Ethics - Case Studies in Stealing Trade Secrets
In this online engineering PDH course, principles of engineering ethics are reinforced by the examination of case studies of the theft of trade secrets by engineers.
The case studies are actual cases of theft that have been successfully prosecuted by agencies of the U.S. federal government. The ethical - rather than legal - aspects of the cases are developed by identifying specific passages in published Standards of Conduct for professional engineers that were violated by the convicted engineers.
This 2 PDH course is intended for engineers interested in increasing their understanding of the applicability and relevance of engineering ethics.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Familiarizing with the three characteristics of trade secrets
- Knowing the motivations for typical cases of trade secret theft
- Learning how to relate a type of crime to a specific standard of conduct
- Understanding common types of trade secret theft
- Recognizing state regulatory laws for professional engineers as a source of engineering ethics principles
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