1. Review
Tools for Success in the Classroom

2. Ethics
Is an action (or inaction) right or wrong?

3. Objectives
Understand the meaning of two ethical theories (utilitarianism and duty/rights) Understand the SUNY Poly code of ethics as it relates to your actions as a student Know where to find the ASCE and ASME code of ethics

4. Ethics and Morals
Science: understanding the world Engineering: changing the world

5. Personal Ethics Discussion
Where does your ethical “structure” come from?

6. Utilitarianism (John Stuart Mill)
Actions are good if they serve to maximize human well-being
Focus is on maximizing the well-being of society as a whole (even though individuals can be negatively impacted)
Negatives:
No emphasis on individuals
Must know what leads to the ‘greater good”

7. Utilitarianism-Two Types
Act
Individual actions
Rules can be broken if it leads to the most good
Rule
Moral rules are important
Adhering to the rules ultimately leads to the most good

8. Duty Ethics (Immanuel Kant)
Actions are good when they respect the rights of individuals
List of duties that respect individuals
Individuals have fundamental rights that others have a duty to respect
Negatives
How do you resolve individual versus group conflicts?
Doesn’t account for overall good

9. Business & Personal Ethics
Business—Choices on an organizational level Personal—Choices on an individual level Is there overlap???? Should there be overlap???

10. Ethics and Law Ethical and legal Ethical but illegal
Law not yet changed to reflect new realities
Legal but not ethical

11. SUNY Poly Code of Conduct https://sunypoly
Plagiarism Inappropriate collaboration Dishonesty in examinations Dishonesty in papers and reports Work done for one course and submitted to another Falsification of data Interference with another student’s work Copyright violation Other Miscellaneous

12. Codes of Ethics Professional Societies
ASME volved/Advocacy/Policy-Publications/P-15-7-Ethics.pdf
ASCE

13. Ethics (Class Discussion)
Have you observed students cheating? (high school or college) How did they cheat? Why did they cheat? What could the instructor have done to prevent the cheating? What punishments do you think are appropriate for cheating?

14. Ethics Assignment (Teams of 2)
Choose a case study (civil or mechanical) and prepare a .ppt presentation for Oct. 23rd
Include:
Background information
Questions and your answers
Discussion of your answers versus the answers provided on the website
References: