What are some examples of software malpractice in Electrical Engineering?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying examples of software malpractice within the field of Electrical Engineering. Participants explore various incidents where engineering design or software implementation may have led to failures or significant issues, with a focus on finding specific topics for research and reporting.

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  • Exploratory, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks examples of Electrical Engineering malpractice, specifically looking for incidents where design faults occurred.
  • Another participant suggests the 2003 North America blackout as a potential topic, providing a link for further information.
  • A different viewpoint questions the inclusion of software in Electrical Engineering malpractice, suggesting that software itself can be a source of malpractice.
  • Examples of software-related issues are proposed, including problems related to the year 2000 bug and limitations in software that cannot handle over 4GB of RAM or 2TB of hard disk space.

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Participants express differing opinions on what constitutes malpractice in Electrical Engineering, particularly regarding the role of software. There is no consensus on specific examples, and multiple viewpoints are presented.

Contextual Notes

Some claims about software limitations and historical events may depend on specific definitions of malpractice and the context of software use in engineering.

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I have a project where I need to research and report on an Electrical Engineering malpractice. Basically, where the engineer faulted the design.

I can't find anything with any amount of information. Anyone have any ideas or topics? I was thinking of the California blackouts but there isn't any information online. Other people in my class are doing the NASA shuttle failures. I need a different topic.
 
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Thanks, there seems to be good information on this!
 
Electrical Engineering malpractice? This almost sounds redundant...

And could you include software in Electrical Engineering? As basically, introducing software somewhere is a malpractice by itself.

You could take as an example all software that malfunctioned due to the unexpected occurrence of the year 2000. Or software being sold today but which can't accept over 4GB of RAM nor over 2TB of hard disk.
 

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