A CASE STUDY OF ENGINEERING ETHICS: LESSON LEARNED FROM BUILDING COLLAPSE DISASTER TOWARD MALAYSIAN ENGINEERS

• Main Authors: Sulaima, Mohamad Fani, Lew, H. S., Lau, C. Y., Lim, Carolyn K. Y., Azily, Ahmad Tarmizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Center for Enhancing Knowledge (CEK), UK 2014
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12642/1/2014-A_Case_Study_of_Engineering_Ethics-Lesson_learned_from_building_collapse_disaster_toward_malaysian_engineers.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/12642/; http://www.eijst.org.uk/

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