Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering-sustainability, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, and energy-in terms of the ethical issues they present to engineers in particular and society as a whole. Approaches to ethical issues include: analyzing the factual, conceptual, application, and moral aspects of an issue; evaluating the risks and responsibilities of a particular course of action; and using theories of ethics or codes of ethics developed by engineering societies as a basis for decision making. Ethics can be built into the education of engineering students and professionals, either as an aspect of courses already being taught or as a component of engineering projects to be examined along with research findings. Engineering practice workshops can also be effective, particularly when they include discussions with experienced engineers. This volume includes papers on all of these topics by experts in many fields. The consensus among workshop participants is that material on ethics should be an ongoing part of engineering education and engineering practice.


Table of Contents


Front Matter
Keynote Address
Emerging TechnologiesEngineering and Ethics for an Anthropogenic
Planet
The Ethics of Nanotechnology: Vision and Values for a New
Generation of Science and Engineering
Neurotechnology and Brain-Computer Interfaces: Ethical and Social
Implications
E3: Energy, Engineering, and Ethics
State of the Art in Engineering Ethics Methodologies for Case
Studies in Engineering Ethics
Responsibility and Creativity in Engineering
Microethics, Macroethics, and Professional Engineering Societies
Ethics in Engineering EducationEthics across the Curriculum:
Preparing Engineering and Science Faculty to Introduce Ethics into
Their Teaching
Integrating Ethics Education at All Levels: Ethics as a Core
Competency
Appendix A Biographies
Appendix B Program
Appendix C Workshop Participants