Ethics

MET 497, IET 497 Ethics Project

Select one of the following cases from your Engineering Ethics text book by Fleddermann (each person must pick a different case; register your pick with your instructor, with first come first served).  Write a paper discussing the case, in the course of which you should answer all the questions at the end of the chapter on that case.  The paper should be at least 700 words long.  If space allows, also provide a review of the law governing the practice of engineering in the state of Indiana (Rule 11 in the Registration Act for Professional Engineers.)  Talk to a registered professional engineer about ethics.  See the rubric for grading standards.

  Topic 2nd Ed 3rd Ed

 1.

Space Shuttle Challenger

page 12-13

page 15-16

 2.

Intel Pentium Chip

page 29-30

page 33-34

 3.

Dia Runway Concrete

page 30

page 34

 4.

Paradyne Computers

page 30

page 34

 5.

Biopal

page 43-44

page 48-49

 6.

The Aberdeen Three

page 44

page 49

 7.

Cellular Phones and Cancer

page 60-61

page 66

 8.

Spiro Agnew

page 61

page 66

 9.

Valujet 592

page 79

page 90-91

10.

Firestone tires

page 79

page 91

11.

Kansas City Hyatt Regency Walkway

page 79

page 91

12.

Crown Victoria   page 91
13.

Ford Pinto

page 79-80

 

14.

Teton Dam

page 90

page 92

15.

DC-10

page 80-81

page 92
16.

Cell Phones

page 81

page 92-93
17. Nanotechnology   page 93

18.

Avanti

page 103

page 128

19.

BART

page 103-104

page 109

20.

Goodrich A7-D Brake

page 104

page 110

21.

Isleta Pueblo Water

page 104-105

page 128-129
22. Therac-25 Accident   page 110

23.

Computer Hacking

page 105

 
24. Hartford Civic Center Collapse   page 110

25.

N-Rays

page 113

page 129

26.

Cold Fusion

page 113

page 129

27.

Citicorp Center

page 120

page 138

28.

Sealed Beam Headlight

page 121

page 138

28.

Automotive Crash Testing

page 121

page 138