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Case Study: The Flint Water Crisis This On-Demand webinar features the pediatrician who helped expose lead poisoning in Flint. It examines the regulation of drinking water quality as a health equity issue, describes the Flint water crisis, and explains what role public health can help play in maintaining the... Learn More

Ethics and Professional Conduct: A Summary of Wisconsin Disciplinary Decisions This course presents a rationale and basis for ethics and professional conduct for professional engineers. It is based on a review of seven disciplinary decisions from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. Each case study includes a... Learn More

Ethics Case Study: The Bhopal Tragedy The Bhopal case is an in-depth study of the industrial accident at the Union Carbide factory in India that immediately killed 2,000 people, injured another 200,000 to 300,000 more, and raised questions about plant safety and corporate responsibility around the world. This course... Learn More

Case Study: The PEPCON Disaster A series of strategic and tactical problems at the PEPCON chemical plant led to a fire and eventual explosion of ammonium perchlorate, with an equivalent impact on the surrounding area of a 1-kiloton nuclear detonation. The explosion claimed 2 lives, injured around 370, and... Learn More

Case Study – The Fifty-Nine Story Crisis For many engineers, dealing with the myriad of requirements imposed on the practice of engineering and the complexities they impose can be challenging enough before any thought is given to the subject of professional ethics. In most instances, sound business or legal... Learn More

Engineering Ethics This course is an introduction to engineering ethics, which stresses analytical reasoning and emphasizes clear thinking regarding the application of professional ethical codes to specific cases. The National Society of Professional Engineer’s (NSPE) ethical code forms the core of this class; consideration for the professional codes of... Learn More