Introduction to Engineering Ethics

Download or read book Introduction to Engineering Ethics written by Mike Martin and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2009-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Engineering Ethics provides the background for discussion of the basic issues in engineering ethics. Emphasis is given to the moral problems engineers face in the corporate setting. It places those issues within a philosophical framework, and it seeks to exhibit their social importance and intellectual challenge. The primary goal is to stimulate critical and responsible reflection on moral issues surrounding engineering practice and to provide the conceptual tools necessary for pursuing those issues. Students preparing to function within the engineering profession need to be introduced to the basic issues in engineering ethics.