Assignment
LONG ESSAY
What Ethical Factors need to be considered by Engineers?
Introduction
Background
In the end of 19th century, people related to engineering started to consider ethics in their profession. After that, in 1946 to 1964, canons of ethics for engineer was released and modified by National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).Initially, these rules of ethics were only adopted as a guide for engineers. However, some engineers were not aware about the implications of these codes in many typical situations. As a result, in 1954, Board of Ethical Review was formed to help engineers on some ethical dilemmas situations. BER made nearly “500 advisory opinions” to remove the dilemmas for engineers. Since 1954, BER is working with the engineering profession effectively. However, now-a-day BER is more involving in the cases of whistleblowing, public health and safety and some other issues related to engineering profession (National Society of Professional Engineers, 2014).These ethical factors (codes) are applicable on each and every engineer in the world. Hence engineers need to consider ethical factors because they play a very important role in their life as well as profession. Factors of ethics help them to serve and protect the public, provide inspiration, mentioned guidelines, establish explicit standards, offer responsibility, discipline and enhance professional image in engineer’s carrier (Martin & Schinzinger, 2005, p.44).
Definition
Ethics-It is a branch of philosophy means the study to choose right and wrong considering human beings and choice of rules which govern the decision (Robinson,Dixon,Preece and Mooday,2007,p.1).
Engineering ethics-Engineering ethics is the study of moral values and decisions taken on the basis of these values in conduct of engineering related human beings and organizations (Robinson,Dixon,Preece and Mooday,2007,p.1).
Risk-A risk is defined as “something unwanted and harmful may occur”. (Martin
What Ethical Factors need to be considered by Engineers?
Introduction
Background
In the end of 19th century, people related to engineering started to consider ethics in their profession. After that, in 1946 to 1964, canons of ethics for engineer was released and modified by National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).Initially, these rules of ethics were only adopted as a guide for engineers. However, some engineers were not aware about the implications of these codes in many typical situations. As a result, in 1954, Board of Ethical Review was formed to help engineers on some ethical dilemmas situations. BER made nearly “500 advisory opinions” to remove the dilemmas for engineers. Since 1954, BER is working with the engineering profession effectively. However, now-a-day BER is more involving in the cases of whistleblowing, public health and safety and some other issues related to engineering profession (National Society of Professional Engineers, 2014).These ethical factors (codes) are applicable on each and every engineer in the world. Hence engineers need to consider ethical factors because they play a very important role in their life as well as profession. Factors of ethics help them to serve and protect the public, provide inspiration, mentioned guidelines, establish explicit standards, offer responsibility, discipline and enhance professional image in engineer’s carrier (Martin & Schinzinger, 2005, p.44).
Definition
Ethics-It is a branch of philosophy means the study to choose right and wrong considering human beings and choice of rules which govern the decision (Robinson,Dixon,Preece and Mooday,2007,p.1).
Engineering ethics-Engineering ethics is the study of moral values and decisions taken on the basis of these values in conduct of engineering related human beings and organizations (Robinson,Dixon,Preece and Mooday,2007,p.1).
Risk-A risk is defined as “something unwanted and harmful may occur”. (Martin
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