Joseph R Herkert
Biographic Data
| ID | 8891388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph R Herkert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph R |
| FAMILY NAME | Herkert |
| SIGNATURE | HERKERT J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-3295-2636 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trail Paving in Engineering Ethics Education
Remembering an Ethical Engineering Advocate
“Only when decent people band together to act in concert to install proper societal mechanisms and to support one another will we be able to reap the fruits of the marvelous new technologies and avert technologic catastrophes and environmental disasters. Engineers, in particular, need to think carefully about how they can act jointly to help one another to practice their profession properly.” —Unger [21, p. 72]
The Boeing 737 MAX
Responsible innovation in biotechnology
This article explores attitudes of stakeholders involved in biotechnology towards the Responsible Innovation (RI) framework. As a framework for governance, RI has received increasing scholarly attention but has yet to be successfully integrated into U.S. research and innovation policy. Using a mixed methods approach, we analyzed the attitudes of different biotechnology stakeholders, particularly those working in areas related to genetically modif…
Self-Driving Cars
In the wake of the exposure of Volkswagen's diesel engine test-rigging, a Bloomberg Business journalist described the company as "driven by engineering-crazed executives" [2] and The New York Times ran a story noting how with today's complex computer systems in automobiles, there are numerous opportunities for misdeeds both by automakers and hackers [3]. With the advent of so-called autonomous or self-driving cars, such issues may become even mor…
Information for Authors
Provides instructions and guidelines to prospective authors who wish to submit manuscripts
Confessions of a Shoveler
Mainstream science, technology, and society scholars have shown little interest in engineering ethics, one going so far as to label engineering ethics activists as “shit shovelers.” Detachment from engineering ethics on the part of most STS scholars is related to a broader and long-standing split between the scholar-oriented and activist-oriented wings of STS. This article discusses the various STS “subcultures” and argues that the much-maligned …
Something old and something new
Istas'02 - social implications of information and communication technology [Guest Editor's Introduction]
Presents the guest editorial for this issue of the publication
Engineering ethics
Making connections
This paper focuses on the use of the World Wide Web in courses and course units dealing with engineering ethics and/or the social implications of engineering. Course materials and other resources for use by students and faculty are discussed and a new website, the Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics, is introduced. Course materials and resources found on the Web include: ethics centers that focus on engineering ethics and/or ot…
Technology choice for sustainable development
At the heart of the concept of sustainable development is the concern that human interactions with the environment are becoming, or have already become, impossible to maintain in the long run. Eventually, these interactions could lead to an inability of the global biosphere to provide essential amenities and services for further human development. Thus, sustainable development is first a concern about environmental degradation, at least as unders…
Responses to “The consequences of computing”
article Free Access Share on Responses to “The consequences of computing” Authors: Margaret Anne Pierce Math & Computer Science Dept., Georgia Southern University Math & Computer Science Dept., Georgia Southern UniversityView Profile , Jacques Berleur Facultes Universitaires, N.D. de la Paix, Namur, Belgium-Loyola University Chicago Facultes Universitaires, N.D. de la Paix, Namur, Belgium-Loyola University ChicagoView Profile , Joseph R. Herkert …
Science, technology and society education for engineers
The value of exposing engineering students to social issues raised by science and technology is discussed. A required engineering course at Lafayette College, 'Engineering Professionalism and Ethics', which is designed to provide all engineering majors with an introduction to science, technology, and society topics, is described. Experience with the course is evaluated. >
High-Risk Technology and Technological Literacy
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High-Risk Technology and Technological Literacy
Science, technology and society education for engineers
The value of exposing engineering students to social issues raised by science and technology is discussed. A required engineering course at Lafayette College, 'Engineering Professionalism and Ethics', which is designed to provide all engineering majors with an introduction to science, technology, and society topics, is described. Experience with the course is evaluated. >
Technology choice for sustainable development
At the heart of the concept of sustainable development is the concern that human interactions with the environment are becoming, or have already become, impossible to maintain in the long run. Eventually, these interactions could lead to an inability of the global biosphere to provide essential amenities and services for further human development. Thus, sustainable development is first a concern about environmental degradation, at least as unders…
Responses to “The consequences of computing”
article Free Access Share on Responses to “The consequences of computing” Authors: Margaret Anne Pierce Math & Computer Science Dept., Georgia Southern University Math & Computer Science Dept., Georgia Southern UniversityView Profile , Jacques Berleur Facultes Universitaires, N.D. de la Paix, Namur, Belgium-Loyola University Chicago Facultes Universitaires, N.D. de la Paix, Namur, Belgium-Loyola University ChicagoView Profile , Joseph R. Herkert …
Making connections
This paper focuses on the use of the World Wide Web in courses and course units dealing with engineering ethics and/or the social implications of engineering. Course materials and other resources for use by students and faculty are discussed and a new website, the Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics, is introduced. Course materials and resources found on the Web include: ethics centers that focus on engineering ethics and/or ot…
Engineering ethics
Istas'02 - social implications of information and communication technology [Guest Editor's Introduction]
Presents the guest editorial for this issue of the publication
Something old and something new
Confessions of a Shoveler
Mainstream science, technology, and society scholars have shown little interest in engineering ethics, one going so far as to label engineering ethics activists as “shit shovelers.” Detachment from engineering ethics on the part of most STS scholars is related to a broader and long-standing split between the scholar-oriented and activist-oriented wings of STS. This article discusses the various STS “subcultures” and argues that the much-maligned …
Information for Authors
Provides instructions and guidelines to prospective authors who wish to submit manuscripts
Self-Driving Cars
In the wake of the exposure of Volkswagen's diesel engine test-rigging, a Bloomberg Business journalist described the company as "driven by engineering-crazed executives" [2] and The New York Times ran a story noting how with today's complex computer systems in automobiles, there are numerous opportunities for misdeeds both by automakers and hackers [3]. With the advent of so-called autonomous or self-driving cars, such issues may become even mor…
The Boeing 737 MAX
Responsible innovation in biotechnology
This article explores attitudes of stakeholders involved in biotechnology towards the Responsible Innovation (RI) framework. As a framework for governance, RI has received increasing scholarly attention but has yet to be successfully integrated into U.S. research and innovation policy. Using a mixed methods approach, we analyzed the attitudes of different biotechnology stakeholders, particularly those working in areas related to genetically modif…
Remembering an Ethical Engineering Advocate
“Only when decent people band together to act in concert to install proper societal mechanisms and to support one another will we be able to reap the fruits of the marvelous new technologies and avert technologic catastrophes and environmental disasters. Engineers, in particular, need to think carefully about how they can act jointly to help one another to practice their profession properly.” —Unger [21, p. 72]
Trail Paving in Engineering Ethics Education
Computer Science (11 works) · Engineering (10 works) · Engineering ethics (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Business (4 works) · Engineering management (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Engineering education (3 works) · Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (3 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (3 works)