What are some examples of software malpractice in Electrical Engineering?

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The discussion focuses on identifying examples of malpractice in Electrical Engineering, particularly related to software failures. The California blackouts and the 2003 North America blackout are suggested as potential topics, with the latter noted for having substantial information available. Participants express that software issues, such as those caused by the year 2000 bug and limitations in modern software regarding RAM and hard disk capacity, can also be considered malpractice. The conversation highlights the intersection of software and engineering failures, emphasizing the need for thorough research on these topics. Overall, the discussion seeks to clarify what constitutes malpractice in the context of Electrical 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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