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Engineering Ethics

Engineering Ethics

• Engineering is a profession

Team Exercise

• In 3 minutes, list as many traits of a profession

as you can.

• RAT

Interaction Rules of Behavior

(con’t)

• Morals - personal rules of right and wrong behavior derived from a person’s upbringing, religious beliefs, and societal influences.
• Ethics - a code or system of rules defining moral behavior for a particular society.

Professional Ethics

• Ethics is the study of the morality of

human actions.

• Professional ethics guide the conduct

of a professional.

• Most technical societies have written

codes of ethics.

Team Exercise #

In two minutes, explain why is

it important for engineers to

have a code of ethics?

Fundamental Principles

Published by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Preamble and Four Parts

Fundamental Canons

1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties.
2. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
3. Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
4. Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest. Docsity.com

Fundamental Canons

5. Engineers shall build professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others.
6. Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity and dignity of the profession.
7. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision.

Case Study Example (con’t)

What should the owner of the plant do?

1. Say nothing about the problem. If challenged, claim that it is impossible to prove that the plant discharge caused the leukemia.
2. Work out a cleaning system that would rectify the problem.
3. Admit that he made the error, clean the discharge, clean all contaminated areas, have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspect the cleaned areas, and pay a settlement to the families of lost children. 4.Other?

Do Ethical Canons Apply?

Case Study Example (con’t)

Team Exercise

• Discuss case studies based on

material published by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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Resource Allocation

• Engineers are often responsible for

allocating limited funds to projects.

• These projects may affect the general

health and safety of the public.

• These projects may have detrimental

effects on some segments of the

population.