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PHIL 4401-01 and -02: Engineering Ethics
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Sample Case Studies
APS: Ethics Case Studies
Ethical case studies from the American Physical Society.
ASCE: A Question of Ethics
An online archive of ethical cases considered by the ASCE Committee on Professional Conduct or of ethical issues affecting the profession of civil engineer.
BEEP: Bioethics Case Studies
Courtesy of the Bioethics Education Project, University of Bristol (UK).
Edison Vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry
This Smithsonian Magazine article discusses Thomas Edison's extreme attempts to vilify alternating current.
Garret Harding: "The Tragedy of the Commons" (1968)
A special online issue of Science magazine, devoted to the implications of this seminal essay.
The Genetics (and Ethics) of Making Humans Fit for Mars
This 2018 Wired Magazine article examines the question of using genetic engineering to make human colonizers more able to succeed on Mars.
Guardian (UK): Ethics News
Ethical issues in the news from a leading British newspaper.
Markulla Center for Applied Ethics: Case Studies
Case studies and scenarios on a variety of fields in applied ethics.
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
A peer-reviewed collection containing over 500 cases in all areas of science.
NSPE Board of Review Ethical Case Studies
Ethical case studies from the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Online Ethics Center Resources
Hypothetical case studies.
PBS NOVA: Holocaust on Trial: Death-camp Experiments
This NOVA presentation examines the ethical issues surrounding Nazi medical experiments on human beings.
Unlawful Killing with Combat Drones: A Case Study of Pakistan, 2004-2009
An ethical analysis of drone warfare by Prof. Mary Ellen O'Connell of the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Would It Be Ethical To Colonize Mars?
This Forbes Magazine piece looks at the various ethical, environmental, and social dilemmas posed by human colonization of the Red Planet.
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