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- Title
- Risk-Benefit Analysis Concerning Public Safety and Health
- Creator
- Sagoff, Mark
- Date
- 2009, 1985
- Publisher
- Kendalll/Hunt Publishing Company
- Description
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This module looks at the use of risk-benefit analysis to answer questions engineers often face when making decisions about public safety and...
Show moreThis module looks at the use of risk-benefit analysis to answer questions engineers often face when making decisions about public safety and health. It explains how risk-benefit analysis can be used in answering questions such as “how safe is safe enough?” and then defends the thesis that this form of analysis cannot provide answers to questions about public safety and health. While risk-benefit analysis offers guidance for policy decisions, it does not provide an adequate basis for reaching or for justifying these decisions. The module looks at the ethical basis and free market justification of this form analysis, and then looks at the practical methods that risk-benefit analysis employs and the difficulties faced in using these methods, such as the predictability of harmful events occurring, and the human factor. Includes bibliography of related materials.
Sponsorship: Exxon Education Foundation
The Module Series in Applied Ethics was produced by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions in under a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation. This series is intended for use in a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in such areas as science and/or technology public policy, and professional ethics courses in engineering, business, and computer science.
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- Title
- Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing
- Creator
- Davis, Michael
- Date
- 2006, 1996
- Publisher
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- Description
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By "paradox" I mean an apparent- and in this case, real-inconsistency between theory (our systematic understanding of whistleblowing) and the...
Show moreBy "paradox" I mean an apparent- and in this case, real-inconsistency between theory (our systematic understanding of whistleblowing) and the facts (what we actually know, or think we know, about whistleblowing). What concerns me is not a few anomalies, the exceptions that test a rule, but a flood of exceptions that seem to swamp the rule. This paper has four parts. The first states the standard theory of whistleblowing. The second argues that the standard theory is paradoxical, that it is inconsistent with what we know about whistleblowers. The third part sketches what seems to me a less paradoxical theory of whistleblowing. The fourth tests this new theory against one classic case of whistleblowing, Roger Boisjoly's testimony before the presidential commission investigating the Challenger disaster (the "Rogers Commission"). I use that case because the chief facts are both uncontroversial enough and well-known enough to make detailed exposition unnecessary. For the same reasons, I also use that case to illustrate various claims about whistleblowing throughout the paper.
Business and Professional Ethics Journal, Vo. 15, No.1. pp.3-19.
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- Title
- Technology Assessment : A Historical Approach
- Creator
- Cameron, Rondo, Millard, A.j.
- Date
- 2009, 1985
- Publisher
- Kendalll/Hunt Publishing Company
- Description
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This module discusses the unique role engineers play in technology assessment; or the “process of discovering the potential benefits and risks...
Show moreThis module discusses the unique role engineers play in technology assessment; or the “process of discovering the potential benefits and risks of new technologies, weighing the social gains against the social costs, and then taking steps to influence the rate and direction of technological change.” This module deals with the ethical decisions of James Watt and his assessment of the steam engine, and Thomas Edison and his assessment of electricity. The module then looks at the more modern example of nuclear power, and shows the problems that arise when engineers fail to properly access the moral and ethical issues raised by the technologies they develop. Includes discussion questions and an annotated bibliography of related materials.
Sponsorship: Exxon Education Foundation
The Module Series in Applied Ethics was produced by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions in under a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation. This series is intended for use in a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in such areas as science and/or technology public policy, and professional ethics courses in engineering, business, and computer science.
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- Title
- Unscrambling Ethics for Managers
- Creator
- Weil, Vivian
- Date
- 2005, 1988-04-26
- Description
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Though people tend to wonder what there is to talk about when discussing business ethics, many conversations with business faculty at IIT have...
Show moreThough people tend to wonder what there is to talk about when discussing business ethics, many conversations with business faculty at IIT have lead the author to believe that ethics is large part of business practice. The author explores why business people can be timid when talking about ethics and discusses three major questions surrounding this topic. One, is it possible to teach ethics to people who are no longer children, two, how do you spot ethical problems, and 3, how can you approach ethical problems.
Talk delivered to Frontenac Company Seminar, Carefree Colorado, April 26, 1988.
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- Title
- Whistleblowing : Ethical and Legal Issues in Expressing Dissent
- Creator
- Peterson, Farrell, Dan James C.
- Date
- 2009, 1986
- Publisher
- Kendalll/Hunt Publishing Company
- Description
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This module discusses the history of whistleblowing and some of the ethical ethical dilemmas faced by whistleblowers, including the...
Show moreThis module discusses the history of whistleblowing and some of the ethical ethical dilemmas faced by whistleblowers, including the conflicting values of loyalty to one’s employer and protecting the public good, clashes between professional judgment and organizational authority, and the legal aspects of whistleblowing. It also includes a summary of the Browns Ferry Case (Weil, 1977) and discussion questions. Includes annotated bibliography of related materials.
Sponsorship: Exxon Education Foundation
The Module Series in Applied Ethics was produced by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions in under a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation. This series is intended for use in a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in such areas as science and/or technology public policy, and professional ethics courses in engineering, business, and computer science.
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- Title
- President Thomas L. Martin, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
- Date
- 1974-1987
- Description
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Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology President Thomas L. Martin, who served as President from 1974 to 1987. Photographer unknown....
Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology President Thomas L. Martin, who served as President from 1974 to 1987. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Librarian Marilynn Collins and Frank Holloway in the Armour Research Foundation library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1947-1949
- Date
- 1947-1949
- Description
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From caption in ARF News: "Librarian Marilynn Collins selects on of the library's 410 periodicals for Frank Holloway of Chemistry."...
Show moreFrom caption in ARF News: "Librarian Marilynn Collins selects on of the library's 410 periodicals for Frank Holloway of Chemistry." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Jay Doblin with his People Chair, 1960
- Date
- 1960
- Description
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Jay Doblin, then Dean of the Institute of Design, poses with his People Chair, and alumnimun chair designed as part of a campaign sponsored by...
Show moreJay Doblin, then Dean of the Institute of Design, poses with his People Chair, and alumnimun chair designed as part of a campaign sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation. Photographer and copyright holder unknown, assumed to be Alcoa.
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- Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
- Title
- Institute of Design students working in the product design workshop, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
- Date
- 1950-1959
- Description
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From attached caption: "Belden Dunn and Hideo Koike are shown making basic parts for an experimental space platform in the product design...
Show moreFrom attached caption: "Belden Dunn and Hideo Koike are shown making basic parts for an experimental space platform in the product design workshop at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. A section of a bridge structure is shown in the foreground." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962
- Title
- Konrad Wachsmann with Institute of Design students Maurene Strug and Shirley Courtois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1954-1959
- Date
- 1954-1959
- Description
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From attached caption: "Konrad Wachsmann, professor of advanced building research at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of...
Show moreFrom attached caption: "Konrad Wachsmann, professor of advanced building research at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, explains principles of space-frame construction to students Maurene Strug and Shirley Courtois. A model of an open-air music shelter, designed b y an Illinois Tech graduate student for his master's thesis, and based on space-frame construction, is shown on the table." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962
- Title
- The Snow Cruiser
- Creator
- Armour Research Foundation (U.S.)
- Date
- 1939
- Description
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Cover of a glossy magazine published by the Armour Research Foundation on the Snow Cruiser Antarctic Expedition. The Snow Cruiser was designed...
Show moreCover of a glossy magazine published by the Armour Research Foundation on the Snow Cruiser Antarctic Expedition. The Snow Cruiser was designed by Armour Research Foundation Scientific Director Thomas C. Poulter, constructed by ARF, and taken on Richard Byrd's third Antarctic expedition.
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- Kemper Library William H. Hyde, Jr. records, 1943-1971
- Title
- Untitled sketch
- Creator
- Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
- Date
- 1990-01-16
- Description
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Sketch consisting of fifteen small, abstract compositions drawn by Mary Henry while on a two-week vacation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
- Collection
- Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
- Title
- Spider Lily
- Creator
- Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
- Date
- 1990-01
- Description
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Sketch of a spider lily drawn by Mary Henry while on a two-week vacation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
- Collection
- Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
- Title
- Untitled sketch
- Creator
- Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
- Date
- 1990
- Description
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Sketch consisting of thirteen small, abstract compositions drawn by Mary Henry while on a two-week vacation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
- Collection
- Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021
- Title
- AN ACCELERATING COUETTE FLOW IN NEK5000: APPLICATIONS IN OCEANOGRAPHY AND MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
- Creator
- Miksis, Zachary M.
- Date
- 2017, 2017-05
- Description
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Nek5000 is a highly scalable spectral element code used in a broad array of problems in computational fluid dynamics. In this thesis, we focus...
Show moreNek5000 is a highly scalable spectral element code used in a broad array of problems in computational fluid dynamics. In this thesis, we focus on applying the code to a model problem of an accelerating Couette flow, or a hydrodynamic flow between two plates, of which the top plate is accelerating and the bottom plate is stationary, and verifying the numerical methods as applied to this problem. We obtain an analytical solution to the hydrodynamic flow problem, and use this to analyze the effects of changing time step length, the size of the computational mesh, and the computational polynomial order on the accuracy and stability of Nek5000. Additionally, we discuss the addition of an applied magnetic field to the hydrodynamic Couette flow, and provide a formulation for an exact solution to this magnetohydrodynamic problem that can be used to further verify Nek5000 in a similar fashion to the hydrodynamic problem.
M.S. In Applied Mathematics, May 2017
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- Title
- Outlet Shed Penn Yan NY
- Creator
- LeVant, Howard
- Date
- 2020
- Description
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Digitally modified photograph of a pier, river, and wooden structure taken by photographer Howard LeVant in Penn Yan, NY as part of his...
Show moreDigitally modified photograph of a pier, river, and wooden structure taken by photographer Howard LeVant in Penn Yan, NY as part of his Painting Technique series. Title supplied by Howard LeVant.
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- Howard LeVant papers, 1950-2020
- Title
- Paul V. Galvin Library plaza during renovation, including canopy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
- Date
- 1985
- Description
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Photograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed...
Show morePhotograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the library's renovation in 1985. The canopy was designed by architect Robert Nevel, project head for Mekus/Johnson, Inc., and was dismantled within weeks of its installation after protests from administrators, faculty, and students at Illinois Tech's College of Architecture Photographer unknown.
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- Galvin Library building renovation collection, 1985
- Title
- Demolition of the Armour Research Foundation building at 55 East 33rd Street, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
- Date
- 1975
- Description
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Photograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute...
Show morePhotograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The building, built in 1920s, originally housed the Huber and Huber Motor Express trucking terminal. The building was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949, and renovated in the 1950s. It housed various ARF activities in the subsequent decades, including Physics and Chemistry research, before housing the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999
- Title
- Paul V. Galvin Library, with colorful canopy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
- Date
- 1985
- Description
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Photograph of the colorful steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the renovation of Paul V. Galvin Library in 1985. The canopy...
Show morePhotograph of the colorful steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the renovation of Paul V. Galvin Library in 1985. The canopy was designed by architect Robert Nevel, project head for Mekus/Johnson, Inc., and was dismantled within weeks of its installation after protests from administrators, faculty, and students at Illinois Tech's College of Architecture Photographer unknown.
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- Galvin Library building renovation collection, 1985
- Title
- Demolition of the Armour Research Foundation building at 55 East 33rd Street, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
- Date
- 1975
- Description
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Photograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute...
Show morePhotograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The building, built in 1920s, originally housed the Huber and Huber Motor Express trucking terminal. The building was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949, and renovated in the 1950s. It housed various ARF activities in the subsequent decades, including Physics and Chemistry research, before housing the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975.
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- Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999