NSPE and ASCE Code of Ethics Discussion Paper

Class Objectives and Topics

1. To learn about the nature of professional behavior
2. To understand the purpose of a structure
3. To become familiar with the terminology
4. The link between sustainable development and engineering ethics (PowerPoint)
5. Importance of protecting public safety, health, and the environment in engineering ethics

Homework

1 and 3-Hour

Read “Fallacies of Risk” by Sven Hansson Fallacies of risk.pdf  Download Fallacies of risk.pdf

(One Page, Single Spaced, 12-Point Font, write each question and answer below)

1. What are the sheer size and converse sheer size fallacies?
2. What are some ways to understand “natural”
3. What is the proof-seeking fallacy?
4. What is the delay fallacy?
5. What is the technocratic fallacy?
6. How do statements by the German committee for occupational exposure limits illustrate this fallacy?

3-Hour (additional Homework)

(No page limit, Single Spaced, 12-Point Font, write each question and answer below)

Read “The integrity of science.” By Susan Haack The_Integrity_of_Science_What_It_Means_W.pdf  Download The_Integrity_of_Science_What_It_Means_W.pdf

1. What is scientific integrity? How can such integrity be eroded?
2. What are the Vioxx and Celebrex scandals?
3. What problems with scientific journal practices and the pharmaceutical industry do the Vioxx and Celebrex scandals reveal?
4. Why does Haack think these problems about scientific integrity matter?

 

Reference Materials

 

• Hansson, S.O. (2004). Fallacies of risk. Journal of Risk Research, 7(3), 353-360.
• Haack, S. (2007). The integrity of science: What it means, why it matters. Contrastes: Revista International de Filosofia, 12, 5-26.
• What is the value of materials provided by our planet? – Put a value on nature!https://www.ted.com/talks/pavan_sukhdev_what_s_the_price_of_nature?language=en (Links to an external site.)(16.16 mins)