All in the Interpretation Added07/28/2011 Updated04/20/2016 A graduate student wrestles with uncomfortable decisions in trying to interpret her research results. She struggles to make un-biased judgments and interact appropriately with the press. Author(s) Simil Raghavan Contributor(s) Simil Raghavan Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 2011 Read More
Active Learning Bibliography Added08/17/2016 Updated11/16/2016 An annotated bibliography of web sites, books and journal articles looking at how to integrate active learning into ethics education. Includes material on what active learning is and how it is done, how active learning can be done in an online environment, and how it can be integrated into ethics education. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Knowledge of Damaging Information (adapted from NSPE Case No. 76-4) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/20/2016 Public Safety and Public Welfare An engineer has a conflict between honoring an agreement with a former employer and reporting a hazard to protect the public interest. 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
Company Interests and Employee Involvement in Community Added06/15/1992 Updated01/15/2016 Elizabeth Dorsey is an engineer at CDC, Inc. and is caught in a difficult situation when CDC plans are in opposition to a community group which she is a part of. Author(s) Michael Pritchard Contributor(s) Michael Pritchard Authoring Institution Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University Year 1992 Read More
Microbiologists Respond to Bioterrorism Added10/02/2013 Updated08/05/2016 In the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, a group of microbiologists worked with the FBI to identify the individual or group who mailed letters filled with anthrax to American government officials and media personalities. Others struggled with the issues of whether and how to publish research results of potential use to terrorists. A part of the Research, Ethics, and Society project, this case can be used to address the social responsibilities of researchers, particularly those concerning scientists and engineers and their involvement in or opposition to military projects. Author(s) Karin Ellison Karen Wellner Contributor(s) Karin Ellison Year 2013 Read More
The Aberdeen Three Case Added02/16/2006 Updated01/15/2016 A summary of a historical case involving criminal negliance at a hazardous waste storage facility at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
S.NET abstract call for travel support and publication opportunities PostedTuesday, June 20, 2017 AT 3:41 PM The Society for the Studies of New and Emerging Technologies (S.NET) is happy to invite students, postdoctoral researchers, junior scholars, researchers who are members of communities that are underrepresented in STEM education and research, and independent scholars who have minimal funds to cover the costs to attend conferences, to submit abstracts for S.NET 2017. The Society will likely be able to offer financial assistance to a small number of these applicants. This conference will convene from October 9-11, 2017, at Arizona State University (ASU) in Phoenix/Tempe, Arizona, United States (US). Applicants should submit their abstracts for poster or paper presentations to mgbenne1@asu.edu no later than June 11, 2017, using the subject line “S.NET 2017 special submission.” Read More
Ethics Assessment of Research and Innovation PostedTuesday, June 20, 2017 AT 3:37 PM The International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Actors and Implementation will be held on the 18th and 19th September 2017 in Barcelona. This conference aims to create a permanent and multidisciplinary knowledge network on the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), where all stakeholders will learn from each other: universities, governments, cities and public and social agencies. There will be a parallel session dedicated to RRI: “Responsible Research and Innovation: a new concept for a new society?”. The conference will feature more than 40 speakers from around 20 countries who will exchange knowledge, ideas, experiences and expectations relating to the challenges involved with the SDGs. Through a combination of keynote presentations by renowned experts, round tables and parallel sessions, the conference seeks to open a debate among the different stakeholders on solutions for a sustainable ... Read More
Engineeirng, Social Justice and Peace Conference PostedTuesday, June 20, 2017 AT 3:35 PM Engineering, Social Justice and Peace Conference Jan 25th to 27th 2018 San Diego, US Valuing and honoring our commitments ESJP 13 at the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, USD The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering at the University of San Diego is delighted to host the 13th annual Engineering, Social Justice and Peace (ESJP) conference January 25th-27th 2018. This conference celebrates the commitment that USD and the Shiley-Marcos School have made through their RED (Revolutionizing Engineering Departments) program to support the development of engineering students who are “changemakers” for social justice, economic development and sustainability on a global scale. ESJP ESJP was founded in 2004 by a group of academics who questioned the complex relationship that engineering has with social and environmental justice. In order to ensure that continuing and future practices were not explicitly or unwittingly supporting injustices but actively promoting ... Read More