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Engineering Ethics: NIEE Videos

Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints. 

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Gilbane Gold

This is a 24 minute video about heavy metal discharge into city sewer system, conflict between company interests and city interests, issues in fair reporting.

When faced with ethical issues and questions, decisions aren’t always easy. Ethical decisions often require considerable moral courage. This classic video presents a study of ethical responsibilities and choices similar to those encountered in engineering practice.

Henry's Daughters

This 32 minute video is about smart highway design project, issues with ethical misconduct, possible criminal violations during project, favoritism, IP, and sexual harassment.

Henry’s Daughters is designed to raise awareness of the ethical aspects of engineering work, advance knowledge and understanding of professional standards and public obligations and expectations, improve skills in moral reasoning, and strengthen personal dedication to exemplary conduct.

Incident at Morales

A 36 minute video about the design of a new chemical plant that produces paint remover, issues with leakage and control systems due to design choices.

This video presents a study of ethical responsibilities and choices similar to many encountered in engineering practice. The video also shows that good and well-meaning people can unintentionally get into situations that may result in unethical and unfortunate consequences.