Engineering Ethics A Very Broad Topic Ethics Why
Engineering Ethics A Very Broad Topic
Ethics - Why Talk About It • An ethical dilemma will happen to you sooner or later • To give you a context for further exploration – Classifications – Terminology – Examples • You won’t get sufficient coverage at school
Your Obligations in Conflict • Obligations to Yourself and Family • Obligations to Customers and Society • Obligations to the Company
Codes of Conduct • • The Law (State & Federal) The Company Policies The Engineering Profession Your Own
Ethics of Ideas • • • Industrial Espionage Reverse Engineering Patents, Research/Infringement Expertise Development & Time to Market Core Competency - steal the engineers Patents - buy the company
Ethics of Personal Behavior • Use of Company Equipment • Inappropriate Personal Interactions • Responding to the Above Items
Ethics of Company Behavior • Obligations to Shareholders – Profit & Sustainability • Obligations to Employees – Worker Safety – Discrimination & Harassment Prevention – Living Wages & Benefits • Obligations to Society – Product Safety & Quality – Environment
Ethics of International Interactions • Differing Safety Standards • Differing Environmental Standards • Bribes in Foreign Countries
When Mistakes Happen • Team Approach • Who’s Liable • “Common Practice”
Resources for Info • Compliance Officer/ Security Coordinator/Ombudsman • Engineering Societies • Public Agencies • Supervisors • Coworkers
Resolutions & Dangers • • • Coworkers Supervisors Compliance Officer/Higher Ups Public Agencies Public Forums
Ethics Overview • • • You will run into some of these problems You will need to use caution/seek help See society web sites lowery. tamu. edu/ethics/ www. onlineethics. org
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