Understanding engineering ethics
Engineering ethics aims to enhance engineer’s ability to confront moral issues raised by engineering activities. It covers engineering as social experimentation, the engineer’s responsibility for safety, and the rights of engineers. What constitutes engineering ethics is the underlining question...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/19313/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/19313/1/understanding.pdf |
| Summary: | Engineering ethics aims to enhance engineer’s ability to confront moral
issues raised by engineering activities. It covers engineering as social experimentation,
the engineer’s responsibility for safety, and the rights of engineers. What constitutes
engineering ethics is the underlining question of this research. Hence, the objective of the
research is to systematically provide answers to the aforementioned question. The
research also studies the scope and the origin of the subject matter. At the same time, the
research highlights the significance of the subject from diverse perspectives; including
Western and Islamic perspectives. |
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