Research Guide

Engineering Ethics

Background Resources / Books and Reviews / E-books / Journals / Databases / IEEE Web Resources / Major Societies and Organizations / Ethics Organizations / Contact Information

Background Resources

• Encyclopedia of Bioethics / edited by Stephen G. Post
  QH332 .E52 2004
  Olin Level 1 Reference



• Encyclopedia of Ethics / Lawrance C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker, editors
  BJ63 .E45 2001
  Olin Livel 1 Refernce



• Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics / editor-in-chief, Ruth Chadwick
  BJ63 .E44 1998
  Olin Level 1 Reference



• Encyclopedia Britannica
  AE5 .E363 2002
  Olin Reference Desk



• Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Books and Reviews

• Engineering , Ethics, and the Environment
  P. Aarne Vesilind, Alastair S. Gunn
  TA157 .V42 1998
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk-Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
  Rosa Lynn B. Pinkus... et.al.
  TA157 .E662 1997
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Engineering Professionalism and Ethics
  edited by James H. Schaub and Karl Pavlovic
  TA157 .E623 1983
  Olin Level B Stacks



• The Ethical Engineer
  Eugene Schlossberger
  TA157 .S383 1993
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Ethical Issues in Engineering
  (compiled by) Deborah G. Johnson
  TA157 .E83 1991
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Ethics in Engineering
  Mike W. Martin, Roland Schinzinger
  TA157 .M15 1988
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research
  Caroline Whitbeck
  TA157 .W47 1998
  Olin Level Be Stacks



• Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession
  Michael Davis
  TA157 .D32 1998
  Olin Level B Stacks



• What Every Engineer Should Know About Ethics
  Kennethh K. Humphreys
  TA157 .H84 1999
  Olin Level B Stacks



• The Ghost of the Executed Engineer: Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union
  Loren R. Graham
  TA140 .P25 G73 1993
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Minding the Machines: Preventing Technological Disaster
  William M. Evan, Mark Manion
  TA169.5 .E93 2002
  Olin Level B Stacks



• Post-Challenger Evaluation of Space Shuttle Risk Assessment and Management
  National Research Council
  electronic resource



• Undead Science: Science Studies and the Afterlife of Cold Fusion
  Bart Simon
  QC791.775 .C64 S56 2002
  Physics General Stacks

E-Books

• Knovel
• Safari Tech Books Online

Journals

• Science and Engineering Ethics
• Engineering Management Journal
• Engineering Science and Education Journal
• Ethics
• Ethics and the Environment
• Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Ethics
• International Journal of Medical Informatics

Databases

• ACM Digital Library
  Includes Conference Proceedings, Journals, and other ACM Publications



• Applied Science Full Text (1983 - )
  Topics include engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste management. Applied Science and Technology Full Text includes full text coverage of more than 98 periodicals from January 1997. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts includes abstracting of periodicals from March 1993 and indexing from October 1983.



• Compendex (1970 - )
  Compendex is the internet version of The Engineering Index, the world’s premier link to the engineering literature. Compendex covers over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences, and reports. All areas of engineering are represented. About half the citations (from 2,000 journals and conferences) include abstracts and indexing.



• Inspec (1969 - )
  Scientific and technical journals and conference proceedings in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology.



• Medline (1951 - )
  Medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. PubMed also includes some non-Medline citations, in various non-medical scientific subjects, which are added electronically by publishers.



• Web of Science (1988 - )
  Includes Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

IEEE Web Resources

• IEEE Code of Ethics
• IEEE Student Ethics Competition

Major Societies and Organizations

• National Society of Professional Engineers
  The National Society of Professional Engineers promotes engineering ethics.

Ethics Organizations

• Center for the Study of Ethics in the Profession (CSEP)
• Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
• National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE)
• Association for Practical and Professional Ethics

Contact Information

Rob McFarland
Engineering Librarian
549 Louderman Hall
314-935-4818
rmcfarland@wustl.edu