Engineering Ethics Two Star

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Engineering Ethics

Motivation, Context, Models, andTheories


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Ethics and the Law Following the requirements of the law

provides protection from prosecution

Since engineering work utilizes new

technology before experience and laws cancatch up, ethics seeks to go beyond thedictates of current law

Ethical behavior provides protection from

civil suits, from damage to reputation, orfrom loss of professional licensure (The actor an instance of granting a license,usually to practice a profession) andencompasses(cover) ways engineers should

conduct themselves in their practice


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Ethics and Accreditation 1 TAC (The Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of

Accreditation Board for ... by the Engineering Council of the

United Kingdom and the European) outcome i. An

engineering technology program mustdemonstrate that graduates have anability to understand professional,ethical and social responsibilities

EAC (engineering accreditation council) outcome f.Engineering programs mustdemonstrate that their studentsattain an understanding of

professional and ethical responsibility


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Ethics and Accreditation 2 CAC outcome e. The program enables

students to achieve an understanding

of professional, ethical, and socialresponsibilities

ASAC outcome f. Applied scienceprograms must demonstrate that

graduates have an understanding ofprofessional and ethical responsibility


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Ethics and Registration To become a registered professional

engineer in Indiana, part of theexamination may be designed to test the

applicant's knowledge and understanding ofthe ethical, economic, and legal principlesrelating to the practices of professionalengineering.

The take-home part III of the principles &practice examination requires a score of 88and generally covers ethics and Rule 11 -Rules of Professional Conduct


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Ethics and Technical Societies Each technical society for the various

engineering disciplines requires amember to subscribe to the code ofethics of the society.

Each society publishes its own code ofethics which are particularly useful toguide members when the onlyoptions are unsatisfactory e.g. ASCE,ASME, IEEE, NSPE, SME, AIChE, SFPE


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Ethics Training for ContinuedLicensure The act or an instance of granting a license, usually topractice a profession

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)encourages all state boards of engineering licensure toinstitute a minimum professional developmentrequirement consisting of at least one (1) hour per yearon professional ethics for professional licensure whichwould be reciprocal with other states. The one hour peryear should be based upon the fundamental canons(rules)of professional conduct and other appropriateadministrative rules or regulations, and designed to

demonstrate a working knowledge of professional ethics. ASCE Policy Statement 376 Approved by the National Engineering Practice

Policy Committee on March 8, 2007; Approved by the Policy ReviewCommittee on March 9, 2007; Adopted by the Board of Direction on April

24, 2007


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Three Ethical Models (start)

Malpractice, or Minimalist (One who advocates amoderate or conservative approach, action, or policy), Model

Reasonable-Care, orDue(appropriate)-Care, Model

Good Works Model


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Malpractice, or Minimalist,

Model This is a minimalist model in which

the professional is concerned only

with meeting standards andrequirements of the profession andany other laws or codes that apply.This model looks to find fault when

problems or accidents arise fromsomeone's failure to meet arequirement.


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Reasonable-Care, or Due-Care,

Model A model of engineering practice in

which the engineer is expected to

take reasonable precautions or carein the practice of his profession. Themodel strives to prevent harm, and itappeals to a "standard of

reasonableness as seen by a normal,prudent nonprofessional."


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Good Works Model

A model of engineering practice in

which engineers go beyond the basicsof what is required by standards andcodes and do what they "ought" to doto improve product safety, social

health or social well-being.


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Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Considers a balance of good & bad

consequences for everyone affected(society)

Actions are good that serve topromote human well-being

Cost-Benefit analysis is an application

Consideration of most benefit to themost people outweighs needs of afew individuals


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Duty EthicsImmanuel Kant (1724-1804)

There are duties that should beperformed (e.g.. Duty to treat others

fairly or not to injure others)regardless of whether these acts dothe most good or not.


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Rights EthicsJohn Locke (1632-1704)

People have fundamental rights (likelife, liberty, & property) that others

have a duty to respect.


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Virtue(good value) Ethics

Actions are considered right if theysupport good character traits

(virtues) and wrong if they supportbad character traits (vices)

Closely tied to personal honor


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Codes of Ethics Commonly Hold Engineers and technologists have a

duty to hold the health and safety of

the public as a primary concern.Usually the first cannon(rule) of anycode.

Other duties are summarized in order

of importance with most importantfirst e.g. Safety is more importantthan conflict of interest.


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ASME Ethics Code (11/5/2006)

1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety,health and welfare of the public in theperformance of their professional duties.

2. Engineers shall perform services only in the

areas of their competence; they shall build theirprofessional reputation on the merit (plus point)of their services and shall not compete unfairlywith others.

3. Engineers shall continue their professional

development throughout their careers and shallprovide opportunities for the professional andethical development of those engineers undertheir supervision.


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ASME Ethics Code

4. Engineers shall act in professional matters foreach employer or client as faithful agents ortrustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest orthe appearance of conflicts of interest.

5. Engineers shall respect the proprietary(pertaining to property or ownership)information and intellectual property rights ofothers, including charitable organizations andprofessional societies in the engineering field.

6. Engineers shall associate only with reputable(trustworthy) persons or organizations. 7. Engineers shall issue public statements only

in an objective and truthful manner and shallavoid any conduct which brings discredit uponthe profession.


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8. Engineers shall consider environmental

impact and sustainable development in theperformance of their professional duties. 9. Engineers shall not seek ethical sanction (the

punishment for a criminal offense) againstanother engineer unless there is a good reasonto do so under the relevant codes, policies andprocedures governing that engineers ethicalconduct.

10. Engineers who are members of the Societyshall endeavor to abide by the Constitution, By-Laws and Policies of the Society, and they shall

disclose knowledge of any matter involvinganother members alleged violation of this Codeof Ethics or the Societys Conflicts of InterestPolicy in a prompt, Complete and truthfulmanner to the chair of the Committee on EthicalStandards and Review.


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References Fleddermann, Charles B, Engineering

Ethics, 2ndEd., 2004, Pearson Prentice Hall,Upper Saddle River, NJ, Chapter 3.

ASME PPC, Ethics, referenced from:http://www.professionalpractice.asme.org/transition/ethics/index.htm

NSPE Code (detailed) referenced from:http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1-code.asp,True-False quiz referenced from:http://www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1-test.asp


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