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Using the space shuttle program as the framework, this book examines the role of ethical decision making in the practice of engineering. In particular, the book considers the design and development of the main engines of the space shuttle as a paradigm for how individual engineers perceive, articulate, and resolve ethical dilemmas in a large, complex organization. A series of in-depth case studies shows engineers at work on various stages of the project as they balance budgets, deadlines, and risks.
By documenting the historical development of a single system, the book provides a unique opportunity to explore the complex interactions between political, organizational, and technical pressures and engineering and management decisions. Both students and engineers will gain valuable insight into ethical dilemmas common to engineering practice and to ethical decision making.
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Moral and ethical aspects, Propulsion systems, Case studies, Engineering ethics, Space shuttles, Decision making, Design and construction, Decision making, moral and ethical aspects, Ingénieurs, Déontologie, Prise de décision, Aspect moral, Navettes spatiales, Propulsion, Conception et construction, Cas, Études de, Ingenieur, Ethik, Entscheidungsfindung, Space-shuttle, Ruimtevaartuigen, Space Shuttle, Besluiten, Risico's, Décision (morale)Edition | Availability |
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Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
May 13, 1997, Cambridge University Press
Hardcover
in English
0521431719 9780521431712
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Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle
May 13, 1997, Cambridge University Press
Paperback
in English
0521437504 9780521437509
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Engineering ethics: balancing cost, schedule, and risk--lessons learned from the space shuttle
1997, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521431719 9780521431712
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"Philosophizing about space flight while awaiting blast-off atop the space shuttle Columbia, astronaut Alan B. Shepard jokingly commented that it was a humbling experience knowing that his fate depended on a vehicle built by the lowest bidder!"
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