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Title: Some Paradoxes of Whistleblowing
Creator: Davis, Michael
Date: 2006, 1996
Publisher: Philosophy Documentation Center
Description: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Collection: 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: 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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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Jay Doblin with his People Chair, 1960
Date: 1960
Description: 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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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1942-2001

Title: The Snow Cruiser
Creator: Armour Research Foundation (U.S.)
Date: 1939
Description: 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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Collection: Kemper Library William H. Hyde, Jr. records, 1943-1971

Title: Untitled sketch
Creator: Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date: 1990-01-16
Description: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Collection: 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: 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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Collection: 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: 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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Collection: 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: 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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Collection: 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: 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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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1985
Date: 1985-1989
Description: Photograph of Paul V. Galvin Library, likely from the time of its renaming in 1985. Designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,...
Show morePhotograph of Paul V. Galvin Library, likely from the time of its renaming in 1985. Designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the building initially housed the independent John Crerar Library, which moved to the University of Chicago in 1985, and Illinois Tech's James Kemper Library. When the Crerar Library was relocated, the building underwent a renovation project and was renamed the Paul V. Galvin Library. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Achilles, Rolf
Date: 1985-1986
Description: Photograph of Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was constructed in 1949-1952 and restored...
Show morePhotograph of Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was constructed in 1949-1952 and restored in 2008-2014. It is located at 65 East 32nd Street, and is Also known as Carr Chapel. Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, the God Box.
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Collection: Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986

Title: Illinois Insitute of Technology Service Station, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Achilles, Rolf
Date: 1985-1986
Description: Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology Service Station, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot. The Service Station was designed by...
Show morePhotograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology Service Station, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot. The Service Station was designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot, constructed in 1960 and demolished in 2001. It was located at 3260 South Wabash Avenue.
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Collection: Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986

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