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Case Study: Reporting Incidence Of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars), M.J. Peterson, Paul A. White
Case Study: Reporting Incidence Of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars), M.J. Peterson, Paul A. White
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
The SARS case is an in-depth study of the 2002-2003 global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). It focuses specifically on how information about the disease was shared among countries.
Case Study: Narmada Dams Controversy, M.J. Peterson, Osman Kiratli, Ilke Ercan
Case Study: Narmada Dams Controversy, M.J. Peterson, Osman Kiratli, Ilke Ercan
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case study looks at one of the more famous instances of transnational involvement in stakeholder struggles over large dams: the long-running contention over dam construction on the Narmada Rover in India. Though proposals to build large dams on the Narmada inspired political controversy from the day the first proposals were made in 1947-48, only in the mid-1980s did the controversy take on the transnational aspects for which it is now famous as critics took up the cause of those who would be displaced as the reservoirs created by the dams filled up and raised environmental concerns about the project.
An Introduction To Principles Of Ethics And Morality For Scientists And Engineers, Tom Murray
An Introduction To Principles Of Ethics And Morality For Scientists And Engineers, Tom Murray
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
Preface: This document is part of an NSF-funded project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is developing on-line case-based ethics curriculum for science and engineering disciplines. The on-line materials include a set of cases based on real events with international ethical dimensions , including the incidents leading up to the Bhopal chemical plant disaster, the reporting incidence of the SARS epidemic, and international regulation of genetically modified foods. Each case module has a description and supplementary resources including reference material; a set of interviews with fictitious stakeholders; and an on-line discussion forum structured to promote particular types of discussion, …
Case Study: The Eu-Us Dispute Over Regulation Of Genetically Modified Organisms, Plants, Feeds, And Foods, M.J. Peterson, Paul A. White
Case Study: The Eu-Us Dispute Over Regulation Of Genetically Modified Organisms, Plants, Feeds, And Foods, M.J. Peterson, Paul A. White
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
The EU-US Dispute over Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms, Plants, Feeds, and Foods case is a study of the divergence of regulatory standards for genetically modified plants, feeds, and food in the US and in European countries. It focuses on the European Union’s moratorium of approval of new genetically modified organisms and the World Trade Organization’s consequent ruling.
Interactive Case Study: The Dhopal Disaster, Tom Murray, M.J. Peterson, John Ake
Interactive Case Study: The Dhopal Disaster, Tom Murray, M.J. Peterson, John Ake
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case is a fictionalized version of the Bhopal India chemical plant accident of 1984, which raised questions about plant safety and corporate responsibility around the world. In the actual case—one of the highest-casualty industrial accidents of the 20th century—a nighttime leak of some 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas, mixed with unkown other gases, occurred at a chemical plant owned and operated by a partly-owned subsidiary of the U.S.-based Union Carbide Corporation. At least 2000 people died and 300,000 suffered respiratory and other injuries of varying severity. The plant had been operating at a loss for some time, the …
Interactive Case Study: Recruitment Of Egg Donors By South Korean Stem Cell Researchers, Tom Murray, Mj Peterson
Interactive Case Study: Recruitment Of Egg Donors By South Korean Stem Cell Researchers, Tom Murray, Mj Peterson
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case is a somewhat fictionalized exploration of the controversy surrounding a South Korean research scientist's recruitment of egg donors for his team's stem cell research from 2002 through 2005. The research team, after gaining fame for scientific advances in the field, later came under international scrutiny for alleged violation of ethics standards by paying and/or coercing volunteer egg donors.
Case Study: Access To Hiv Treatments In Developing Countries, M.J. Peterson
Case Study: Access To Hiv Treatments In Developing Countries, M.J. Peterson
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case explores the challenges faced by developing countries, where HIV is widely prevalent, in providing their citizens access to HIV medications. Supplying consistent treatments of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) medications continue to be an obstacle due to its high costs in relation to individual income and government health budgets, and the strict patent laws governing them when attempting to domestically produce generics at a much lower price. Other barriers such as lack of medical facilities, outlay of tests and availability of clinics, coupled with the social stigma of HIV and AIDS, prevent persons infected to seek treatment.
Case Study: Transboundary Trade In Hazardous Substances And Wastes, M.J. Peterson
Case Study: Transboundary Trade In Hazardous Substances And Wastes, M.J. Peterson
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case study provides an overview of environmental and health issues regarding the transboundary trade of hazardous substances such as various chemical waste, including pesticides, which can affect human condition and the environment, especially in developing countries. Primary discussions have risen to address these concerns, and to design regulations for the proper use and legal trade of these substances. The study also provides an in-depth analysis on the various approaches in a national and international level, to control the impact of these regulations worldwide.
Case Study: Asilomar Conference On Laboratory Precautions When Conducting Recombinant Dna Research, M.J. Peterson
Case Study: Asilomar Conference On Laboratory Precautions When Conducting Recombinant Dna Research, M.J. Peterson
International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
This case is an in-depth summary on an extensively controversial conference held at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove California, in 1973, where approximately 100 leading scientists in the field convened to formulate safety measures to direct the development of recombinant DNA technology in the United States. It resulted in subsequent discussions, including the conception of a proposed regulated guidelines and risk categories for rDNA experiments. These procedures were adopted and widely used by the US Government today. Appendices include: A.) Chronology; B.) Views on the Asilomar Process; C.) Members of Groups Central to the Scientists’ Debates about rDNA …