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Introduction to Engineering Ethics •
NSPE Code of Ethics - here
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WHY is a Code of Ethics necessary? •
Apply NSPE to a few case studies
1.Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
2.Perform services only in areas of their competence.
3.Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
4.Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
5.Avoid deceptive acts.
6.Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.
NSPE Code of Ethics - Take-Aways
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Ethics Cases
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Job change
2.
Offer engineering services over Internet
3.
Competitive bidding and proprietary information
4.
Risk & autonomous vehicle design
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Teaming and workplace behavior
NSPE Case Studies - Take-Aways
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Rules of Practice #1
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Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. If engineers' judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate.
a.
Engineers shall approve only those engineering documents that are in conformity with applicable standards.
b.
Engineers shall not reveal facts, data, or information without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized or required by law or this Code.
c.
Engineers shall not permit the use of their name or associate in business ventures with any person or firm that they believe is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest enterprise.
d.
Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a person or firm.
e.
Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities, and cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
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Rules of Practice #2
Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
a. Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical fields involved. b. Engineers shall not affix their signatures to any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in which they lack competence, nor to any plan or document not prepared under their direction and control. c. Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of an entire project and sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire project, provided that each technical segment is signed and sealed only by the qualified engineers who prepared the segment.
Rules of Practice #3
Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner. a.
Engineers shall be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony. They shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements, or testimony, which should bear the date indicating when it was current. b.
Engineers may express publicly technical opinions that are founded upon knowledge of the facts and competence in the subject matter. c.
Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical matters that are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments by explicitly identifying the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and by revealing the existence of any interest the engineers may have in the matters.
Rules of Practice #4
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Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. a.Engineers shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest that could influence or appear to influence their judgment or the quality of their services. b.Engineers shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties. c.Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents in connection with the work for which they are responsible. d.Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in decisions with respect to services solicited or provided by them or their organizations in private or public engineering practice. e.Engineers shall not solicit or accept a contract from a governmental body on which a principal or officer of their organization serves as a member.
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