Title :
Goodearl and Aldred versus Hughes aircraft: a whistle-blowing case study
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6424-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2000.896656
