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Thinking like an engineer [[electronic resource] ] : studies in the ethics of a profession / / Michael Davis



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Autore: Davis Michael <1943-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Thinking like an engineer [[electronic resource] ] : studies in the ethics of a profession / / Michael Davis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
Disciplina: 174/.962
Soggetto topico: Engineering ethics
Ethics
Note generali: "Association for Practical and Professional Ethics."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND VALUES; 2. A HISTORY OF ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES; 3. ARE ""SOFTWARE ENGINEERS"" ENGINEERS?; 4. CODES OF ETHICS AND THE CHALLENGER; 5. EXPLAINING WRONGDOING; 6. AVOIDING THE TRAGEDY OF WHISTLEBLOWING; 7. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN ENGINEERING; 8. CODES OF ETHICS, PROFESSIONS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST; 9. ORDINARY TECHNICAL DECISION-MAKING: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; 10. PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY: A FRAMEWORK FOR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPILOGUE: FOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ENGINEERS
APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MANAGERSAPPENDIX 3: INTERVIEWEE CHARACTERISTICS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Sommario/riassunto: Offers both an exploration of engineering ethics and a philosophical analysis of engineering as a profession. After putting engineering in historical perspective, the book turns to the Challenger disaster to consider the complex relationship between engineering ideals and practice.
Titolo autorizzato: Thinking like an engineer  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-47050-X
9786610470501
0-19-535305-6
0-585-24569-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778718003321
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Serie: Practical and professional ethics series.