Engineering Ethics

AIChE Code of Ethics

General guidelines adopted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for the professional conduct of its members.

http://www.aiche.org/About/Code.aspx

Complete Guide to Ethics Management

From Carter McNamara, an extensive online ethics toolkit for managers.

http://www.mapnp.org/library/ethics/ethxgde.htm

Professional Practice Cases

A collection of discussion cases presenting situations that raise ethical questions common in engineering practice and research.

http://onlineethics.org/CMS/profpractice/ppcases.aspx

Engineering Ethics Module

For those who like it brief and succinct: an introduction including two study cases.

http://www.murdough.ttu.edu/EthicsModule/EthicsModule.htm

Ethics in Science and Scholarship: the Toronto Resolution

Suggestions of key elements that all codes of ethics in science and scholarship should include.

http://www.math.yorku.ca/sfp/sfp2.html

NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers

Very detailed code of ethics from the National Society of Professional Engineers. The NSPE Board of Ethical Review applies this code in making judgments on cases.

http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1-code.asp

On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research

From the National Academy of Sciences, booklet about the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work.

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/

Professional Ethics Report

Quarterly newsletter published by the AAAS Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program. Reports on news and events, programs and activities, and resources related to professional ethics issues.

http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/per/newper

Thinking Like An Engineer

Article by Michael Davis about the place of a Code of Ethics in the practice of a profession.

http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/publication/md_te.html