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
Best Practices for Publishing Your Research Added07/23/2019 This is a series of seven teaching modules designed to promote best practices in publication ethics for life scientists and biomedical engineers who publish research papers. Author(s) Christina N. Bennett Marsha Lakes Matyas Year 2017 Read More
Building on a Premature Claim: A Cautionary Tale Added08/17/2006 Updated12/02/2015 A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise when a researcher finds she cannot duplicate the research of others. Author(s) Albert R. Meyer Caroline Whitbeck Year 2006 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
The Gladiator Sparrow-Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research on Captive Populations of Wild Animals Added04/04/2006 Updated08/19/2016 animals in research, research, anthropomorphism, conservation criterion, deontology, sentience, utilitarianism This case discusses whether humans should consider animal suffering and sentience when conducting research; and, who is stopping an experiment justified on the grounds that animal welfare takes precedence over human intellectual endeavor? Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2000 Read More
Question of Delegating Responsibilities Added06/15/1992 Updated01/20/2016 Dan Dorset had been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Once he was assigned to help Rancott install its equipment for Boulding, Inc., he arranged his vacation at a nearby ski resort. The installation would be completed on the 12th, and his vacation would begin on the 13th. Unfortunately, not all of Rancott's equipment arrived on time. 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
Building an ‘Ethics Spine’ into Biomedical Engineering Curriculum at Arizona State University Added04/09/2019 Ethics; Integration; Curriculum Development; Biomedical Engineering; Micro-ethics; Macro-ethics This project summarizes an on-going initiative to systematically integrate ethics into the biomedical engineering undergraduate program at Arizona State University. The project aims to develop student capacity and confidence to grapple with a range of ethics-related issues. Author(s) Emma Frow Authoring Institution Arizona State University Read More
ISBN978-0-309-29334-1 Copyright2014 Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security: A Framework for Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues Added12/17/2015Updated05/03/2016 Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing technologies with low barriers of entry that have potential military application, such as information ... Authoring Institution The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Year 2014 More Info
"Privacy as Censorship" http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-295.html Added11/18/2010 Updated07/22/2016 The author of this article (Solveig Singleton) asserts that attempts to regulate privacy in the private sector are really violations of free speech. The tone of the article, and opinion "explores the tangled moral and economic issues surrounding the collection and transfer of information about consumers by businesses using the Internet and other networks". Ultimately, the author wants no regulations on trade of information in the private sector as it applies to information about consumer profiles. Read More
"The Right to Privacy vs. the Common Good" https://www2.gwu.edu/~ccps/etzioni/B338.html Added11/18/2010 Updated06/30/2016 This article, authored by Amitai Etzioni, provides one opinion on 'privacy' as it applies to such issues as: "HIV testing of infants, encryption of communications, community warnings when pedophiles are released, the new technology of biometrics, and medical records" and the history of the legal tradition in the United States that weighs on the side of "privacy" vs. "the common good". Published by USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Sept, 2000. Author(s) Amitai Etzioni Read More
A Child's Question Added09/10/2006 Updated12/21/2016 research ethics, pediatric, research, responsible conduct of research, research integrity, consent, assent, therapeutic benefit, risk, A scenario about a child who is enrolled in a non-therapeutic study asks whether the IV he is about to receive is necessary to make him better. Scenario is meant to stimulate discussion about some ethical issues that may arise in pediatric research. Author(s) Caroline Whitbeck Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Year 2000 Read More
A Claim of Prior Discovery by a Reviewer Added09/09/2006 Updated11/09/2015 A scenario about a researcher who, after reviewing a journal article, recommends rejecting it because it is not novel. Author(s) Caroline Whitbeck Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Year 2000 Read More
A client opts for a less secure system http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=151231 Added02/01/1993 Updated01/19/2016 A business owner designs a database management system with security protections, but the client opts for less security. Author(s) Ronald E. Anderson Deborah G. Johnson Donald Gotterbarn Judith Perrolle Contributor(s) Deborah G. Johnson Year 1993 Read More
A Cognitive Enhancing Drug Requiring Blood Draws Added08/18/2006 Updated11/09/2015 A scenario about research in which blood is drawn from patients with dementia who cannot understand the reason why. Author(s) Stephen G. Post Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Year 2000 Read More
A Comparison of Ethical Concern Channels in Aerospace Corporations Added08/19/2006Updated04/25/2016A student project using interviews with several aerospace firms, this essay explores how ethical concerns are managed within these organizations. Year 1998 More Info
A DNA Dilemma Added05/23/2006 Updated10/21/2015 This case discusses issues of responsibilities, human subject research ethics and regulations, and responsibility of institutions. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2002 Read More
A Fruitless Thesis Added09/09/2006 Updated01/13/2016 responsible conduct of research, research ethics, responsible research conduct, advisor, mentor, supervisor, job recommendation, recommendation, advisor-advisee relationship, mentor-mentee relationship, supervisor-trainee relationship, A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise in the supervisor-trainee relationship; namely, after reviewing a paper for a journal, a supervisor realizes that his student's thesis is fruitless. Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Read More
A Global Context for Reflective Practice in Engineering and Technology Ethics Added05/29/2019 Engineering Ethics; Global Communication; NSPE Code of Ethics; Ethical Dilemmas; Case Studies The EthicalEngineer project brings together multiple academic institutions and organizations to discuss the ethical practice of engineering in an international environment. The focus of this project is a website dedicated to engineering undergraduates with the goal of providing students with a global portal through which they can share their comments on engineering dilemmas. Author(s) Roman Taraban Authoring Institution Texas Tech University Read More
A husband suspects an online affair (Sample Scenario from the CSTB) Added07/19/2006 Updated12/16/2015 Two individuals meet online, both are married and have been caught by one of the spouses. The commercial network operator has obligations to enforce policies, including threatening material. This is one of 5 scenarios that discuss computers and Internet privacy, sampled from a publication of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB). Year 1994 Read More
A Lie or Just "a Way of Speaking?" Added08/17/2006 Updated03/07/2016 A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the phrasing of key pieces of information. Author(s) Caroline Whitbeck Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Year 2000 Read More
A network operator sells personal information (Sample Scenarios from the CSTB) Added07/19/2006 Updated01/19/2016 A commercial network operator collects personal information and sells it to companies for telemarketers without informed consent. This is one of 5 scenarios that discuss computers and Internet privacy, sampled from a publication of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB). Year 1994 Read More
A New Dialysis Machine Added07/15/2010 Updated01/08/2016 An engineer faces trade-offs in the design of new equipment that could greatly affect the final product. Author(s) Sara E. Wilson Year 2010 Read More
A pHish Tale Added04/20/2006 Updated10/18/2016 This case highlights potential dilemmas encountered by postdoctoral fellows in a research setting. Should a scientist release incomplete data to an environmental group so they may work to prevent further environmental damage, or hope for the best during the five-year EPA funded project that will provide conclusive data? It also explores scientists social responsibilities and public perception of scientific data. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 2001 Read More
A Plow For Peasant Farmers Added02/16/2006 Updated02/04/2016 Summary of a hypothetical case study and design project that asks engineers to consider the values at issue their work and the social ramifications of technology. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
A Problem with the Ethics of Non-Disclosure Agreements Added06/27/2016 Updated06/27/2016 This example student case study from Undergraduate Team Assignment: Ethical Dilemmas In Engineering Student Co-Op Experiences describes a dilemma an engineer faces when working on a problem for a new employer and bound by a non-disclosure agreement from a previous employer. Author(s) Anonymous Contributor(s) Laura Grossenbacher Year 2008 Read More
A Question of Host Factors in Side Effects of Medication Added09/10/2006 Updated10/28/2015 genetics, research, responsible conduct of research, research integrity, genetic research, A scenario meant to stimulate discussion regarding ethical issues in conducting research with genetics: in examining blood for possible side effects from drugs, researchers notice a link with genetic predispositions. Author(s) Elysa Koppelman Caroline Whitbeck Contributor(s) Caroline Whitbeck Year 2000 Read More