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Now in its fourth edition, Martin and Schinzinger's Ethics in Engineering provides an introduction to the key issues in engineering ethics, taking account of both specific organizational contexts and broader technological trends. Current and thorough, it promotes critical thinking and discussion about moral and ethical issues that engineers face. The up-to-date content provides real world examples and cases and, by offering a framework for understanding ethical dilemmas within engineering, prepares readers for issues they will confront in their careers.

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Chapters 1-3, and 6-10 have either been extensively updated or are entirely new. Fuller discussion is provided on moral reasoning, codes of ethics, personal commitments in engineering, environmental ethics, honesty and research ethics, as well as the philosophy of technology.
The book provides the important connections between the choices made by individuals and corporations with broader social concerns. This helps the reader get a better sense of the “big picture.”
Each chapter ends with a list of “Key Concepts” to help reinforce the preceding material. The appendix contains additional pedagogical resources, as well as sample codes of ethics, to give additional real-world perspective to the reader. In addition, ample Study Questions are provided at the end of each section.
Updated case studies are provided throughout the book to further support the concepts presented.

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Most competing texts consist of readings only. This text contains more textbook material, making the text relevant to both students and professionals.

1 Ethics and Professionalism
2 Moral Reasoning and Codes of Ethics
3 Moral Frameworks
4 Engineering as Social Experimentation
5 Commitment to Safety
6 Workplace Responsibilities and Rights
7 Honesty
8 Environmental Ethics
9 Global Issues
10 Engineers and Technological Progress Appendix A General Resources on Engineering Ethics Appendix B Codes of Ethics: NSPE, ABET, IEEE, AICHE, ASCE, ASME

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