Project Goals or Needs Addressed: "With the ever-increasing complexity of technical and global issues in the engineering profession, engineering ethics has become a central issue in both the academic and professional environments. In fact, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) now requires that all engineering students have 'an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility' (ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.) Because of the extensive social impact of engineering and the applications of technology, ethics and the role of the engineer can no longer be considered of only slight importance. Virginia Tech seeks to prepare its graduates for the future through instruction in both the importance of ethics in the engineering profession and the global impact of central ethical issues."