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Many ethical issues arise in the course of looking for a job. LOOKING FOR A JOB Many ethical issues arise in the course of looking for a job. Even though as you approach graduation you are still an “amateur,” ethical and professional behavior is expected during your job search. There are many ways to be […]

As a brief aside, it is interesting to describe how the money paid to Agnew was generated. Clearly, these payments had to be made in cash in order to avoid leaving records of the transactions. However, engineering fi rms are not paid in cash for their services and thus don’t typically have large amounts of

Studies have also been performed on laboratory animals. Typically, these are done by placing the animals in an environment containing rf fi elds designed to mimic those of cell phones. Like the epidemiological studies, the research studies on laboratory animals have not indicated any signifi cant increase in health prob- lems for the animals. Of

What types of studies related to exposure to RF radiation have been performed? The biological effects of rf energy have been studied for many years. Some of the early studies go back to the 1940s. What types of studies related to exposure to rf radiation have been performed? Typically, these were epidemiological stud- ies and

An Application of Problem-Solving Methods: Bribery/Acceptance of Gifts The biological effects of rf energy have been studied for many years. Some of the early studies go back to the 1940s. What types of studies related to exposure to rf radiation have been performed? Typically, these were epidemiological stud- ies and were retrospective looks at people

CASES Cellular Phones and Cancer This case will seem different from many of the other cases we will study, since there is no disaster or wrongdoing that has to be analyzed after the fact. Rather, this is a case about the experimental nature of engineering and deals with issues of what engineers should do early

Could you stand to see your name in the newspaper in an article about the gift you received? In the absence of any corporate guidelines, another method for determining the acceptability of an action is sometimes referred to as the “New York Times Test”: Could your actions withstand the scrutiny of a newspaper reporter? Could

Could your actions withstand the scrutiny of a newspaper reporter? In the absence of any corporate guidelines, another method for determining the acceptability of an action is sometimes referred to as the “New York Times Test”: Could your actions withstand the scrutiny of a newspaper reporter? Could you stand to see your name in the

How does one ensure that accepting a gift doesn’t cross the line into bribery? Avoiding Bribery Problems How does one ensure that accepting a gift doesn’t cross the line into bribery? The fi rst and most important method for determining this is to look at company policy. All large corporations and many smaller companies have

  Line drawing can be very effectively applied to the examples given previously. The subtle differences between the value of the gift, the timing of the gift, etc. are easily visualized using line drawing, and often it will be very clear what the ethical Chapter 4 Ethical Problem-Solving Techniques 67 choice will be based on