National Professions Foundation

Recent data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), taken together with data from other studies and other disciplines, show (1) that there is a problem, (2) that the problem is now primarily found not at entry-level positions but at later points in people s careers, and (3) that it is general across disciplines and professions—business, medicine, law, the humanities. 

It is important for an engineer, or one preparing for entry into the profession, to develop the ability to address, in an ethical fashion, significant workplace problems that may involve difficult choices. For this purpose, the Online Ethics Center (OEC) for Engineering and Science (formerly the World Wide Web Ethics Center for Engineering and Science), was established in 1995 under a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Center, located at Case-Western Reserve University, provides very extensive educational resources, including more than 100 case studies, at the Web site ... 

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