Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases
by Charles E. Harris, Jr., Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabins
6th Edition
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781337554503 |
| eText ISBN | 9781337670746 |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 6th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 336 |
Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases, 6th Edition, is a textbook designed to help future engineers understand how their conduct affects public health, safety, welfare, and the environment.
The volume introduces professional identity, foundational frameworks such as utilitarianism and virtue ethics, and the organizational tensions practitioners face. It also addresses risk management during system design and operation, as well as environmental responsibilities.
To support learning, the 2019 edition features boxed discussions in every chapter that highlight real-world dilemmas, alongside case studies demonstrating how the Engineering Code of Ethics applies in practice.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Engineers: Professionals for the Human Good
Chapter 2: A Practical Ethics Toolkit
Chapter 3: Responsibility in Engineering
Chapter 4: Engineers in Organizations
Chapter 5: Trust and Reliability
Chapter 6: The Engineer's Responsibility to Assess and Manage Risk
Chapter 7: Engineering and the Environment
Chapter 8: Engineering in the Global Context
Chapter 9: New Horizons in Engineering
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