ENGINEERING ETHICS Tutorial 8 Course: GE 105 Instructor :Dr. Raja Rizwan Hussain ENGINEERING ETHICS

Question 1 Write three of the fundamental engineering ethics? Ethical considerations are an integral part of making engineering decisions. The professional obligations of engineers go beyond fulfilling a contract with a client or customer. Codes of ethics can provide guidance in the decision-making process.

Question 2 Which of the following situations violates the engineering ethics (specify the relevant engineering ethics that are being violated): An engineer works as a project management An engineer hides a fatal error in his design An engineer has registered a patent An engineer refused to participate in a strike

An engineer works as a project management

An engineer hides a fatal error in his design

An engineer has registered a patent

An engineer refused to participate in a strike

Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: Prioritize the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties. Perform services only in areas of their competence.

Question 3 Give some examples to indicate how the engineer can give credit for engineering work to those to whom credit is due, and will recognize the proprietary interests of others.

Question 3 To recognize the proprietary interests of others, an engineer could: Join an engineering association (ACI, IEEE, ASME, etc) Check and re-check the availability of a patent while designing something (via internet, handbook, etc) Forward the information to colleagues about the patent by any means (meetings, conferences, internet, etc) Persistently firming the engineering ethics. Self-control is one of the best solution

Question 4 Suppose you are working in the environmental division of a computer manufacturing firm. You learn that your company might be discharging unlawful amounts of lead and arsenic into the city sewer. The city processes the sludge into a fertilizer used by local farmers. To ensure safety, it imposes restrictive laws on the discharge of lead and arsenic. Preliminary investigations convince you that the company should implement stronger pollution controls, but your manager insists the cost of doing so is prohibitive and that technically the company is in compliance with the law. Discuss the ethical issue and state what you should do, giving reasons for your answer.

Question 4 Ethical Issue : Your company discharging unlawful amount of lead and arsenic to the city sewer and preliminary investigations showed that the lead and arsenic has been pollute the water but technically company is not breaking the law. Make a complete investigation

Question 5 A County Engineer in Virginia demanded a 25% kickback in secret payments for highway work contracts he issued. In 1967 he made such an offer to Allan Kammerer, a 32 year old civil engineer who was vice president of a young and struggling consulting firm greatly in need of the work. Kammerer discussed the offer with others in the firm, who told him it was his decision to make. Finally Kammerer agreed to the deal, citing as a main reason his concern for getting sufficient work to retain his current employees. Discuss the ethical issue of Kammerer's act, giving reasons for your answer.

Question 5 Ethical Issues : To get the project Kammerer is willing to make a collusion with the county engineer. Even that the over is from the county engineer, this can be include as a bribery.

Ethical Issues are Seldom Black and White Conflicting demands: Loyalty to company and colleagues Concern for public welfare Personal gain, ambition Ethical standards are usually relative and personal, there is seldom an absolute standard

Engineering Codes of Ethics Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) In IE: IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Perform services only in areas of their competence Extract of NSPE Code General rules: Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall: Hold paramount (vital) the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties Perform services only in areas of their competence Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner Act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees Avoid deceptive acts* in the solicitation of professional employment * Can you give an example of this? e.g. Auctioning for companies, favoring relatives in business