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Professional Ethics

Dr: Abdelnaser Nafeh


By: Hazem said lotfy

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1-What is Ethics ?

Ethics. It’s not an easy word to define. Almost everyone wants to live an ethical
life, but knowing what that means is not as simple as it sounds! – Ethics is
concerned with standards, rules or guidelines for morally or socially approved
conduct, such as being honest or trustworthy or acting in the best interest of a
society

2- How do ethical standards play a role in decisionmaking


processes?

Or What’s Ethical? – Not all standards or values are ethical standards. – For
example, personal preferences and values, such as individual choices of food or
clothing, are not important enough to qualify as ethical values or choices.

3-What are the primary ethical responsibilities of Engineers towards


society and the environment ?

Engineers and Ethics


• Engineers are expected to have technical expertise and to exhibit
professionalism. They are also expected by society and their profession to
maintain high standards of ethical conduct in their professional lives.

4-What is Engineering Ethics ?

• Code of Ethics for Engineers (excerpt National Society of Professional


Engineers (NSPE) I. Fundamental Canons Engineers, in the fulfillment of their
professional duties, shall:

– Hold paramount 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.

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5-Discuss some Engineering Ethics ?

• Engineers should follow their professional ethics code because:

a. It helps them avoid legal problems, such as getting sued.


b. It provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from
responsible engineers.
c. It raises the image of the profession and, hence, gets engineers more pay.
d. The public will trust engineers more once they know engineers have an ethics
code.

Engineering Ethics Discussion 2

Engineers should act ethically because:


a. If they do not, they risk getting demoted or fired.
b. The boss wants them to.
c. It feels good. d. That is the way responsible engineers behave.

Engineering Ethics Discussion 3

The first and foremost obligation of registered professional engineers is to:

a. The public welfare.


b. Their employer.
c. The government.
d. The engineering profession.

Engineering Ethics Discussion 4

Registered professional engineers should undertake services for clients only when:

a. They really need the fees.


b. Their own bid is the lowest one.
c. They are fully technically competent to carry out the services.
d. Carrying out the services wouldn’t involve excessive time or effort

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