内容简介
Overthelastfewdecades,thereareincreasingpublicawarenessofadverseeventsinvolvingengineeringfailuresthatnotonlyledtomonetarylossesbutalsomoreimportantly,humaninjuriesanddeaths.Whilstitisvitalforanengineeringprofessionalorstudenttoacquirethenecessarytechnicalknowledgeandskillsintheirrespectivefield,theymustalsounderstandtheethicalessencesthatarerelevanttotheirprofession.Engineeringprofessionalslikebiomedicalengineers,needtoappreciatethefundamentalsofbestpracticesandrecognisehowanyderivationfromsuchpracticescanhaveundesirableimpactsonhumanlives.Throughthisbook,itishopedthatreaderswoulddrawtherelevancebetweenthestudyofethicsandbiomedicalengineering.Thebookwouldbeausefulsourceandreferenceforcollege-levelanduniversity-levelstudents.Moreover,thecontentsarewrittensoastoalsoprovidevaluableinsightsevenforexistingbiomedicalengineersandthoseenrolledincontinualengineeringeducationprograms.
作者简介
JongYongAbdielFoo,aformerstudentfromNgeeAnnPolytechnic,holdsaPhD(BiomedicalEngineering)andaBachelorofEngineering(Electrical)(HonsI)fromtheUniversityofQueensland,Australia.HealsohasanAdvancedDiploma(BusinessAdministration)andPractitionerDiploma(AppliedStatistic).Beforereturningtohisalmamater,hehasworkedasasemi-conductorengineeringassistant,universitytutor,researchscientist,researchmanagerinahospitalandtheninaresearchinstitute.Hisresearchfocusisinareasofbiomedicalengineering,statisticalanalysesandresearchethics.