International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Copyright (c) 2013 University of Massachusetts - Amherst All rights reserved. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience Recent documents in International Dimensions of Ethics Education in Science and Engineering en-us Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:33:14 PST 3600 Transnational Differences in Ethical and Regulatory Standards http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/44 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/44 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:06:55 PST This manuscript identifies key ways in which regulatory responses can differ across national boundaries. Some of these differences stem from variations in the perceived acceptability of an activity in different cultures. Others stem from different approaches to the common problem of identifying and regulating hazardous activity. Yet, others stem from differences in reaction to scientific or technological breakthroughs.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Appropriate Technology http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/43 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/43 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:20 PST Appropriate Technology described as "low impact technology" is based on highly advanced scientific and engineering research. The strong attraction to industrial and developing countries is due to its low cost, small scale, and low environmental impact.

]]> Peterson, M.J. The Concepts of Social Inclusion and Social Equity http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/42 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/42 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:19 PST The rapid growth in transnational professional activity has encouraged Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO), and other international professional associations to develop cross-national regulations and standards to promote worldwide policy coordination and standardization.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Cultural Competence in a Transnational Workplace http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/41 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/41 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:18 PST Many considerations, sensitivities, and cross-cultural awareness contribute to creating a successful transnational workplace. Developing the ability to negotiate with individuals of other cultures requires an understanding of which methods are acceptable or unacceptable to a particular culture.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Diagrams: Networks and Organizations http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/40 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/40 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:17 PST Diagrams representing typical bureaucratic organizations, networks, and communication hubs.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Diagrams of Scientific Organizations http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/39 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/39 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:16 PST Organizational diagrams of the International Council of Scientific Unions, UNESCO, and others.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Diagrams of Transnational Diffusion http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/38 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/38 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:13 PST Diagrams showing transnational diffusion of ethical standards and physical effects.

]]> Peterson, M.J. Efforts to Control Information Flows http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/37 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/37 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:12 PST Since the mid-20th century, the importance of intellectual property rights have become a major avenue for governments, corporations, and other groups to control and limit the diffusion of scientific and technical information. Some of these limits are efforts to regulate who has what information through general censorship.

]]> Peterson, M.J. et al. Ethical Evaluation of New Technologies: Genetically Modified Organisms and Plants http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/36 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/36 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:06 PST As developments in biotechnology continue, new ethical questions arise concerning our ability to manipulate and intervene with what is conceived as "natural". Genetic modification (GM) is one clear example of this revolutionary development in biotechnology which inspires debate on its impact to human welfare.

]]> Peterson, M.J. et al. Hints on Cross Cultural Skills http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/35 http://scholarworks.umass.edu/edethicsinscience/35 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:11:02 PST This document outlines suggestions on dealing with cultural differences among collaborators drawn from business literature. Different authors present different schemes, but there is broad consensus on three elements of effective cross-cultural interaction.

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