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Ge18054 Unit 3

The document discusses the importance of professional ethics in engineering, particularly focusing on the IEEE Code of Ethics which emphasizes responsibility, honesty, and accountability. It outlines the fundamental canons that engineers must adhere to, including informed consent and the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Additionally, it highlights the iterative nature of engineering design and the role of engineers as responsible experimenters in society.

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Ge18054 Unit 3

The document discusses the importance of professional ethics in engineering, particularly focusing on the IEEE Code of Ethics which emphasizes responsibility, honesty, and accountability. It outlines the fundamental canons that engineers must adhere to, including informed consent and the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Additionally, it highlights the iterative nature of engineering design and the role of engineers as responsible experimenters in society.

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GE6075 – Professional Ethics in Engineering

UNIT-3 - Engineering as Social Experimentation


Engineering Design is an Iterative Process
Similarities
Contrasts
Contrasts
Informed Consent
Engineers as responsible experimentors
Conscientiousness
Accountabilty
Code of Ethics
ABET Code of Ethics
Fundamental Canons
IEEE Code of Ethics
 We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting
the quality of life throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession,
its members and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and
professional conduct and agree:
1. to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the
public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected
parties when they do exist;
3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
4. to reject bribery in all its forms;
5. to improve the understanding of technology; its appropriate application, and potential
consequences;
IEEE Code of Ethics

6. to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake


technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after
full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and
correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others;
8. to treat fairly all persons and to not engage in acts of discrimination based on
race, religion, gender, disability, age, national origin, gender identity, or gender
expression;
9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or
malicious action;
10. to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to
support them in following this code of ethics.
Codes of Ethics
Codes of Ethics
Codes of Ethics - Limitations
Industrial Standards
Industrial Standards - Examples
A balanced outlook on Law
Code for Builders by Hammurabi
STEAM BOAT CODE
Proper Role of Laws
Case Study: The Challenger
Case Study: The Challenger

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