Engineering, Business & Professional Ethics

CRC Press

Engineering, as a profession and business, is at the sharp end of the ethical practice. Far from being a bolt on extra to the \u2018real work\u2019 of the engineer it is at the heart of how he or she relates to the many different stakeholders in the engineering project.Engineering, Business and Professional Ethics highlights the ethical dimension of engineering and shows how values and responsibility relate to everyday practice. Looking at the underlying value systems that inform practical thinking the book offers a framework for ethical decision-making.Covering global corporate responsibility to the increasing concern for the environment within the engineering business, the book offers ways in which value conflict can be handled. Integrating practice, value and diversity the book helps to prepare the engineer for the ethical challenges of the 21st century.This book is essential reading for all students on courses accredited by the Engineering Council e.g. Civil, Chemical, Mechanicaly