Module 1: professional ethics I. Principles of professional ethics



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CpELaws Midterm
Why Study Engineering Ethics
- Engineering ethics course is not about preaching virtue rather, its objective is to increase your ability as engineers to responsibly confront moral issues raised by technological activity.
- Learn techniques for analyzing and resolving ethical problems/issues (by presenting important engineering cases) when they arise before confronting

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CpE Laws and Professional Practice them in the future so that you will know what to do when similar situations arise in your professional career.
- Foster the moral autonomy of future engineers.
Moral autonomy - ability to think critically and independently about moral issues and to apply this moral thinking to situations that arise in the course of professional engineering practice.
- Train future engineers to analyze complex problems and learn to resolve these problems in the most ethical manner. Note It is important for engineering students to study ethics so that they will be prepared to respond appropriately to ethical challenges during their careers.
SCOPE OF ENGINEERING ETHICS
II. CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS
Preamble
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession,
engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people.
Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness,
and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and
welfare. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires
adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.
Professional engineers are governed bylaw and have generally consistent codes of professional ethics. Working as engineers in industry are also governed by various laws

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CpE Laws and Professional Practice including whistle blowing, product liability laws and often relies on principles of business ethics rather than engineering ethics.

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