[INES Announce] [External] Seeking a very specific type of paper, please/thanks.

[Jessica Smith]

Hi Julie,

I think with deeper digging you’ll find that Engineering Studies scholars pose and answer your question with and through their research. It may require reading their work for how they position themselves as researchers with public accountabilities, how they motivate their research in relation to big societal challenges or specific community needs, etc. This was also one of the central questions we asked during our virtual workshop during Summer 2021, so there are answers to the question there as well.  I could see a state-of-the-field paper on this question being very valuable, especially for scholars who are new to the field.

All the best,
Jessica



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Subject: [External] [INES Announce] Seeking a very specific type of paper, please/thanks.

Hello.

Licensed engineers have ethical responsibilities for the health, safety, and welfare of the public.  Often, these ethical responsibilities cross borders into legal obligations to society.
(I am one of these licensed engineers.  My research stems from my ethical responsibilities to the public.)

What are the ethical responsibilities of Engineering Studies researchers to the public (i.e., society)?  I am looking for published papers, preferably peer-reviewed papers, preferably (for now) in English.

I am asking, because I have found no papers that address this topic.  I am hoping that I missed finding them.  If there truly are no papers, then I need to identify this as a research need.
(These papers will be cited in my very-soon-to-be-submitted critical participation manuscript," Thoughts on Increasing the Relevance of Engineering Studies for Realities in Engineering Practice," for Engineering Studies.)

As for a discussion on this topic, if enough people are interested, maybe it could be a topic for a 2022-2023 webinar for the Engineering Studies Working Group of the CHSTM?

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Julie

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