Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases

Taxonomy of Cases

Here is a list of topics and the cases that are recommended for each.

Acknowledging Mistakes
Careers
Competence
Confidentiality  & Trade Secrets
Conflicts of Interest
Dissent and Whistleblowing
Environmental Concerns
Exemplary Practice
Honesty
Loyalty
Organizational Communication
Quality Control
Product Liability
Public Service
Responsibilities Arising From Others' Actions
Safety and Health
Women in Engineering

Acknowledging Mistakes           (Back to top)

  • Cadillac Chips
  • Catalyst
  • Failure
  • Faulty Valves
  • Oil Spill
  • Recommendation of a Friend
  • USAWAY
  • Why Won’t They Read?
  • Wonderful
  • XYZ Hose

Careers          (Back to top)

  • AVIT
  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Cuny
  • Drinking Problem
  • Employment Opportunity
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Glass Ceiling
  • Innocent Comment
  • Moral Beliefs in the Workplace
  • Recommendation of a Friend
  • Renewable Energy Project
  • Smoking
  • Sunnyvale
  • Window Safety

Competence           (Back to top)

  • Catalyst
  • Co-Op
  • Containers
  • Drinking Problem
  • Promotion
  • Sunnyvale
  • Unlicensed Engineer
  • Vacation
  • Why Won’t They Read?

Confidentiality & Trade Secrets           (Back to top)

  • Drinking Problem
  • Inside Tool & Die
  • Oil Spill
  • Parkville
  • Promotion
  • Whose Property?

Conflicts of Interest           (Back to top)

  • Golfing
  • Hydrolevel
  • Last Resort
  • Working Overtime

Dissent and/or Whistleblowing           (Back to top)

  • Borrowed Tools
  • Catalyst
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Excess
  • Forced Sex
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Last Resort
  • Moral Beliefs in the Workplace
  • Oil Spill
  • Parkville
  • Pinto
  • Side Saddle Gas Tanks
  • Training Firefighters
  • Waste Disposal
  • Whose Property?
  • Window Safety

Environmental Concerns           (Back to top)

  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Containers
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Employment Opportunity
  • Excess
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Mere Technicality
  • Microwave
  • Oil Spill
  • Parkville
  • Renewable Energy Project
  • Trees
  • Unlicensed Engineer
  • XYZ Hose
  • Waste Disposal

Exemplary Practice           (Back to top)

  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Air Bags
  • Avit
  • Cuny
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Moral Beliefs in the Workplace
  • Renewable Energy Project
  • Training Firefighters
  • Window Safety

Honesty          (Back to top)

  • Borrowed Tools
  • Catalyst
  • Containers
  • Co-Op
  • Deadline
  • Drinking Problem
  • Employment Opportunity
  • Excess
  • Failure
  • Faulty Valve
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Golfing
  • Inside Tool & Die
  • Mere Technicality
  • Oil Spill
  • Parkville
  • Price
  • Recommendation of a Friend
  • Unlicensed Engineer
  • USAWAY
  • Vacation
  • Wonderful
  • Working Overtime
  • XYZ Hose

Loyalty          (Back to top)

  • Catalyst
  • Containers
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Drinking Problem
  • Employment Opportunity
  • Failure
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Golfing
  • Inside Tool & Die
  • Oil Spill
  • Parkville
  • Recommendation of a Friend
  • Sunnyvale
  • Whose Property?

Organizational Communication           (Back to top)

  • Borrowed Tools
  • Catalyst
  • Containers
  • Co-Op
  • Deadline
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Drinking Problem
  • Excess
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Glass Ceiling
  • Hydrolevel
  • Inside Tool & Die
  • Last Resort
  • Parkville
  • Promotion
  • Recommendation of a Friend
  • Side Saddle Gas Tanks
  • Sunnyvale
  • Vacation
  • Walkway
  • Waste Disposal

Quality Control           (Back to top)

  • Containers
  • Co-Op
  • Cost-Cutting
  • Deadline
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Drinking Problem
  • Failure
  • Faulty Valve
  • Inside Tool & Die
  • Microwaves
  • Price
  • USAWAY
  • Wonderful
  • Working Overtime

Product Liability           (Back to top)

  • Cadillac Chips
  • Containers
  • Cost-Cutting
  • Failure
  • Faulty Valve
  • Fire Detectors
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Microwaves
  • Pinto
  • Pulveriser
  • Side Saddle Gas Tanks
  • Training Firefighters
  • TV Antenna
  • USAWAY
  • Vacation
  • Walkway
  • XYZ Hose

Public Service           (Back to top)

  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Air Bags
  • AVIT
  • Cuny
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Last Resort
  • Moral Beliefs in the Workplace
  • Parkville
  • Renewable Energy Project
  • Window Safety

Responsibilities Arising From Others’ Actions       (Back to top)

  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Borrowed Tools
  • Containers
  • Co-OP
  • Cuny
  • Drinking Problem
  • Ghost of an Executed Engineer
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Last Resort
  • Microwave
  • Training Firefighters
  • TV Antenna
  • Window Safety
  • Working Overtime

Safety and Health           (Back to top)

  • Aftermath of Chernobyl
  • Air Bags
  • Cadillac Chips
  • Containers
  • Cost-Cutting
  • Cuny
  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Excess
  • Faulty Valves
  • Fire Detectors
  • Gilbane Gold
  • Highway Safety
  • Hydrolevel
  • Mere Technicality
  • Microwaves
  • Oil Spill
  • Pinto
  • Pulveriser
  • Side Saddle Gas Tanks
  • Smoking
  • Sunnyvale
  • Training Firefighters
  • Trees
  • TV Antenna
  • Unlicensed Engineer
  • Vacation
  • Walkway
  • Waste Disposal
  • Why Won’t They Read?
  • Window Safety
  • XYZ Hose

Women in Engineering           (Back to top)

  • Dissent or Not to Dissent
  • Forced Sex Accusation
  • Glass Ceiling
  • Innocent Comment
  • Promotion
  • Sunnyvale

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