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Discussion Cases from the Center for Ethics in the Professions at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez

A set of cases looking at ethical issues in science and engineering. Cases look at issues of intellectual property, environmental impact, and working with community members and the public. 

Is the Bidding Process Written in Stone?
Albatross, Lobster Farms, and Aquaculture
Chemical A or B?
The Curing Oven
Disposable Cartridges and Disposable Jobs
Expert Witnessing: Milking the Cash Cow
Generating Good Will in a Subdivision Without Electricity
Late To Work
The Persistent Engineer
Inventory Transactions
Risk Assessment and Nuclear Waste Sites
Risk Communication and Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
The Value Engineering Clause
So, You Want To Get Sued?
Another Unabomber
Ethics in Research
Just When Things Were Going Well...
Last Rites/Rights for a Dying Patient
The Unknown Bacteria
Ethics and Pressure
The Case of the Troubled Computer Programmer
Hooked On Electronic Services