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References: "PEO Code of Ethics." Professional Engineers Ontario. PEO, 1990. Web. 1 Feb 2012. <http://www.peo.on.ca/Ethics/code_of_ethics.html>.…
As a key architect of the technology of the world, an engineer has a professional obligation to not only their employer’s satisfaction and safety, but to the public who will be directly or indirectly effected by their designs and choices. We are beholden to far more than our client. This is a dynamic that plays a key-role in “Henry’s Daughters”, which is a film that focuses on the actions of a retired engineer (Henry) and his two daughters who are both engineers. The purpose of this essay will be to underpin the key scenes of the film that lead to the ultimate downfall of these three engineers and use them to emphasize the importance of Ethics in the field of Engineering.…
5. To what extent should engineers consider the political factors and social impacts to their engineering work?…
Engineers have designed the world we live in. They are the ones that research what is safe and what is not, they are the ones that bring blue prints to life. However, this power can backfire on them. Engineers are expected to create products that are safe for everyone. The engineer affects many people 's lives. A single fault can possibly result in the death of a person. A serious fault can lead to the deaths of several people. It is of paramount importance that an engineer emphasizes on health and safety of the consumer. In some cases, the engineer will have to debate between two different kinds of thinking. Whether or not to think of the good of the company as a business, or if they should focus on the safety of the consumer and be loyal to them. In a couple cases that were discussed in class, the engineers were forced to listen to their manager and sub sequentially resulted in the deaths of several people.…
Through the example of the Challenger Disaster Case Study and others, we have learned the importance of ethics and the impediments that many professional engineers and engineering managers face during their careers. Roger Boisjoly is a leading example of an engineer who faced many impediments to ethical behaviors, and stands as a good example for what to be wary of in engineering.…
Poel, I & Royakkers, L 2011. Ethics, Technology and Engineering: An Introduction, 1st edn, Wiley-Blackwell, UK…
When it comes to engineering, building, and designing something that will be used by humans, safety is the most important step in the entire process. It should be taken very seriously by all who are involved in a project, but the engineers should be the ones who double, triple or even quadruple check safety issues. Mainly the engineers because it is in their code and law of ethics and safety is the first Canon on the list, “Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.” (NSPE, 2012). There are very bad consequences that happen when someone decides not to fallow the Code of Ethics for Engineers, for example the Space shuttle Challenger disaster that happened in January of 1986. There were issues with parts and conflicts with decision making that violated the Code of Ethics and 7 people died because of it.…
The important lesson from the ASME vs. Hydrolevel case is that each individual 's actions has an influence on the profession as a whole. Therefore, engineers must be fully aware of their roles as professionals.…
Dr. Elizabeth A. Stephan, D. R. (2012). Ethical Decision Making in Today’s Engineering Classrooms. THE BENT OF TAU BETA PI, 18 - 21. Retrieved from http://www.tbp.org/pubs/Features/SP12Ohland.pdf…
It is charged with a substantial degree of public obligation and performs its services largely in the general public interest. It is bound by a distinctive ethical code in its relationships with clients, employees, colleagues and the public. It assumes responsibility for actions related to professional services provided in a personal or supervisory capacity. Professions such as engineering and geoscience are generally highly organized; they have definitive standards of admission (which are minimum standards only and make no distinction between the least competent persons and the outstanding leaders of the profession); they regulate the activities of their members;…
When engineers design a product many things go in to the decision making process when it comes to selecting materials, design, and the manufacturing processes. One concern that has always been in the decision making process is trying to make sure the outcome will always be ethically good, although this isn’t always the case. Try as they might, no person is perfect, and accidents do happen. When engineering disasters happen there are many factors that may be involved, such as human factors, design flaws, extreme conditions, and materials failures. When these things do happen it is important to look at the ethical aspect of each part of the failure and try to analyze if any one person could be put at fault.…
The engineers’ behavior can be described as by the minimalist model as opposed to the more suitable Reasonable care model because they were more concerned going about their jobs without doing anything wrong as opposed to actively trying to ensure that they kept up with evolving knowledge and cared about public wellbeing.…
Engineers are responsible for creating the everyday tools that everyone uses. Because engineers create the tools that people use, of course there needs to be an ethical code which every engineer must respect and follow. The film (Henry’s Daughters) takes a peek into many of the ethical issues raised by engineers. However, all of them might be solved by the proper moral propositions. Some ideas are in establishing: the proper environment, ethics as a priority when adding new employees, and…
Abstract—Engineering ethics is professional ethics, as opposed to personal morality. It sets the standards for professional practice, and is only learned in a professional school or in professional practice. This report is written to distinguish between personal ethic, business ethic and engineering ethic and to explain the relationship between personal and professional ethics. Method approach is understanding about the personal, business and engineering ethics. The methods result to the definition, importance and principle of the personal, business and engineering ethics.…
The ethics and professional role of an engineer are occasionally bounded by societies values and ideologies. These bounds prevent engineers from progressing through unethical means and avenues and as such this dogma comes as both a hindrance and a muse for an engineer. This results in a hesitant approach by engineers in an attempt to garner as many positives as possible for both society and firms. It is when engineers choose either path completely that structures begin to show signs of failure.…