Integrating ethics and design

Future directions in engineering ethics research: Microethics, macroethics and the role of professional societies

“…McLean, 4 an engineer, utilizes three categories in discussing engineering ethics: technical ethics, dealing with technical decisions by engineers; professional ethics, dealing with interactions among managers, engineers and employers; and social ethics, dealing with sociopolitical decisions concerning technology. McLean's notion of professional ethics is narrower than Ladd's, incorporating only those dimensions that Ladd describes as micro-ethics.…”

Design Philosophy

“…It may not be sufficient to begin teaching ethics [43] or other philosophical views for design to engineering students, but the time may be right to implement them in actual design practice. In this respect, it is the design research community's responsibility to re-evaluate the situation and provide scientific guidance to design activists.…”

Good Engineers

“…Codes of practice serve to declare gestures of approval. The IEEE Downloaded by [University of Chicago Library] at 14: 16 26 December 2014 Code of Ethics [52] states that engineers are expected to "accept responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent with the safety, health and welfare of the public". In using broad terms like safety, health and welfare this rule is establishing the vocabulary in which approval can be expressed.…”