Engineering Ethics: Topics for Government Engineers
This course is designed to introduce engineers who work for governmental bodies to ethical considerations and codes of ethics. Dr. Starrett discusses the special ethical challenges engineers in this sector may encounter and suggests sources and methods government engineers may find useful in deciding how to handle ethical dilemmas.
What you will learn:
- Define the term “ethics”
- Review engineering ethics topics
- Consider new tools in order to find solutions to ethical dilemmas for government engineers
Related courses:
Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Systems engineer, Hardware engineer, Design engineer, Product engineer, Communication engineer
Instructor
Steve Starrett
Steve Starrett is an Associate Professor of Water Engineering at Kansas State University where he has taught courses in engineering ethics for over ten years. He is a member (and past chair) of the Committee on Licensure and Ethics for the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). Dr. Starrett served as a Technical Chair for the Environmental and Water Resources Institute 2009 Congress. Dr. Starrett is the principal and owner of Starrett Engineering, LLC and a licensed Professional Engineer in four states.
Publication Year: 2012
ISBN:978-1-4673-0628-7