Rosa L. B. Pinkus: Engineering Ethics

Cover: 9780521437509 | Engineering Ethics | Rosa L. B. Pinkus (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 2003

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Beschreibung

Using the space shuttle programme as the framework, this book examines ethical decision making in engineering.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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: [...] 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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Fachbereich:	Management
Genre:	Importe , Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780521437509
ISBN-10:	0521437504
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Pinkus, Rosa L. B. Shuman, Larry J. Hummon, Norman P.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Rosa L. B. Pinkus (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	21.05.2003
Gewicht:	0,647 kg