Teaching Professionalism and Ethics
Controversies surrounding the meaning of the term professionalism are examined, as well as the influence of these controversies on what should be taught to engineers in courses on professionalism....
Teaching Ethics — We Can Learn From the Lawyers
The Impact of Engineering Ethics on the Development of Modern Civil Engineering Practice, 1776-1976
Engineering ethics is a system of values that forms the ground rules by which we practice our profession. These values are determined by ideals, priorities, authority, power, needs, and...
Society's Changing Perception of the Professional and Ethical Conduct of the Civil Engineer: 1776-1976
The years 1776-1976, in this country, have been characterized by the increasing dependence of society on the expertise and judgement of civil engineers. This has been forced on society...
Moonlighting and Ethics
Moonlighting and Ethics
ASCE Ethics Code: Guide Beyond the Profession
ASCE action to amend its Code of Ethics is a worthy response to the growing need for recognizing that professional integrity and high standards of good conduct are important. The author...
Current Competence, Ethics Debated at Columbus PAC Conference
Professional Turning Points in Civil Engineering History
Historical review of the emergence of civil engineering in the United States as a profession, using the progressively changing standards of education, technical competence and public responsibility...
Ethics Spun from Fairy Tales
Considerations are given about the development and changes in the ASCE Code of Ethics. The oxymoronic nature of the concept is analyzed. The changes made in recent years are shown in connection...
Advertising and ASCE's Codes of Ethics: A Critical Evaluation
Ethics Professionalism and Maintaining Competence
Political Involvement of Civil Engineers
Political involvement of engineers need not be accomplished on a visible basis with flag-waving in the name of Civil Engineering. Far more will be accomplished in a more subtle fashion...
Is There Price Collusion in the Civil Engineering Profession—
In a December 1974 U.S. District Court decision, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics prohibition against competitive bidding was ruled to be a per se violation...
Nonquantitative Methods in Water Resources Management
In water resources planning, problems often arise where consideration has to be given to intangible variables. If quantitative optimization techniques are used, assigning numeric values...
Conference on Engineering Ethics
This conference on engineering ethics was probably the first undertaken as a cooperative effort of a number of societies, if not the very first conference ever held dealing exclusively...
Proposed New ASCE Code of Ethics
Ethics: Wisconsin Section Sparks Timely Discussion
Eight case studies of ethical questions were debated in an audience participation panel format, at the 1975 Wisconsin Section ASCE Annual Meeting. The program was judged successful for...
ASCE Code of Ethics Amended
New Ethical Canons Adopted by Board
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