Ethics for engineers : a brief introduction /
Bainbridge, Anthony F.
Ethics for engineers : a brief introduction / Anthony F. Bainbridge - First edition. - Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, c2022 - xiii, 90 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
Ethics in the professional context -- The ethical basis for engineering activities -- Ethical responsibilities to consumers and customers -- Safety and risk -- The debate on AI and autonomous systems -- Ethics in the management of intellectual property -- Environmental matters and sustainability -- Being professional.
Engineering professionals face a duty to uphold reliable and trustworthy behavior when working across all disciplines and industries. Accuracy and rigor are essential parts of the modern workplace, and are increasingly of concern to practicing engineers. Using case studies to highlight examples of issues within the workplace and how these can be appropriately handled, this book is an accessible tool through which engineers can gain confidence in dealing with ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Touching upon safety, risk, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and intellectual property, alongside sustainability and environmental matters, the book focuses on hot topics which are fast becoming day-to-day issues dealt with by engineers. The book will be suitable for engineers of all disciplines, alongside students looking to become professional chartered engineers.
9781032076904
ENGINEERING ETHICS
TA 157 .B35 2022
Ethics for engineers : a brief introduction / Anthony F. Bainbridge - First edition. - Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, c2022 - xiii, 90 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
Ethics in the professional context -- The ethical basis for engineering activities -- Ethical responsibilities to consumers and customers -- Safety and risk -- The debate on AI and autonomous systems -- Ethics in the management of intellectual property -- Environmental matters and sustainability -- Being professional.
Engineering professionals face a duty to uphold reliable and trustworthy behavior when working across all disciplines and industries. Accuracy and rigor are essential parts of the modern workplace, and are increasingly of concern to practicing engineers. Using case studies to highlight examples of issues within the workplace and how these can be appropriately handled, this book is an accessible tool through which engineers can gain confidence in dealing with ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Touching upon safety, risk, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and intellectual property, alongside sustainability and environmental matters, the book focuses on hot topics which are fast becoming day-to-day issues dealt with by engineers. The book will be suitable for engineers of all disciplines, alongside students looking to become professional chartered engineers.
9781032076904
ENGINEERING ETHICS
TA 157 .B35 2022