E – 1742 Ethics: Determining Negligence in Engineering Failures
$50.00
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Negligence in the practice of professional engineering means the failure to behave with the standard of care that a professional engineer of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances. The purpose of this course is to identify conditions under which, when an engineering failure has occurred, it can be attributed to negligence. Five causes of failure are proposed: negligence, rare failure mode, overlooked failure mode, new (previously unrecognized) failure mode, and incorrect assessment of a known risk. Negligence is the only cause that involves failing in an ethical duty.
