Review:
'this is a well-structured text for engineering ethics, written in a style that takes into account the way in which engineering students think and learn'
Anji Wall, St. Louis University Center for Health Care Ethics, in DOODY'S BOOK REVIEWS
From the Back Cover:
When is an action morally permissible and what kinds of behavior are morally obligatory? What must a professional do to be trusted? What is the role of values in bioethical decisions? What does it mean to be a good engineer? Is research using human pluripotent stem cells ethical?
All engineers, whether working or studying directly in the biomedical or a complementary engineering field, are certain to face challenging bioethical challenges such these. Biomedical Ethics for Engineers addresses the need for engineers to develop an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions from the individual engineer’s professional perspective, as well as within the global and societal context.
Key features:
· Meets the needs of students taking upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in professional ethics, risk assessment, and specific ethics courses in engineering, environmental science, medicine and technology
· Provides a proactive set of approaches that apply deductive and intuitive reasoning to engineering decision making within the framework of professional ethics
· Presented in the language and the context of the engineer and other science and design professionals, with issues treated from a design and problem-solving perspective
· Instead of the traditional top-down approach of learning the philosophical basis first and then judging cases accordingly, cases are presented as engineering problems, with solutions determined by design where possible and appropriate
· Supported throughout by case studies and worked examples that illustrate the direct application of ethical techniques and standards, plus frequent discussion points to stimulate debate
· Includes chapter exercises and assignments, with separate Instructor’s Manual available from http//textbooks.elsevier.com
Dr. Daniel Vallero has led the establishment of the Engineering Ethics program at Duke University. This popular and innovative program introduces students to the complex relationships between science, technology and societal demands on the engineer.|When is an action morally permissible and what kinds of behavior are morally obligatory? What must a professional do to be trusted? What is the role of values in bioethical decisions? What does it mean to be a good engineer? Is research using human pluripotent stem cells ethical?
All engineers, whether working or studying directly in the biomedical or a complementary engineering field, are certain to face challenging bioethical challenges such these. Biomedical Ethics for Engineers addresses the need for engineers to develop an understanding of the impact of engineering solutions from the individual engineer’s professional perspective, as well as within the global and societal context.
Key features:
· Meets the needs of students taking upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in professional ethics, risk assessment, and specific ethics courses in engineering, environmental science, medicine and technology
· Provides a proactive set of approaches that apply deductive and intuitive reasoning to engineering decision making within the framework of professional ethics
· Presented in the language and the context of the engineer and other science and design professionals, with issues treated from a design and problem-solving perspective
· Instead of the traditional top-down approach of learning the philosophical basis first and then judging cases accordingly, cases are presented as engineering problems, with solutions determined by design where possible and appropriate
· Supported throughout by case studies and worked examples that illustrate the direct application of ethical techniques and standards, plus frequent discussion points to stimulate debate
· Includes chapter exercises and assignments, with separate Instructor’s Manual available from http//textbooks.elsevier.com
Dr. Daniel Vallero has led the establishment of the Engineering Ethics program at Duke University. This popular and innovative program introduces students to the complex relationships between science, technology and societal demands on the engineer.
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