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Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk - Lessons Learned from...
by Pinkus, Rosa Lynn B.; Shuman,... | HC | Acceptable
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- ISBN
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- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Engineering Ethics : Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk-Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
- Item Length
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- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Subject
- Engineering (General), Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Publication Year
- 1997
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- Textbook
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- Hardcover
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- English
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- Item Weight
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- Number of Pages
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Using the space shuttle programme as the framework, this book examines ethical decision making in engineering.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521431719
ISBN-13
9780521431712
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900395
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Engineering Ethics : Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk-Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Engineering (General), Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Philosophy
Number of Pages
399 Pages
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Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
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96-012332
Lc Classification Number
Ta157 .E673 1997
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‘ … wealth of historical and technical information … As a detailed study of ethical issues arising in the space shuttle program, Engineering Ethics is quite successful. The methodology it offers is quite helpful in organizing and analyzing those ethical issues … Engineering Ethics is a good read and a welcome contribution to the growing literature of engineering ethics.’Technology and Culture, ' … wealth of historical and technical information … As a detailed study of ethical issues arising in the space shuttle program, Engineering Ethics is quite successful. The methodology it offers is quite helpful in organizing and analyzing those ethical issues … Engineering Ethics is a good read and a welcome contribution to the growing literature of engineering ethics.' Technology and Culture, ' ... wealth of historical and technical information ... As a detailed study of ethical issues arising in the space shuttle program, Engineering Ethics is quite successful. The methodology it offers is quite helpful in organizing and analyzing those ethical issues ... Engineering Ethics is a good read and a welcome contribution to the growing literature of engineering ethics.'Technology and Culture, ' ... wealth of historical and technical information ... As a detailed study of ethical issues arising in the space shuttle program, Engineering Ethics is quite successful. The methodology it offers is quite helpful in organizing and analyzing those ethical issues ... Engineering Ethics is a good read and a welcome contribution to the growing literature of engineering ethics.' Technology and Culture
Table of Content
Part I. Theoretical and Practical Background: 1. Low-bid ethics: Decision-making about cost, safety and deadlines; 2. Engineering ethics framework; 3. Engineering ethics: The common ground between individual whim and legality; 4. Satisficing, organizational theory and other theoretical contributions to engineering ethics; 5. The decision to build the space shuttle: Pay me now or pay me later; 6. The space shuttle main engine: An overview; 7. All-up testing versus component testing: Normative practice or flawed judgment?; Part II. The Cases: 8. A. O. Tischler: An 'ethical' engineer (alternatives to whistle-blowing); 9. Cost versus schedule versus risk: The band-aid fix: $3.5 million overrun in test stand construction; 10. Back to the drawing board or normal errors: Senate investigations of the SSME development problems; 11. A judgment call or negligence: Maiden voyage of the Challenger delayed six months; 12. Against the odds: Ethical decisions and organizational goals; 13. Engineering ethics and risk assessment; Part III. Postscript: 14. The Challenger accident: Engineering design and performance decisions.
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
174/.962
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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