Why communication is a critical tool for any engineer
People rarely choose engineering because of their communication skills, but that doesn't mean they're not a vital part of the tool box. Prof Lucy Rogers explains.
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The Crucible Project
There are many ways in which industry and academia can support each other’s success – in research, in building skills, in developing regions – and engineering is at the forefront...
Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit
[toolkit_landing_page_search] Welcome to the EPC's Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit – formerly known as the Crucible Project. Here you will find the EPC’s landmark project supporting university and industry collaboration in engineering...
Existing ethics case study libraries
The Engineering Ethics toolkit points to existing case study libraries.
Case Study: Developing an internet constellation
This case is about an experienced engineer leading a team at a tech start-up.
Case study: Water wars: managing competing water rights
This case involves a situation where environmental damage may be occurring despite the mechanism causing this damage being permissible by law. The engineer at this centre of the case is...
Case study: Solar panels in a desert oil field
This case requires an engineer with strong convictions about sustainable energy to make a decision about whether or not to take a lucrative contract from the oil industry.
Case study: Smart homes for older people with disabilities
This case involves a software engineer who has discovered a potential data breach in a smart home community.
Case study: Power-to-food technologies
This case involves an engineer navigating multiple demands on a work project. The engineer must evaluate trade-offs between social needs, technical specifications, financial limitations, environmental needs, legal requirements, and safety....
Case study: Industrial pollution from an ageing pipeline and its impact on local communities
This case requires an engineer to balance multiple competing factors including: economic pressure, environmental sustainability, and human health. It introduces the perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a lens...
Blog: Welcome to the Engineering Ethics Toolkit
An ambitious new initiative to ensure engineering education is a force for good.
Case study: Glass safety in a heritage building conversion
This case concerns a construction engineer navigating multiple demands.
Case study: Facial recognition for access and monitoring
An engineer is hired to manage the development and installation of a facial recognition project.
Case Study: Developing a school chatbot for student support services
This case study involves the employees of a small software startup that is creating a customised student support chatbot for a Sixth Form college.