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CALL FOR PROPOSALS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN ENGNEERING ETHICS. With the support of a two year grant from the Exxon Education Foundation, IIT's Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions will produce a series of modules to be used in undergraduate courses in contemporary moral problems, technology and values, and engineering ethics and graduate and continuing education programs far engineers. The grant will enable the Center to prepare, test, evaluate, and distribute these self-contained instructional units, each treating in-depth a problem of engineering ethics. The modules will consist of an analytical essay, case studies, and a bibliography, all relating to a specific ethical issue. Prospective authors should submit proposals on such topics as confidentiality, and the public welfare, whistle-blowing, informed consent, and pro bono responsibilities. Individuals from the fields of engineering, philosophy, behavioral and management sciences are eligible to apply, either as single or joint authors. A stipend of $1200 will be provided for each module. Proposals on the above or other topics should identify the problem and describe the approach in no more than five double-spaced pages, accompanied by a vita, and submitted no later than January 15 1982. A national advisory panel will evaluate proposals and oversee the entire project. Submissions and inquiries should be addressed to: Dr. Vivian Weil, Series Editor, CSEP, IIT Center, Chicago, Illinois 60616. The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology was established in 1976 for the purpose of promoting education and scholarship relating to ethical and policy issues of the professions. EDITOR: Robert F. Ladenson Opinions expressed in Perspectives on the Professions are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions or the Illinois Institute of Technology: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions. Illinois Institute of Technology. Chicago, Ill. 60616.
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