American Society of Civil
Engineers (Ethics Website)
America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's vision
is to position engineers as global leaders building a better
quality of life. |
| |
Applied Ethics in Professional Practice: Case of the Month
Club (Texas Tech University)
The Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program
created the Case of the Month Club in 1997. It is now
housed and maintained by the National Institute for
Engineering Ethics at Texas Tech. Its purpose is to present
situations taken from real professional practice in order to
produce greater significance on ethical issues. It
concentrates on keeping the cases easy to read so that a
discussion may occur on the topics.
|
| |
Engineering
Ethics
The objective of this site is to introduce ethics case
studies into required undergraduate engineering courses.
It serves as a valuable resource by providing links to
recent headlines, case studies, essays, and reports from
the homepage. In addition, this site offers interactivity
as it encourages contributions and participation within
the site. Also featured are:
|
Engineers
for Social Responsibility Inc.
ESR is an independent group of engineers which finds neccessity
in professional engineers to be aware of the social implications
that their technological development may cause. One of
ESR's main goals is to educate engineering professionals,
policy makers, and professionals about the positive and
negative effects of technology. This site includes:
|
Ethics Resource Center
The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
educational organization whose vision is an ethical world.
The mission of the Ethics Resource Center is to be a leader
and a catalyst in fostering ethical practices in individuals
and institutions. |
| |
Institute for Global Ethics
The institute's goal is to promote ethical behavior in individuals,
institutions, and nations through research, public discourse,
and practical action. |
| |
Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers Ethics Committee
The Ethics & Member Conduct Committee advises the Board
of Directors on ethics policy and concerns as well as fostering
awareness on ethical issues and promoting ethical behavior
amongst individuals and organizations working within the
IEEE fields of interest. |
| |
Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism
(Texas Tech University)
The Murdough Center encourages and promotes professional
programs and activities emphasizing engineering ethics.
The center conducts symposia, workshops, and seminars throughout
the state and nation for industry, professional societies,
and academic institutions. |
| |
National Institute for Engineering Ethics (Texas Tech
University)
NIEE is an educational corporation which aims to promote
the study and application of ethics within engineering
schools and professions. It was founded by the National
Society of Professional Engineers. There is an entire
page within this site devoted to education, including
links to:
|
National Society of Professional
Engineers
NSPE strengthens the engineering profession by promoting
engineering licensure and ethics, enhancing the engineer
image, advocating and protecting PEs' legal rights at the
national and state levels, publishing news of the profession,
providing continuing education opportunities, and much more. |
| |
Office
of Technology Assessment
The OTA presented members of Congress with unbiased and
authoritative analysis of the scientific and technical
issues of the late 20th century. Its main goal was to
deliver public services in innovative and cost-efficient
ways. This site includes links to:
|
Professional
Ethics Report
PER is a quarterly newsletter that reports on topics
relevant to Professional Ethics issues. It especially
focuses on professions concerned with scientific research
and its applications.
|
The
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
The mission of OEC is to supply scientists, engineers,
and students within these respective areas of study with
resources for considering ethical problems that come up
in their work. OEC also works to help those people who
sponsor the education of conscientious research and practice
in science and engineering. This site features an easy-to-use
topic index as well as a search function. It provides
links to:
|
Penn State
is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and
the diversity of its workforce.
