{"id":125183,"date":"2022-09-06T16:52:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?page_id=125183"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:39:14","slug":"engineering-ethical-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/academics\/resources\/undergraduate-student-resources\/first-year-students\/engineering-ethical-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Ethical Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below you’ll find a list of materials to choose from for the EK100 Ethical Challenges discussion class. Faculty Mentors and Student Advisors should review and select an article to discuss with their classes.<\/p>\n

National Society of Professional Engineers Case Studies<\/h2>\n

A database of case studies<\/strong>, organized by publish date, is available through the National Society of Professional Engineers here<\/a>. Case studies posted here include discussion points and questions to ask the students. The more recent articles include:<\/p>\n

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Practice<\/a>
\nBalancing Client Directives and Public Welfare\u00a0<\/a>
\nSustainable Development and Resilient Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Article<\/strong><\/td>\nDiscussion Questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What was Volkswagen Thinking<\/a>
\nVolkswagen Scandal Reaches All the Way to the Top<\/a><\/td>\n		Questions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peanut Corp. of America Scandal<\/a>
\nOf Peanuts and Prosecutions<\/a><\/td>\n		Questions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Why Edward Snowden is a Hero<\/a>
\nWhy Edward Snowden is No Hero<\/a><\/td>\n		Questions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More Students Cheat<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collapse of Big Dig Ceiling in Boston Is Tied to Glue <\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Dig Light Fixture<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbia Accident Investigation Board<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defects & Deceptions The Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Explaining Disasters The Case for Preventive Ethics<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harvard Cheating Scandal<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dartmouth Cheating Scandal<\/a><\/td>\nQuestions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UCLA International Student\u00a0 Cheating Scandal<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Theranos Deception<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keurig Coffee Pod Recyclability Lawsuit<\/a>
\nKeurig \u2018recyclable\u2019 K-Cups false advertising $10M class action settlement<\/a><\/td>\n		Questions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Polaris RZR, an Off-Road Thrill That Can Go Up in Flames <\/a><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Guidant Heart Implant Recall<\/span><\/h2>\n

Citing Flaws, Maker Recalls Heart Devices <\/a>
\nPacemakers by Guidant Have Flaw<\/a>
\nNew Report of Problems at Guidant <\/a><\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

Additional Case Studies<\/h2>\n

Academic Conduct Case Study<\/a>
\nAcademic Case Studies<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

Ethics Codes<\/h2>\n

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) – Code of Ethics<\/a>
\nAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – Code of Ethics<\/a>
\nAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) – Code of Ethics<\/a>
\nBiomedical Engineering Society (BMES) – Code of Ethics<\/a>
\nInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Code of Ethics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below you’ll find a list of materials to choose from for the EK100 Ethical Challenges discussion class. Faculty Mentors and Student Advisors should review and select an article to discuss with their classes. National Society of Professional Engineers Case Studies A database of case studies, organized by publish date, is available through the National Society […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5491,"featured_media":0,"parent":118680,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125183"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5491"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125183"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166872,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125183\/revisions\/166872"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}