Ethical Engineer

Eugene Schlossberger is Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Philosophy at Purdue University at Calumet. He is also the author of Moral Responsibility and Persons (Temple).

• Part I: Introduction 1. The Nature of Engineering Ethics What This Book Is About * Why Ethics for Engineers? * A Revealing Case * Cut-Throat versus Community Workplaces * The Consumer Life versus the Life of Values * What Should I Do? 2. Ethical Decision Making The Nature of Ethical Decision Making * How to Use This Book * A Template for Moral Decision Making Part II: Sources of Ethical Decision Making 3. Values of the Engineering Profession Safety * Extent of a Risk * Balancing Risks against Benefits * Nature of Risks * Publicizing Risks * Human Progress * Clean, Clear Decision Making * Community * Partnership with Nature * Environmental Awareness * Environmental Considerations 4. Additional Ethical Sources When to Fight a Battle * Treating Others Fairly and Well * The Duty to Leave the World No Worse * Respect for Persons * Rights * Autonomy * Principles of Accountability * Institutional Duties * Models of the Professions * Promoting Good Consequences * Universality * Moral Precedents * The Golden Rule * Personal Values and the Good Life * When to Break the Rules Part III: Problems and Issues in Engineering 5. Honesty and Professionalism Whistleblowing * Competence * The Role of Professional Societies * Keeping Accurate Records and Obeying the Law * Consulting versus Adversarial Sales 6. Good Faith Conflict of Interest * Confidentiality and Trade Secrets * Patents and Copyrights * Bidding 7. Employee-Employer Relations Types of Work Relationships * Leadership and Healthy Work Environments * Proteges * Dealing with Subordinates * Friendship, Favoritism, and Professional Relations * Harassment * Hiring Practices * Interdepartmental Dealings and Hiring away from Another Firm 8. Special Issues in Consulting Engineering Advertising * Dishonest or Misleading Advertising * Unseemly or Demeaning Advertising * Competing with Other Firms * Competitive Bidding * Contingency Fees * Bribes and Kickbacks * Derogatory Remarks about Other Engineers * Reviewing the Work of Others * Reviewing the Work of Unlicensed Individuals * Reviewing the Work of Other Engineers * Safety and Liability Appendix 1: Two Sample Suggestions Formation of an Environmental and Community Issues Advisory Board * Ethical Ombudsperson Appendix 2: Summary of Key Points Notes List of Cases Index

"As engineers undertake to mobilize people and resources to effect change, they will encounter a growing need to understand the social values that drive their decisions as well as the ethical consequences of those decisions. Books like The Ethical Engineer can greatly assist in this process. The Ethical Engineer is a good book at the right time."-Frederick C. Nelson, Dean of Engineering, Tufts University "The Ethical Engineer is likely to make a very important contribution to the ethical development and eventually, the ethical practice, of the next generation of American engineers. It is an important, useful, and well-executed text. One outstanding feature is that its discussions are well targeted to help students care about ethics and the significance ethics has for their lives. The coverage is excellent: relevant cases and issues from the business ethics literature are nicely integrated into the text."-Professor David James, Department of Philosophy, Old Dominion University