h.o.m.e.
This web site is dedicated to the dissemination of
engineering ethics case studies and supporting resources for students and faculty of the
School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.
The site primarily features cases that have been
researched by students, with faculty support from the School of Engineering and Applied
Science and the Darden School of Graduate Business Administration.
This web site consists of a collection of cases that focus
on ethical considerations in the early stages of the invention and design process, rather
than as aftermath of a completed design. Because of the growing use of cases in
engineering courses, and because it is difficult to separate out design issues from those
in ethics and in the environment, we are developing cases that encourage students to think
imaginatively about design in light of the increasing concern for the environment and
other issues that will be challenging to them in their work as engineers. We hope to
produce engineers who will be better able to make ethical decisions about creating and
marketing new technologies.
