Engineering Ethics: Case Study in Biomedical Research
This course is designed to introduce engineers in the biomedical field to ethical considerations (e.g., use of human subjects in research) related to practice in this field. Dr. Starrett reviews the Biomedical Engineering Society Code of Ethics and discusses a case study involving fabricated data and other ethical transgressions of a noted researcher. He focusses on the ethical principles that were violated in this example and offers suggestions on how biomedical engineers can avoid making similar errors.
This course was created in 2012. As technology evolves, some course content may be out of date and/or may have been superceded by newer advancements. This course was peer reviewed in 2022 and determined to still be useful for informational, educational, and/or historical purposes. For the most up-to-date information on IEEE's Ethics Policies, please visit https://www.ieee.org/about/ethics.
What you will learn:
- Define the term “ethics”
- Review engineering ethics topics
- Consider new tools in order to find solutions to ethical dilemmas for biomedical research
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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: 978-1-4673-0629-4