Codes of engineering ethics identify a specific precedence with respect to the engineer's consideration for the public, clients, employers, and the profession.
His serious reservations about the integrity of the DC-10's cargo latching mechanism are considered a classic case in the field of engineering ethics.
"Mixed prospects of engineering ethics".
He rose from relative obscurity to become the subject of a classic case in engineering ethics when he penned what became known as the "Applegate Memorandum".
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But his work in engineering ethics has won him four large grants from the National Science Foundation and an entry in Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
He has lead an interdisciplinary program in engineering ethics.
The Hyatt tragedy remains a classic model for the study of engineering ethics and errors.
The society functions under its own code of engineering ethics, which generally follows the Professional Engineers Code of Ethics.
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