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| The Ford Pinto Exploding Gas Tank: A Case Study in Professional Ethics (1 credit hours/1 HSW Hours) |
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This is a one hour course in applied ethics for construction professionals. It discusses ethical decision-making and a famous case in professional design ethics: the Ford Pinto exploding gas tank. It will help understand the role of codes of ethics. To provide some context and grounding for the discussing of cases, we also provide a brief discussion on how case studies are supposed to function in professional ethics.
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- Examine a famous case study, the Ford Pinto exploding gas tank (in ethics, this falls under the sub-discipline called applied ethics
- Refine ethical judgment by analyzing this case
- Discuss the role of codes of ethics and ethical theory in decision-making
- Raise questions about professional responsibility, duties to the public, communication, cost-benefit analysis, disclosure, and safety
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