DocumentCode
2794174
Title
Goodearl and Aldred versus Hughes aircraft: a whistle-blowing case study
Author
Bowyer, K.W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
18-21 Oct. 2000
Abstract
Whistle-blowing is a core topic for any "ethics" or "professionalism" course offered for IS/CS/CE/EE majors. This paper documents a real whistle-blowing case that is ideal for use in teaching. The incident is set in the computing industry, specifically in the supply of micro-electronic chips for use in safety-critical systems. The incident is well documented, with decisions in both a criminal case and a civil case. It touches on all the major issues involved in whistle-blowing.
Keywords
computer science education; engineering education; legislation; professional aspects; Goodearl and Aldred versus Hughes aircraft; civil case; computing industry; criminal case; ethics; professionalism; safety-critical systems; teaching; whistle-blowing case; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft propulsion; Chapters; Computer aided software engineering; Computer industry; Computer science; Education; Engineering profession; Ethics; World Wide Web;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location
Kansas City, MO, USA
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6424-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2000.896656
Filename
896656
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