Eng'g Ethics

2. What is Code of ethics?
 Code of Ethics states the moral
responsibilities of engineers as seen by the
profession, and represented by a
professional society
 A code of ethics is a set of guidelines which
are designed to set out acceptable behaviors
for members of a particular group,
association, or profession

3. Code of Ethics play at least
eight essential role;
 serving and protecting the public,
 providing guidance
 offering inspiration
 Establishing shared standards

4.  Supporting responsible professionals
 Contributing to education
 Deterring wrong-doing
 Strengthening a profession’s image

5. SERVING AND PROTECTING
THE PUBLIC
 A code of ethics functions as a commitment
by the profession as a whole that engineers
will serve the public health, safety and
welfare.

6. Guidance
 Codes provide helpful guidance
concerning the main obligation of
engineers.
 More specific direction may be given in
statement or guidelines, which tell how
to apply the code, as done by the
National Society of Professional
Engineering’s Board of Ethical Review.

7.  Engineers shall acknowledge their errors
and shall not distort or alter the facts.
 Engineers shall advise their clients or
employers when they believe a project
will not be successful.

8. SHARED STANDARD
 The diversity of moral viewpoint among
individual engineers make it essential
that professional establish explicit
standards, in particular minimum (often
high) standard.
 In this way, the public is assured of a
minimum standard of excellence on
which it can depend, and professionals
are provided a fair playing field in
competing for client.

9. SUPPORT FOR
RESPONSIBLE
PROFESSIONALS
 Codes give positive support to
professional seeking to act ethically.
A publicity proclaimed code allows an
engineer, under pressure to act
unethically, to say “ I am bound by the
code of ethics of my profession, which
states that …”.

10.  This by itself gives engineers some
group backing in taking stand on moral
issues.
 Moreover, codes can potentially serve
as legal support for engineers criticized
for living up to work-related professional
obligation.

11. EDUCATION AND MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDING
 Codes can be used by professional
societies and in the classroom to prompt
discussion and reflection on moral
issues.
 Codes encourage a shared
understanding among professionals, the
public, and government organization
about moral responsibilities of engineers

12. DETERRENCE AND
DISCIPLINE
Codes can also serve as the formal basis
for investigating unethical conduct.
Where such investigation is possible, a
deterrent for immoral behavior is thereby
provided.

13. Strengthening a profession’s image
 Codes can represent a positive image to
the public of an ethically committed
profession or an individual.

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