The True Grand Challenge for Engineering: Self-Knowledge Added01/22/2019 In 2003, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) published A Century of Innovation celebrating “20 engineering achievements that transformed our lives” across the 20th century, from automobiles to the Internet. Five years later, it followed up with 14 Grand Challenges for ... Author(s) Carl Mitcham Year 2014 Read More
Copyright2016 Forum on Proposed Revisions to ABET Added11/02/2016Updated11/02/2016 On February 16, 2016, the National Academy of Engineering held a forum to discuss proposed changes to criteria used by ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) to accredit engineering programs in colleges and universities around the world. The Forum on Proposed ... More Info
Taking a Product to Market Added11/28/2017 software engineering, sales, corporate responsibility, computer science A software engineer has concerns about a recommender system his firm is designing to sell to health and life insurance companies. In a meeting with the sales team leader, he brings up these concerns and argues for extending their development timelines to address them. The sales manager, however, wants to hit the market with their product as soon as possible. Author(s) Dalton George Jason Ludwig Year 2017 Read More
Questions on the Topic of Whistle Blowing Added02/16/2006 Updated09/08/2016 mentor, acknowledgment, authorship, publication, credit, whistleblowing, supervisor trainee relationship This case discusses issues of whistle-blowing in an academic environment, publication, credit, collaboration, and the student-mentor relationship as it relates to academic careers. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1998 Read More
NAE Exemplars in Engineering Ethics Education Added08/30/2016 Updated08/30/2016 These 25 activities and programs were selected by an NAE committee for being exemplary in their approach to infusing ethics into the development of engineering students and were published in an NAE report, Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers: Exemplary Education Activities and ... Authoring Institution Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) National Academy of Engineering The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Year 2016 Read More
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
OEC Newsletter – Spring 2019 PostedFriday, May 31, 2019 AT 6:41 AM The Spring 2019 OEC Newsletter is out! OEC Community members should have received the newsletter via email yesterday afternoon, but you can also view it here: OEC Newsletter – Spring 2019. Read More
Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, shared an update PostedThursday, May 23, 2019 at 3:14 PM Attending the ASEE Conference in Tampa? Please join us for our session on Sunday, June 16th titled "Using the OEC as a Resource for Teaching Ethics & Attending the ASEE Conference in Tampa? Please join us for our session on Sunday, June 16th titled "Using the OEC as a Resource for Teaching Ethics & RCR!" https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/140/registration/view_session?session_id=10361 U212Q SUNDAY WORKSHOP: Using the OEC (Online Ethics Center) as a Resource for Teaching Ethics & RCR: American Society for Engineering Education Free ticketed eventThis workshop is designed to help engineering and other faculty, who are new to teaching ethics, to use the National Academy of Engineering's OEC (Online Ethics Center) as a tool and resource for incorporating ethics and the respon ... www.asee.org Show More
Karin Ellison, Arizona State University, shared an update PostedWednesday, May 22, 2019 at 4:01 PM The APPE (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics) 2020 annual meeting call for proposal is out. Proposals are due Sept 26, 2019. For more The APPE (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics) 2020 annual meeting call for proposal is out. Proposals are due Sept 26, 2019. For more info. see: https://appe-ethics.org/2020-call-for-proposals/ 2020 Call for Proposals – Association for Practical and Professional Ethics  The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics announces the 29th Annual APPE International Conference Thursday, February 2 – Sunday, February 23, 2020 Sheraton Atlanta Downtown Hotel Atla… appe-ethics.org Show More
Yvette Pearson Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Old Dominion University Read More