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provided by the
Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism
Texas Tech
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Welcome to the Applied Ethics Case of the Month Club. If you are a first-time visitor, please click on the first item below for an introduction and instructions on how you can participate.
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Current applied ethics case of the month Recommended core ethical values Nine basic steps to personal ethical decision making Guidelines for facilitating solutions to ethical dilemmas in professional practice Previous applied ethics case of the month Survey results for previous applied ethics case of the month |
For faculty or professionals in practice wishing to obtain copies of previous applied ethics case studies, including the case text, alternate approaches, survey results, and forum comments, please contact the Program Director, William D. Lawson, P.E., directly by email at Bill.Lawson@coe.ttu.edu For those wishing to bring alive some of the previous case histories, excellent classroom dramatizations of several cases have been prepared by Brian Brenner, editor for the ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. For additional information, please contact Mr. Brenner directly at brbrenne@bigdig.com The National Institute for Engineering Ethics is pleased to announce our latest educational initiative, the Applied Ethics Case of the Month program. The Program transitioned to the NIEE from the Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program, College of Engineering, University of Washington, on October 15, 2002. Created in 1997 by Ronald E. Bucknam, P.E., Ph.D., the "Case of the Month Club" is used by more than 100 universities and the website has had more than 50,000 hits. The program presents cases taken from professional practice in order to stimulate greater emphasis on ethical issues in a real-world context. The National Institute for Engineering Ethics gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program in transitioning the Case of the Month program to the NIEE, this based on a Memorandum of Understanding between NIEE and the University of Washington executed in November 2001. The NIEE is very pleased to carry on Dr. Bucknam's fine work by sponsoring the Case of the Month Club. Dr. Bucknam's passion for ethics in professional practice remains a strong contribution to educational programs in the ethics area, and an inspiration and encouragement to all engineers.
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Associated Professional Organizations
ACEC - American Council of Engineering Companies
NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
AIA - American Institute of Architects
AIPG - American Institute of Professional Geologists
APWA - American Public Works Association
ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
AEG - Association of Engineering Geologists
EERI - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
NIEE - National Institute for Engineering Ethics
ITE - Institute of Transportation Engineers
Other Sources
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Program Supporters
The following firms and professional groups have demonstrated their commitment to enhancing the level of ethical performance in the design professions by generously contributing to the financial support of this program. Their continued interest and assistance is gratefully acknowledged.
Anderson Consulting Group, Roseville, CA
ASFE - Professional Firms Practicing in the Geosciences
CH2M HILL, Bellevue, WA
ECS Risk Control, Inc., Exton, PA
ECS Underwriting, Inc., Exton, PA
GEI Consultants, Inc., Winchester, MA
Lockwood Greene - Consulting, Design and Construction, Spartanburg, SC
Miller Pacific Engineering Group, San Rafael, CA
Sustaining Universities Program of NSPE/PEE (National Society of Professional Engineers - Professional Engineers in Education Section)
NTH Consultants, Ltd., Farmington Hills, MI
Shannon & Wilson, Inc., Seattle, WA
Terra Insurance Company, Corte Madera, CA
Virginia Geotechnical Services, P.C., Richmond, VA
Suggested Additional Professional Ethics Sites
Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism
NIEE - National Institute for Engineering Ethics
EERI - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Case Histories
Case of the Month Club format || Current applied ethics case of the month || Recommended core ethical values
Nine basic steps to personal ethical decision making || Guidelines for facilitating solutions to ethical dilemmas in professional practice
Previous applied ethics case of the month || Survey results for previous applied ethics case of the month