(801) 374-6214
To order by fax:
(801) 374-0634
To order by email.
or for questions:
Click here.
Site
produced and administered by
International Library Service.
Copyright 1998-2000.
All rights reserved.
Direct comments to:
International Library Service
P.O. Box 735
Provo, Utah 84603
2598
The Decision Makers: Ethics for Engineers
1999,
159 pages, hard cover
$98.00
Decisions made by engineers can affect the quality of life of large numbers of people. As technological changes and the increasing speed of communication make world communities ever more interdependent, the actions of an individual engineer may have a very real impact on people thoughout the world. Engineers are increasingly in need of guidance to help them navigate through the shades of meaning, uncertainty, doubt and complex relationships of ethical problems which can arise in any project. This book explores the problems of decision making from the viewpoint of a professional engineer. The authors present the individual, family, community and global contexts within which professional engineers have to make decisions, and illustrate these by reference to specific situations - large and small, general and personal - in which engineers find themselves. An attempt is made to establish a framework against which engineers can conduct an 'ethical audit' of their activities, showing the changing ethical factors that need to be considered in differing situations and at different stages in the development of a project. It is obviously not possible to give hard and fast rules on such a complex subject, but The Decision Makers suggests guidelines and discusses major ethical problems such as corruption, contributions to public policy issues and cross-cultural conflicts of customs. Case studies are used to demonstrate the underlying principles of responsible and humane ethical actions. The authors consider the relationship between ethical practice and national and international laws and regulations alongside problems of cultural diversity, conflicts of interest and specific major ethical questions. In addition to setting out the framework for an ethical audit and showing its application to a specific project, chapters are included which suggest ways of teaching ethics to engineering undergraduates. The Decision Makers provides a framework which will assist all engineers to meet the challenge of ethical decisions with responsible and balanced judgement.
The latest standards and related technical publications available
from
ASCE.