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
Evaluation & Assessment Bibliography Added03/26/2010 Updated09/16/2016 This bibliography includes resources for assessing students' competence in ethics as well as for evaluating the effectiveness of ethics instruction. It also has a section looking at methods for assessing the ethical climate of an organization. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Serving Plaintiffs and Defendants (adapted from NSPE Cases No. 98-4) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/20/2016 (Conflicting Interests and Conflict of Interest) An expert in her field, an engineer is approached by lawyers for manufacturer XYZ to tesitfy on behalf of XYZ. Later, a plaintiff asks her to testify in an unrelated lawsuit against manufacturer XYZ. Does accepting the second job create a conflict of interest for her? Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
TV Antenna Collapse Added02/16/2006 Updated01/15/2016 An summary of a case study that examines an accident, caught on film, and the related issues of responsibility and negligence. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
Responsibility for Public Safety and the Obligation of Client Confidentiality (adapted from NSPE Case No. 90-5) Added06/10/2006 Updated01/29/2016 Tenants sue their building's owner, and the owner employs an engineer who finds structural defects not mentioned in the tenants' lawsuit. Issues of public safety versus client confidentiality. Authoring Institution Online Ethics Center Year 1999 Read More
Accepting Gifts and Amenities Added12/16/2009 Updated12/03/2015 Summary of a case from Texas A&M University that questions the differences between bribery and gifts. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
Resources from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Added02/24/2017 The AIChE maintains the following resources relevant to professional ethics. AIChE Code of Ethics ( https://www.aiche.org/about/code-ethics ) Ethical Guidelines for Publications ( https://www.aiche.org/resources/publications/ethical-guidelines ) These guidelines for ... Authoring Institution American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Center for Ethics Read More
Emerging Biotechnologies Bibliography Added02/17/2017 A bibliography that includes books, journal articles and web sites looking at the ethics of emerging biotechnologies, and including sections on synthetic biology, CRISPR-Cas9 and other genomic editing technologies, and genetic screening and genetic modification in embryos. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph Herkert Authoring Institution Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University Year 2017 Read More
Big Data Bibliography Added02/13/2017 A bibliography of guidelines, books, reports and journal articles looking at the use and ethical issues associated with big data in computer science, the information sciences, life and environmental sciences, and the social sciences. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Joseph Herkert Karin Ellison Kelly Laas Year 2017 Read More
Human Enhancement Bibliography Added02/08/2017 Updated04/01/2016 A annotated bibliography looking at ethical issues and societal implications raised by human enhancement, including cybernetic and genetic technologies, cognitive enhancement, moral enhancement, and what it means to be human. Types of materials included in the bibliography include policy documents, reports web sites, films, books and journal articles. Author(s) Valerie Racine Contributor(s) Valerie Racine Karin Ellison Joseph Herkert Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Resources from the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Added11/18/2016 Updated11/18/2016 Ethics & Society blog : The Ethics and Society blog serves as a source for news and analysis of issues relating to ethics. Material for this site is provided by the directors, faculty, fellows, students, and affiliated scholars of the Center for Ethics Education, as well as ... Authoring Institution Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Year 2016 Read More
Resources from Lockheed Martin Corporation Added11/01/2016 Updated11/02/2016 The following video resources are made available on Lockheed Martin Corporation’s website for use by academic institutions for educational purposes. All other entities interested in using these videos must request permission from Lockheed Martin’s Corporate Ethics Office . ... Authoring Institution Lockheed Martin Corporation Year 2016 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
Resources from the International Neuroethics Society Added07/05/2016 Updated08/22/2016 These resources are available directly via the International Neuroethics Society. Authoring Institution International Neuroethics Society (INS) Read More
Ethics Resources from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Added06/10/2016 Updated11/22/2016 The ASME Code of Ethics, which is ASME Society Policy P-15.7 https://www.asme.org/getmedia/7cbbdb0b-93f9-476c-9632-c8a9370f6632/SocietyPolicies_15-7_Ethics.aspx The Criteria for the Interpretation of the Canons of the Code of Ethics ... Authoring Institution American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Read More
Ethics Resources from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Added05/31/2016 Updated06/15/2016 This is a collection of resources on ethics and human rights in science assembled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The list spans resources published from 1975 to 2015. Authoring Institution American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Read More
Bibliography - Useful Publications from the NSPE Added03/03/2016 Updated03/03/2016 A collection of useful ethics articles and resources from the National Society of Professional Engineers. Authoring Institution National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Read More
Bhopal Disaster Bibliography Added12/17/2015 Updated11/16/2016 A bibliography including links to case studies, books, reports and journal articles looking at the engineering ethics and policy issues looking at the Bhopal gas tragedy, where a gas leak from a Union Carbide plant caused one of the world's worst industrial disasters. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2015 Read More
Skilled Migration Bibliography Added12/17/2015 Updated12/17/2015 Guidelines World Medical Association Statement on Ethical Guidelines for the International Migration of Health Workers (2014) Outlines guidelines for how to ethically develop a health care workforce in developed and developing nations and guidelines for the recruiting of health care ... Read More
Robot Morality and Artificial Moral Agency Bibliography Added12/17/2015 Updated11/16/2016 A bibliography looking at issues of robot morality and artificial intelligence and moral agency. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Climate Change Migration Added12/17/2015 Updated12/17/2015 Annotated bibliography on climate change migration or "climate change refugees". Read More
Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster Bibliography Added09/02/2015 Updated11/16/2016 A bibliography looking at engineering ethics, organizational, and policy aspects of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster. Author(s) Kelly Laas Contributor(s) Joseph Herkert Year 2015 Read More
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster Bibliography Added09/01/2015 Updated09/03/2015 A bibliography looking at the engineering ethics and policy issues related to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Year 2014 Read More
Columbia Disaster Bibliography Added09/01/2015 Updated09/02/2016 A bibliography looking at the engineering ethics and policy issues of the Columbia Shuttle explosion of 2003. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2015 Read More
Social Justice, Climate Change & Engineering Education Bibliography (UVa) Added02/07/2014 Updated09/02/2016 This bibliography was compiled by researchers at the University of Virginia as part of the NAE Climate Change Educational Partnership planning project. Jan. 20, 2012. Author(s) Kelly Laas Read More
NIEES Energy Ethics Background Readings Bibliography Added04/01/2013 Updated09/16/2016 This lists the background readings for the National Institute on Energy Ethics, and Society (NIEES) held at Arizona State University in April 2013. Read More