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The Admissions Committee
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Hypothetical Case
This case is a discussion about affirmative action, graduate education and graduate research; the case raises questions about the responsibilities of university research in society and issues surrounding student-mentor relationships.
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Minority Contracts in Engineering
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Fictionalized Case,
Hypothetical Case
A case in which one company has a surprisingly close relationship to a sub-contracting company, and the boundaries between the two may be compromised.
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A Vaccine for Isolated Populations
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise when a research proposal includes a population vulnerable to the disease.
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Unwilling Research Subjects
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise when researchers propose to do research on a marginalized ethnic group who are already suspicious of research.
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Excluding a Population: A Claim of Risks
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Open-Ended Scenario
Researchers propose to exclude women from the protocol on the basis of the claim that the research poses risk to reproductive systems.
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When the Proposed Research May be Objectionable to the Source of the Tissue
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise in genetic research and ethnic group susceptibility.
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Gender Issues: Should You Find a New Supervisor?
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about gender issues in the advisor-advisee relationship
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The Family Problem
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario designed to stimulate discussion about ethical aspects of the supervisor-trainee relationship and family responsibilities.
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Bringing in the First Woman
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Hypothetical Case
Jim Grimaldi, projects manager in the Sunnyvale division of Universal Corporation, has just learned that in two weeks the headquarters in Los Angeles will be sending him a project engineer, Joan Dreer. Her job will be to supervise small groups of engineers involved in automotive brake design. The Los Angeles headquarters is anxious to move women into all company levels, and it has targeted Grimaldi's engineering division at Sunnyvale as a good place for Joan Dreer.
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Tokenism and Promotion
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Hypothetical Case
On the face of it, Darnell, Inc. has a strong commitment to affirmative action. Five years ago less than 1% of its professional and managerial staff were women. Now 8% are women. However, few of the women are in senior positions. Partly this is because most of the women have less seniority than the vast majority of men. But it is also because, until recently, there has been widespread skepticism at Darnell that women are well suited for the responsibilities that attach to the more senior positions. This may now be changing. Catherine Morris is one of the leading candidates for promotion to Chief Engineer in Quality Control at Darnell.
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Late To Work
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Hypothetical Case
An engineer's work suffers due to a family obligation. What should her employer do?
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Sexual Harassment (TI)
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Policy
Advice from The Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
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Handling a Complaint of Sexual Harassment
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Mini-case
Lockheed Martin GrayMatters Mini-Case 29
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A Question of Mentoring Bias
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Mini-case,
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario designed to stimulate discussion about ethical aspects of the supervisor-trainee relationship and bias.
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Gifts to Foreign Officials (adapted from NSPE Case No. 76-6)
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Mini-case
(International Engineering Ethics) This case provides guidelines on what gift-giving practices are acceptable.
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Affirmative Action in Subcontracting (adapted from NSPE Case No. 92-9)
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Mini-case
(Ethical Engineering/Fair Trade) A disadvantaged firm suddenly charges higher fees to the firm by which it is retained, soon after the parent firm receives much flattering publicity regarding the parent firm's use of the disadvantaged firm.
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Application of Code of Ethics to Non-U.S. Engineers (adapted from NSPE Cases No. 98-2)
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Mini-case
(International Engineering Ethics) An engineer and member of international NSPE wonders whether he should engage in a practice which is legally acceptable in his country but against the code of ethics of NSPE.
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Diversity and Opportunity (TI)
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Policy
Advice from The Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation on diversity in the workforce.
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He Calls All the Women "Sweetie"
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Mini-case
Lockheed Martin GrayMatters Mini-Case 72
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Cases of Discrimination against Asian Americans
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A index of cases of discrimination against Asian-Americans.