Hold Paramount
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Hold Paramount

The Engineer's Responsibility to Society

P. Vesilind, Alastair Gunn

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Hold Paramount

The Engineer's Responsibility to Society

P. Vesilind, Alastair Gunn

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Prepare for the ethical dilemmas you'll encounter on the job with HOLD PARAMOUNT: THE ENGINEER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY, 3e. This practical and essential text, co-authored by an engineer and an ethicist, covers ethical dilemmas that any engineer might encounter on the job, emphasizing the responsibility of a practicing engineer to act in an ethical manner. As you proceed through the book, you'll see how the engineering code of ethics can help in decision making.

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