discussion based on a case from the NSPE Board of Ethical Review. Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
Post-Doc Blues Added04/26/2006 Updated01/20/2016 responsible research, appe, reseth, student and post-doc authorship, authorship, acknowledgment, collaborative research, publication, credit This case discusses scientific relationships including adviser-graduate student; adviser-post-doc; and post-doc-graduate student. It also explores the relationship of one lab to another lab in the scientific community and intellectual property. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2006 Read More
A Second Story Added04/12/2006 Updated02/12/2016 This case deals with a graduate researcher's multiple obligations and the conflicts of interest these obligations create. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2001 Read More
Employment Opportunity, Senior Advisor on Responsible Research and Innovation, Norway PostedThursday, July 20, 2017 AT 10:06 AM The Center for Technology and Society at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, is looking for a Senior advisor on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) for the Center of Digital Life Norway (DLN). The advisor will have a central role in developing RRI within DLN and in developing responsible biotechnology R&D in Norway. He or she will also have an important role in developing DLN’s career program for young researchers. This full-time position for 3.5 years is an outstanding opportunity to gain a visible position at the interface between social studies and humanities (SSH) research and digital biotechnology. Center for Digital Life Norway (DLN) is a national center for biotechnology research, education, and innovation. For more information, see: https://digitallifenorway.org/gb/ The Center for Technology and Society at the Department for Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, NTNU, is leading the RRI work in DLN. The ... Read More
Biodiversity Cases PostedThursday, June 29, 2017 AT 9:25 AM has posted a new resource "Biodiversity Cases" Read More
Proceedings for Workshop on Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers PostedWednesday, June 28, 2017 AT 12:59 PM has posted a new resource "Proceedings for Workshop on Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers" Read More