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Engineering Ethics
Engineering ethics is attracting increasing interest in engineering universities throughout the nation. At Texas A&M University, evidence of this interest in professional ethics culminated in the creation of a new course in engineering ethics, as well as a project funded by1 the National Science Foundation to develop material for introducing ethical issues into required undergraduate engineering courses. A small group of faculty and administrators actively supported the growing effort at Texas ASM, yet this group must now expand to meet the needs of increasing numbers of students wishing to learn2 more about the value implications of their actions as professional engineers.
The increasing concern for the value dimension3 of engineering is, at least in part, a result of the attention that the media has given to cases such as the Challenger disaster, the Kansas City Hyatt-Regency Hotel walkways collapse, and the Exxon oil spill. As a response to this concern, a new discipline, engineering ethics, is emerging. This discipline will doubtless4 take its place5 alongside such well-established fields as medical ethics, business ethics, and legal ethics.
The problem presented by this development is that tnost engineering professors are not prepared to introduce literature in engineering ethics into their classrooms. They are most comfortable with quantitative concepts6 and often do not believe they are qualified to lead class discussions on ethics. Many engineering faculty members do not think that they have the time in an already overcrowded syllabus to introduce discussions on professional ethics, or the time in their own schedules to prepare the necessary material. Hopefully, the resources presented herein will be of assistance.
詞彙：
ethics / ’eθ?ks /n.道德規範
culminate / ’k?lm?ne?t/ v.達到頂點
administrator / ?d’m?n?stre?t?r/ n.管理者
implication / ,?mpli’ke???n/ n.含義
syllabus / ’s?l?b?s / n.課程大綱
herein /,h??r’?n / adv.在這裡
註釋：
1.... culminated in the creation of a new course in engineering ethics, as well as a project funded by ... ：本句可理解為culminated in the creation of a new course ... as well as in a project funded by，即a project前面省略了in。as well as的意思是and。
ing to learn：wishing to learn ...為現在分詞短語，用作定語修飾students。
e dimension：價值範圍，價值尺度
tless ：相當於doubtlessly，用作狀語。
one’s place：確立自己的位置
titative concepts：以數字表達的概念
練習：
neering ethics is a compulsory subject in every institute of science and technology in the Uniled States.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
number of students wishing to take the course of engineering ethics is declining at Texas A&SM University.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
National Science Foundation involves itself directly in writing up material about ethical issues.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
seems that medical ethics and business ethics are more mature than engineering ethics.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
ral engineering professors have quit from teaching to protest against the creation of a new course in engineering ethics.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
engineering professors may not have time to prepare material for class discussion on professional ethics.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
is likely that following this introductory passage, the author will provide the necessary material related to the topic of engineering ethics.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
答案與題解：
1.C 本文沒有述及engineering ethics是一門必修課，也沒有提到美國所有的理工院校都開設了這門學科。
2.B 第一段最後一句談到，想修這門學科的學生人數在不斷增加，而本題卻說在不斷減少，所以給出的資訊是錯誤的。
3.B the National Science Foundation(全美科學基金會)只是為編寫有關工程道德問題的教學材料提供經費，並沒有親自動手編寫。因此，本題給出的資訊是錯誤的。
4.A 本題給出的資訊是正確的。第二段有一句相關的句子：This discipline will doubtless take its place alongside such well-established fields as medical ethics, business ethics, and legal ethics.從這個句子可以看到，medical ethics, business ethics和legal ethics都是well- established的，其地位也已確立了。engineering ethics這門學科的.地位也將會確立下來。mature這個詞是從本句的含義中引申出來的。
5.C 通篇文章都沒有提到教授離職的問題。
6.A 本題給出的資訊是正確的,根據是第三段的句子：Many engineering faculty members do not think that they have the time ... in their own schedules to prepare the necessary material。
7.A 本題給出的資訊是正確的，根據是第三段的最後一句：Hopefully, the resources presented herein will be of assistance(希望這裡提供的資料會有所幫助)。
譯文：工程道德
工程道德在全美的工程類院校裡愈來愈受到關注。在得克薩斯州的 A&.M大學，隨著工程道德這門新課的開設以及由全美科學基金會提供基金，旨在為大學工程類必修課程提供道德問題方面的材料的專案的啟動，人們對職業道德的關注達到了頂峰，一個由教師和管理人員組成的小組對得克薩斯州 A&.M大學的不懈努力予以了積極的支援，但是由於越來越多的學生希望能夠更加了解作為職業工程人員自己的行為的價值含義，為了滿足這些需求，目前該小組必須發展壯大。
人們之所以對工程價值尺度愈發關注，至少部分原因是由於媒體對挑戰者號災難、堪薩斯城 Hyatt-Regency旅館通道的坍塌以及 Exxon石油洩漏等事件的關注所引起的，為了響應人們的關注，一個新的學科——工程道德應運而生。同醫學道德、商業道德和法律道德這些已經確立的學科一樣，該學科無疑也將確立起自己的地位。
開發這一新學科所面臨的問題是，大部分工程教授不願意將工程道德方面的資料引進課堂，他們滿足於使用以數字表達的概念，不相信自己有資格就工程道德問題在課堂上展開討論，許多工程類教授認為課程安排緊張，沒有時間在課堂上就職業道德問題進行討論，或者覺得自己沒有時間去準備必要的材料。希望這裡提供的資料會有所幫助。
