Contemporary Ethical Issues in Engineering [Book Reviews]

This book gives engineering educators a useful global perspective on the state of ethics education in their discipline. The principle strength of the book is the geographical diversity of the 17 contributors to this volume. Not only is India represented, but so is the U.S., U.K, Holland, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Malaysia, and Sudan. Obviously, Europe and Asia have a strong presence and there are multiple entries from the U.S., but there is alas nothing from South America or Australia. The book consists of a series of short essays by, for the most part, professors whose job it is to teach professional ethics to engineering students. Strange to say there is no one here from industry describing what ethical practices he/she might require in a newly hired engineer.