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    This chapter considers the current standards that exist for the conduct of research and whether these standards are being met. Issues of scope and terminology are discussed and debated. Also considered are the reasons and benefits to the Academy of Social Sciences and other professional and disciplinary bodies by being involved in developing generic ethics principles in social science research.
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    Professional Standards
    Ethical standards
    Engineering is an interdisciplinary area, where interaction of technical and socio-economic dimensions continuously occurs in the professional practice. The ethical aspects of the relationships between engineers and society have been particularly emphasized in the recent years. In fact, the main engineering societies set up their own codes of ethics and many engineering departments worldwide introduced engineering ethics in their curricula. After introducing the concept of professional ethics an
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    Health systems engineering
    Software engineering professionalism
    Ethical code
    Applied ethics
    Professional association
    Military medical ethics
    This chapter presents an overview of ethical principles that are essential for the proper conduct, and the continuing progress, of animal research aimed at understanding human disease. The chapter identifies fundamental principles of animal research ethics, and discusses ethical and empirical foundations of these principles. Guidelines are offered for applying these fundamental principles in the design and implementation of animal research projects. The chapter highlights several important ethical issues regarding which the biomedical research community has expressed lack of clarity or disagreement, and suggests considerations that are relevant for resolution of these issues. Recommendations are offered for participation by investigators in ethical discussion of their work, and of biomedical animal research generally. The general themes of the chapter are that investigators play the primary role in assuring the ethical conduct of biomedical animal research, and that a crucial foundation of ethical animal research is sound science.
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    Why do engineers focus with such zeal on “engineering ethics?” Ethics are ethics. Have we, by creating a set of ethics for our professional lives as engineers, made the concept of ethical behavior so complex and confusing that we fail to act in ways consistent with moral principles when faced with an ethical dilemma? Studies shows that there is a set of guiding universal principles that if properly applied would provide guidance for dealing with ethical dilemmas. In theory, the study of engineering ethics should not be necessary if engineers were well founded in the application of these principles. Because of the complexities involved in ethical dilemmas, engineers must develop their ability to apply moral intelligence (knowledge of what is right) when we are under pressure in real-life situations. The way we learn to apply this moral intelligence is by studying ethics so that when we are faced with an ethical dilemma we can reply in a manner that is consistent with these universal principles.
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    Applied ethics
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    Ethics of technology
    Ethical Theory
    This paper discusses some guidelines for use with the accepted fundamental canons of ethics for engineers. We present some rules of practice and professional obligations emerging from these canons. Basic recommendations for engineers dissenting on ethical grounds are also presented. Ethical issues relating to Biomedical Engineering research are illustrated. We mention some cases that could be used to further understanding the ethical implications of biomedical engineering practice.
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    Professional ethics
    Tissue engineering (TE) is a promising new field of medical technology. However, like other new technologies, it is not free of ethical challenges. Identifying these ethical questions at an early stage is not only part of science's responsibility toward society, but also in the interest of the field itself. In this review, we map which ethical issues related to TE have already been documented in the scientific literature. The issues that turn out to dominate the debate are the use of human embryonic stem cells and therapeutic cloning. Nevertheless, a variety of other ethical aspects are mentioned, which relate to different phases in the development of the field. In addition, we discuss a number of ethical issues that have not yet been raised in the literature.
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    Despite years of training in computer science, there is currently no standardized, systematic integration of ethics into the curriculum. The development and communication of ethical standards represents one means to address this issue, however, in the absence of considering how information and computer science (ICS) professionals will make sense of ethical issues within a specific context, there is a growing consensus that there will be no immediate, enforceable actions that will follow ethical violations. A curriculum is needed. We consider critical features of a curriculum based on principles of moral education and review studies that have assessed aspects of an ICS ethics curriculum.
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    The challenges of the 21 st century will fully reflect on universities of technology. The world population is growing while we pursue higher levels of global well-being. The increasing energy demands and the resulting problems of climate change will be only two of the many major challenges humanity is facing in this century. Indeed, universities of technologies have an essential role to play in meeting these challenges by generating scientific knowledge, achieving technological breakthroughs and educating scientists and engineers to think and work for the public good. A forthcoming Special Issue of Science and Engineering Ethics [1] will address some of the ethical issues that arise for institutions of higher education in the field of engineering and applied science. Several contributors to this Special Issue are invited to discuss two main issues: namely i) academic industry collaborations and ii) teaching engineering ethics.
    All engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. BM engineers are expected to be introduced to ethics at the beginning of their career. The ethical issues to be included in the curriculum and their extent still represent a challenge in Biomedical Engineering education. In this paper we present the outline of an Ethics program of study for engineering students. We discuss some of the topics that must integrate the courses on the foundations and on the practice of Ethics, as Biomedical Engineering schools must prepare professionals able to perform their duties under strong moral standards.
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