The Disappearing Bottles A new graduate student questions whether the disposal of chemicals in the lab were done according to regulations.
Doubts about Published Results This scenario presents a situation where a graduate student realizes that the professor made up experimental results which were not accurate. The student had also written papers based on the professor's results adding to the problem.
Love Canal History, essays, photos, links and more relating to this landmark toxic waste case.
New Supervisor Policies. Chief engineer of Axtell's Installation Division, Howard Hanson implements a new policy which may be necessary. A situation arises for two engineers which makes them question how necessary the policy is.
Relevant Literature on this Topic
Whitbeck, Caroline. 1998. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research. New York: Cambridge University Press. Other keywords for this book: ethics and prudence; preferences vs. values; negligence; trust, distrust; ambiguity; moral ambiguity; responsibilities, general; professional responsibility; public safety; worker safety; laboratory safety; design process; engineering competence; environmental issues, global; conflict of interest; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies; harassment, sexual harassment and aggression; workplace relationships; research misconduct; falsification and fabrication; plagiarism; authorship; human subjects in research; animals in scientific research.
Gorman, M. E. (1998). Transforming nature: Ethics, invention and design. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Other keywords for this book: trust, distrust; rights; obligations; responsibilities, general; design and the environment; design process; global environmental issues; endangered ecosystems; engineering ethics courses, pedagogy.
Gorman, M. E., Stocker, J., & Mehalik, M. M. (1997). "Using detailed, multimedia cases to teach engineering ethics." Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education, Milwaukee, WI. Other keywords for this article: design and the environment; design process; global environmental issues; endangered ecosystems; engineering ethics courses; pedagogy; ethics and the law.