Code Violations with Safety Implications Engineer discovers deficiencies in a building's structural integrity, and it would breach client confidentiality to report them to a third party.
NSPE Code of Ethics NSPE Ethics Code. The NSPE is the society of licensed professional engineers.
ACM Code of Ethics Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) Code of Ethics 1. General Moral Imperatives.
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
Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer, by Stephen H. Unger. (From the back cover): This valuable guide provides an in-depth treatment of what constitutes ethical behavior on the part of engineers. It carefully examines the various conflicts faced by engineers and offers practical, proven advice on what to do in such situations. Stephen H. Unger, Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1994. Other keywords for this book: ethical codes and guidelines, conscientious objection, engineering ethics, the media, professional societies, professional responsibility, ethics support, technological disasters, unions, whistleblowing.
Layton, E. The Revolt of the Engineers: Social Responsibility and the American Engineering Profession. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1986. Other keywords for this: obligations; professional societies: technical and scholarly societies; public safety; professional responsibility; code violations; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies.
Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher, "Death By Design: Ethics, Responsibility, and Failure in the American Civil Engineering Community, 1852-1986." (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996). Other keywords for this: public safety; professional responsibility; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies; professional societies; responsibilities, general.
Don Gotterbarn and Simon Rogerson, "The Ethics of Software Project Management," in Ethics and Information Technology, ed. Goran Collste, New Academic Publisher, Delhi, 1998. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Raising the Bar: A Software Engineering Code of Ethics," Computers and Society, June 1998, vol. 28, pp. 26-29. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency; ethical codes.
Don Gotterbarn, "Establishing Standards of Professional Practice," chapter 3 in The Responsible Software Engineer, ed. Colin Meyer, Springer Verlag 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Computer Practitioners: Professionals or Hired Guns," in The Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, McFarland & Company Inc, March 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Standards for Certifying Computer Professionals," in Ethics in the Computer Age, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, ACM Press, 1995. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Establishing Standards of Professional Practice," chapter 3 in The Responsible Software Engineer, ed. Colin Meyer, Springer Verlag 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Computer Practitioners: Professionals or Hired Guns," in The Social and Ethical Effects of the Computer Revolution, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, McFarland & Company Inc, March 1996. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.
Don Gotterbarn, "Standards for Certifying Computer Professionals," in Ethics in the Computer Age, edited by Joseph M. Kizza, ACM Press, 1995. Other keywords for this: professionalism in computing; professional responsibility; ethical codes; accountability; criteria for competency.