Engineering Ethics
(This series offers 20 PDHs)
EPDS 3-A Whistleblowing
3 PDHs, $165
Blowing the whistle on an unethical situation can be the most challenging of environments. A process to use when faced with this difficult situation is presented.
EPDS 3-B Defining Ethics
1.5 PDHs, $83
A description of fundamental ethical characteristics is presented.
EPDS 3-C Engineering Ethics - Problem Solving Approaches
4 PDHs, $220
This seminar provides a method to solve engineering ethical dilemmas.
EPDS 3-D Engineering Ethics - 59 Story Crisis
1 PDH, $55
This seminar discusses the ethical dilemma that a prominent engineer faced. The Citicorp Building in New York had numerous unique designs and multiple design changes during the construction which created an unsafe condition.
EPDS 3-E Example Ethical Challenges
4 PDHs, $220
A brief presentation on the NSPE Code of Ethics will be made. Many real workplace examples (created by previous Engineering Ethics students) are provided in a Word file for participants to read. Seminar registrants will also consider the NSPE canons and document some of their challenges in their current or a previous workplace.
EPDS 3-F Ethics Interviews
5 PDHs, $275
A brief presentation on the NSPE Code of Ethics will be made. Many real interviews (created by previous Engineering Ethics students) are provided in a Word file for participants to read. The seminar participants will also consider interviews of engineers on ethics issues and summarize the discussions.
EPDS 3-G Ethics Website Reviews
1.5 PDHs, $83
Seminar participants will read the ethics website reviews (created by previous Engineering Ethics students) provided and investigate related sites of interest.
EPDS 3-H Stem Cell Research Case Study
5 PDHs, $275
An ethics case study on a Stem Cell Research Center in Korea, its researchers' activities, and the ensuing investigation into whether test results were falsified.
