02963nam 2200601Ia 450 991045848570332120200520144314.01-280-63056-697866106305610-08-045802-5(CKB)1000000000364681(EBL)270109(OCoLC)181373747(SSID)ssj0000147499(PQKBManifestationID)11152929(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147499(PQKBWorkID)10010483(PQKB)10652496(MiAaPQ)EBC270109(CaSebORM)9780120885312(Au-PeEL)EBL270109(CaPaEBR)ebr10138013(CaONFJC)MIL63056(EXLCZ)99100000000036468120060519d2006 uy 0engurunu|||||txtccrEngineering ethics[electronic resource] an industrial perspective /Gail D. Baura1st editionBoston Elsevier Academic Pressc20061 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-12-088531-X Includes bibliographical references and index.A personal engineering ethics threshold -- Options for action when an engineering ethics threshold is reached -- 1978: Ford Pinto recall -- 1981: Kansas City Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse -- 1986: Challenger space shuttle explosion -- 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill -- 1989: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge earthquake collapse -- 1994: Bjork-Shiley heart valve defect -- 1999: Y2K software conversion -- 2002: Bell Laboratories scientific fraud -- 2002: Ford Explorer rollover -- 2003: Columbia space shuttle explosion -- 2003: Guidant Ancure Endograft System -- 2003: Northeast blackout -- 2004: Indian Ocean tsunami -- Anonymous industrial engineering ethics cases.Engineering Ethics is the application of philosophical and moral systems to the proper judgment and behavior by engineers in conducting their work, including the products and systems they design and the consulting services they provide. In light of the work environment that inspired the new Sarbanes/Oxley federal legislation on "whistle-blowing? protections, a clear understanding of Engineering Ethics is needed like never before. Beginning with a concise overview of various approaches to engineering ethics, the real heart of the book will be some 13 detailed case studies, delvingEngineering ethicsEngineering ethicsCase studiesElectronic books.Engineering ethics.Engineering ethics174.962Baura Gail D927406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458485703321Engineering ethics2083743UNINA