书目

Ethics for Biomedical Engineers

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.

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