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050			_aTA 157 .V47 2011
100			_aVesilind, P. Aarne _eauthor
245		0	_aHold paramount : _bthe engineer's responsibility to society / _cP. Aarne Vesilind and Alastair S. Gunn.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aStamford, Connecticut : _bCengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, _cc2011
300			_axvi, 183 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
365			_bPHP1988
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_a1. DOING THE RIGHT THING : Morals, Obligations to Strangers. Ethics -- 2. FAITHFUL AGENTS : Technical Expertise and Ethical Obligations. Organization of Professional Engineering. Can We Afford to be Ethical? Engineering Codes of Ethics. Can a Person Stop Being an Engineer? Codes of Ethics and the Environment. Ethically Right for Me? -- 3. ENHANCE HUMAN WELFARE : Moral Responsibility of Engineers -- 4. HOLD PARAMOUNT : Why Can't Ethicists be as Efficient as Engineers? Life and Death Decisions. Legal Ethics. Jokes About Engineers. Engineers Working Together. A Technical Challenge. Engineering Qualifications. Engineering Triumphs. Engineering Failures. Engineers as Managers. Decision Making: Technical and Ethical Aspects. Consulting with Colleagues -- 5. SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC : The Moral Status of Animals. Ethical and Legal Obligations. Ethical Dilemmas I. Calculation the Value of Life. Fix Up Your Organization Ethically. Whistleblowing I. Whistleblowing II. Disaster in Kansas City. Ethics and Engineering Education. Options. Ethically Right For Me? II. Acceptable Risk. Trusting the Experts. Deception I. Confidentiality. Loyalty to the Firm -- 6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT : Tenure in Engineering Schools. Famous Engineers in History. The Reputation Game in Engineering Education. Networking -- 7. SOLICIT OR ACCEPT GRATUITIES : Deception II. Corporate Gift Policies -- 8. SELF-LAUDATORY LANGUAGE : Advertising. 9. CONTRIBUTIONS IN ORDER TO SECURE WORK : Competitive Bidding. Bribery and Law. When in Rome. Ethical Dilemmas II. Human Rights I -- 10. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS : The Existential Pleasures of Engineering I. The Existential Pleasures of Engineering II. Engineering and Armaments. Reverence for Life. The Ethics of Asking and the Ethics of Giving. Maintaining the Quality of Engineering Education. Affirmative Action -- 11. OVERSEAS WORK : Human Rights II. Politicians and Their Reputations -- 12. UPHOLD THE HONOR AND DIGNITY : Manners. Workplace Harassment -- 13. WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR EMPLOYERS. Conflict of Interest I. Employee Loyalty -- 14. AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Conflict of Interest II. A Paradox. Why Be a Good Engineer? 15. OBJECTIVE AND TRUTHFUL MANNER : Professional Respect. Engineers and the Media.
520			_aThis book served as an excellent introduction to a wide variety of ethical issues. It also provided an excellent introduction to the practice of civil engineering covering the concepts of professional registration, bidding, design review etc. and gave the students an opportunity to practice their communication skills.
650			_aENGINERING ETHICS
700			_aGunn, Alastair S. _eco-author
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