Resource Type: Links

Escape! by NOVA

NOVA has a four-part series that lays out what engineers have done in response to past disasters to make accidents more survivable. The aim is to engineer so as to avoid harm.

The Center for the Study of Ethics in Society

Western Michigan University has a useful manual on how to handle ethical cases and a set of cases on engineering ethics developed by Michael Pritchard through an NSF grant. These case studies have sets of comments by philosophers and engineers.

Online Ethics

A very well-organized and thorough site devoted to ethical issues in engineering and science, including research ethics. It contains cases among its numerous resources as well as a host of useful links.

Mudough Center

The Mudough Center at Texas Tech contains, among its other features, a nice set of cases in engineering ethics.

The Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility

De Montefort University is one of the best sites for computer science. It has a European flavour, its treatment of privacy, for instance, evolving around the European Union's responses to the issue. It is fairly thorough and is updated frequently.