Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Overview
Trust
Meanings of Integrity and Ethics
Themes in Ethics in Engineering Research
Balancing Risks and Benefits
Moral Values Embedded in Engineering
Integrity in Engineering Research
Environmental Impact of Research
Social Consequences
1) Doctors
2) Academics
Why is this relevant?
Membership of a trusted profession and position of trust
generates special responsibilities.
Medical professionals are in an analogous position.
Engineering researchers are experts on risk and potential
harms and benefits of e.g. technological developments
(Incidentally Estate Agents and Lawyers came last)
What do we mean by integrity and
ethics?