Outline of Principles on Materials Research and Engineering Ethics
Gesheng Li
Foreword
The engineering ethics is the moral result of engineering research. Essentially ethics and moral are the cyclic definition. they are used to define one with another. The idea is sample but they are strong and powerful ideological weapons.
The materials science and engineering ethics has brought about a lot of publicity due to the analysis of the materials failure in the famous cases of research and engineering sectors. The failure analysis of materials is a kind of converse thinking, which is the basic and Critical link to analyze the failure cases, to sense the potential safety hazards, and to prevent accidents. it is somewhat alike to Crime Scene Investigation of the police. The on-site protection of failure scene is prerequisite to keep the failure analysis going on smoothly.
The failure analysis centers on the materials of automobiles, trains, ships, gears, axles and shaft bearings, pressure vessels, and electronic devices, etc. The failure is the antonym of reliability. The failure analysis normally include, metallographic analysis , sample preparation, macro examinations, optical microscopic analysis, the assessment of chemical compositions, spectral analysis,ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation,mechanical performance testing,fracture analysis,computer simulation experiment,X-ray diffraction analysis.
The technique of failure analysis has become very ripe to exploit, the lack of ethical analysis is another important issue. For example, the axles of trains breaking might be caused by the mal-adjusted temperature of heat treatment of a drunken metallurgical worker. The landing gears of double engine plane broke down due to the 28 years service that was taken advantage by the airline company in California. The brittle fracture of Jiujiang Bridge was caused by the cheating on labour and materials.
The ethical analysis of materials failure is slightly similar to the psychological analysis of the crimes. The various psychological activities, humanistic environments and the failure modes of materials decide the new area of research. The ethical analysis of materials failure has great prospect in the futural research and engineering work.
The DC-10 airplane crushing, the Jiujiang break brittle fracture, the Columbia space shuttle destruction are all caused by ignorance of public safety.
There were also some research misconduct in the materials science and engineering sector, such as exaggeration of research theory meaning, practical value and scientific achievements, providing mendacious statements in the foundation application, plagiarism of others technique, improper use of research funding, falsifying the experimental samples, etc. These problems were caused by the lack of scientific research ethical trainings.
The authors have the hands-on experience of the science research and engineering in the on-line courses, that is, they are the interesting cases that the young materials engineers and scientists need to know. There were too many lessons of scientific research misconducts, such as data fabrications, false experiments results, plagiarisms, improper operations of scientific instruments, etc. They were the reasons due to the lack of scientific ethical training.
Therefore, it is an very important field that the young materials students want to learn. In fact, everyone is making an ethical story all his life. It is designed for the materials experts rather than the ordinary readers, learn from others . it saves the young engineers a lot of grief. It is specified for the inside experts of materials scientists and technicians, based on the hands-on experience of the author.
Course Introduction
"The principles of materials science and engineering ethics" is designed as the specialized basic course and the compulsory course of undergraduates and graduate students major in materials science and engineering, also focused on the continuing education of engineers and technicians in the materials industry. This case is purely fictional. Any resemblances to actual individuals or events are coincidental.
Class Distribution
The course includes 8 knowledge modules, 224 credits, 2 terms.
(1) The history of scientific research and engineering ethics, 12 credits
(2) The instrument designing and data processing in the materials engineering, 40 credits
(3) Materials microstructures and physical properties ethical analysis, 40 credits
(4) The ethical problems in the materials designing
(5) Introduction to principal procedures in the materials research and engineering
(6) Introduction to the materials failure analysis, 40 credits
(7) Authorship and publication case analysis, 42 credits
(8) Assignments and thesis cases analysis, 40 credits
Gesheng Li
Foreword
The engineering ethics is the moral result of engineering research. Essentially ethics and moral are the cyclic definition. they are used to define one with another. The idea is sample but they are strong and powerful ideological weapons.
The materials science and engineering ethics has brought about a lot of publicity due to the analysis of the materials failure in the famous cases of research and engineering sectors. The failure analysis of materials is a kind of converse thinking, which is the basic and Critical link to analyze the failure cases, to sense the potential safety hazards, and to prevent accidents. it is somewhat alike to Crime Scene Investigation of the police. The on-site protection of failure scene is prerequisite to keep the failure analysis going on smoothly.
The failure analysis centers on the materials of automobiles, trains, ships, gears, axles and shaft bearings, pressure vessels, and electronic devices, etc. The failure is the antonym of reliability. The failure analysis normally include, metallographic analysis , sample preparation, macro examinations, optical microscopic analysis, the assessment of chemical compositions, spectral analysis,ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation,mechanical performance testing,fracture analysis,computer simulation experiment,X-ray diffraction analysis.
The technique of failure analysis has become very ripe to exploit, the lack of ethical analysis is another important issue. For example, the axles of trains breaking might be caused by the mal-adjusted temperature of heat treatment of a drunken metallurgical worker. The landing gears of double engine plane broke down due to the 28 years service that was taken advantage by the airline company in California. The brittle fracture of Jiujiang Bridge was caused by the cheating on labour and materials.
The ethical analysis of materials failure is slightly similar to the psychological analysis of the crimes. The various psychological activities, humanistic environments and the failure modes of materials decide the new area of research. The ethical analysis of materials failure has great prospect in the futural research and engineering work.
The DC-10 airplane crushing, the Jiujiang break brittle fracture, the Columbia space shuttle destruction are all caused by ignorance of public safety.
There were also some research misconduct in the materials science and engineering sector, such as exaggeration of research theory meaning, practical value and scientific achievements, providing mendacious statements in the foundation application, plagiarism of others technique, improper use of research funding, falsifying the experimental samples, etc. These problems were caused by the lack of scientific research ethical trainings.
The authors have the hands-on experience of the science research and engineering in the on-line courses, that is, they are the interesting cases that the young materials engineers and scientists need to know. There were too many lessons of scientific research misconducts, such as data fabrications, false experiments results, plagiarisms, improper operations of scientific instruments, etc. They were the reasons due to the lack of scientific ethical training.
Therefore, it is an very important field that the young materials students want to learn. In fact, everyone is making an ethical story all his life. It is designed for the materials experts rather than the ordinary readers, learn from others . it saves the young engineers a lot of grief. It is specified for the inside experts of materials scientists and technicians, based on the hands-on experience of the author.
Course Introduction
"The principles of materials science and engineering ethics" is designed as the specialized basic course and the compulsory course of undergraduates and graduate students major in materials science and engineering, also focused on the continuing education of engineers and technicians in the materials industry. This case is purely fictional. Any resemblances to actual individuals or events are coincidental.
Class Distribution
The course includes 8 knowledge modules, 224 credits, 2 terms.
(1) The history of scientific research and engineering ethics, 12 credits
(2) The instrument designing and data processing in the materials engineering, 40 credits
(3) Materials microstructures and physical properties ethical analysis, 40 credits
(4) The ethical problems in the materials designing
(5) Introduction to principal procedures in the materials research and engineering
(6) Introduction to the materials failure analysis, 40 credits
(7) Authorship and publication case analysis, 42 credits
(8) Assignments and thesis cases analysis, 40 credits