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| Preface | |
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| About this Book: A Note to the Instructor | |
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| Doing the right thing | |
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| Deception I | |
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| Keeping Promises | |
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| Doing the Right Thing | |
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| Theft of Music | |
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| Obligation to Strangers | |
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| Moral Rules | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| The engineering profession | |
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| On Being a Professional | |
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| Technical Expertise and Ethical Obligations | |
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| Organization of Professional Engineering | |
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| Can We Afford to Be Ethical? | |
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| Engineering Codes of Ethics | |
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| Can a Person Stop Being an Engineer? | |
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| Codes of Ethics and the Environment | |
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| Ethically Right for Me? I | |
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| Ethical Theories as Decision-Making Models | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Enhance human welfare | |
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| Moral Responsibilities of Engineers | |
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| Engineering and Terrorism | |
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| Engineers as Intelligent Robots | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Hold paramount | |
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| Why Can't Ethicists Be as Efficient as Engineers? | |
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| Medical Ethics | |
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| Legal Ethics | |
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| Jokes about Engineers | |
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| Engineers Working Together | |
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| A Technical Challenge | |
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| Engineering Qualifications | |
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| Factors of Safety | |
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| Engineering Triumphs | |
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| Engineering Failures | |
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| Engineers as Managers | |
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| Acceptable Risk | |
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| Decision Making: Technical and Ethical Aspects | |
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| Consulting with Colleagues | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Safety of the public | |
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| The Moral Status of Animals | |
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| Ethical and Legal Obligations | |
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| Ethical Dilemmas I | |
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| Calculating the Value of Life | |
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| Fix Up Your Organization Ethically? | |
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| Whistle-Blowing I | |
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| Whistle-Blowing II | |
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| Disaster in Kansas City | |
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| Options | |
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| Ethically Right for Me? II | |
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| Trusting the Experts | |
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| Deception II | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Moral Development of Engineers | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Professional development | |
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| Tenure in Engineering Schools | |
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| Famous Engineers in History | |
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| Networking | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Solicit or accept gratuities | |
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| Deception III | |
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| Corporate Gift Policies | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Self-laudatory language | |
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| Advertising I | |
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| Advertising II | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Contributions in order to secure work | |
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| Competitive Bidding | |
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| Bribery and the Law | |
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| When in Rome | |
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| Ethical Dilemmas II | |
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| Human Rights I | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Professional development of others | |
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| The Existential Pleasures of Engineering I | |
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| The Existential Pleasures of Engineering II | |
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| Engineering and Armaments | |
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| Vegetarianism | |
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| Reverence for Life | |
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| The Ethics of Asking and the Ethics of Giving | |
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| Maintaining the Quality of Engineering Education | |
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| Affirmative Action | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Overseas work | |
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| Environmental Racism | |
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| Human Rights II | |
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| Politicians and Their Reputations | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Uphold the honor and dignity | |
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| Manners | |
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| Workplace Harassment | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Faithful agents | |
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| Loyalty to an Employer | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Avoid conflicts of interest | |
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| Safety | |
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| Professional Registration | |
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| Conflict of Interest I | |
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| Conflict of Interest II | |
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| Why Be A Good Engineer? | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Objective and truthful manner | |
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| Professional Respect | |
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| Engineers and the Media | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Epilogue | |