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Conflicts Of Interest: Conceptual And Normative Issues, Michael Pritchard
Conflicts Of Interest: Conceptual And Normative Issues, Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Growing university-industry ties, particularly in biomedical areas, naturally raise concerns about conflicts of interest. Such conflicts are essentially problems in business and professional ethics. As of the fall of 1995, all institutions seeking funding from either the Public Health Service or the National Science Foundation have been required to maintain and enforce a written policy on conflicts of interest. The PHS and the NSF also require the disclosure of "significant" financial interests that might affect the research. Although the PHS and NSF requirements may prove helpful, they are not sufficient for monitoring the full range of serious conflicts of interest …
Teaching Engineering Ethics: Why? What? Where? When?, Michael Pritchard, C.E. Harris, Michael Rabins
Teaching Engineering Ethics: Why? What? Where? When?, Michael Pritchard, C.E. Harris, Michael Rabins
Michael Pritchard
Engineering ethics is professional ethics, as opposed to personal morality. It sets the standards for professional practice, and is only learned in a professional school or in professional practice. It is an essential part of professional education because it helps students deal with issues they will face in professional practice. The best way to teach engineering ethics is by using cases—not just the disaster cases that make the news, but the kinds of cases that an engineer is more likely to encounter. Many cases are available, and there are methods for analyzing them. Engineering ethics can be taught in a …
Communication In High Risk Technologies, Michael Pritchard, James Jaksa
Communication In High Risk Technologies, Michael Pritchard, James Jaksa
Michael Pritchard
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