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Global Engineering Ethics

  • 2nd Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Rockwell Clancy, Qin Zhu
  • Language: English

Global Engineering Ethics introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Numero… Read more

Description

Global Engineering Ethics introduces the fundamentals of ethics in a context specific to engineering without privileging any one national or cultural conception of ethics. Numerous case studies from around the world help the reader to see clearly the relevance of design, safety, and professionalism to engineers. Engineering increasingly takes place in global contexts, with industrial and research teams operating across national and cultural borders. This adds a layer of complexity to already challenging ethical issues. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand or communicate the ethics of engineering, including students, academics, and researchers, and is indispensable for those involved in international and cross-cultural environments.

Key features

  • Takes a global-values approach to engineering ethics rather than prioritizing any one national or regional culture
  • Uses engineering case studies to explain ethical issues and principles in relatable, practical contexts
  • Approaches engineering from a business perspective, emphasizing the extent to which engineering occurs in terms of profit-driven markets, addressing potential conflicts that arise as a result
  • Provides extensive guidance on how to carry out ethical analysis by using case studies, to practice addressing and thinking through issues before confronting them in the world

Readership

Undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering disciplines taking either a dedication engineering ethics course or a separate engineering course that incorporates ethics

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Engineering Ethics from a Global Perspective

2. Working With Cases: The Importance of Concrete Learning

3. Engineering Professionalism and Professional Organizations

4. Basic Ethical Principles for Global Engineering

5. The Prime Responsibility of Safety

6. The Global Business Environment: What Engineers Should Know

7. Cross-Cultural Issues: Their Importance to Global Engineering Ethics

8. Autonomy

9. Conflicting Duties and Dissent

10. Issues of Broader Concern for Engineers

11. The Rights of Engineers Appendix I Global Engineering Ethics Principles Reviewed Appendix II Steps in the Case-Study Procedure

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Rockwell Clancy

Rockwell F. Clancy is a lecturer in engineering ethics and philosophy, at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, research fellow in the Institute of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Law and Society. He has served as a long-term educational consultant at Purdue University, having previously taught in the US and Europe. His current research and teaching interests are largely interdisciplinary, covering engineering ethics, philosophy of technology, moral psychology, European philosophy, philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and cross-cultural communication. Dr. Clancy holds degrees from Purdue University (PhD), the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (MA), and Fordham University (BA).
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

QZ

Qin Zhu

Dr. Qin Zhu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, with additional affiliations in the Department of Science, Technology & Society, the Department of Philosophy, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and the Center for Future Workplaces and Practices. He serves as Associate Editor for Science and Engineering Ethics, Studies in Engineering Education, and Editor for International Perspectives at the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science. Additionally, Dr. Zhu is a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. His research explores how culture influences the cultivation of globally competent and socially responsible engineers, as well as the ethical development and deployment of AI and robotics.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Engineering Education, VIrginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA