This document discusses ethics in engineering. It defines ethics as the branch of knowledge dealing with moral principles governing behavior. Engineering projects have social and professional responsibilities. Socially, engineers must design products and processes that benefit society. Professionally, engineers have duties to act responsibly and consider safety, honest, and fairness. The document outlines typical ethical issues engineers face and highlights principles like public safety from engineering codes of ethics. It argues engineering involves social experimentation, so engineers should protect safety, respect consent, monitor impacts, and accept accountability.

1. SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
Mr. Dinesh Roy
ASSIT. PROF. Madhusudhan
EEE, DEPARTMENT
PIET,JAIPUR

2. WHAT IS MEANT BY ETHICS?
http://manofthehouse.com/money/career-advice/business-ethics-in-the-workplace

3. DEFINITIONS OF ETHICS
• The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principal
• Moral principal that governed person behavior or a conducting
an activity

4. CLICKER QUESTION
A person’s behavior is always ethical when one:
A. Does what is best for oneself
B. Has good intentions, no matter how things turn out
C. Does what is best for everyone
D. Does what is legal

5. ETHICS IN AN ENGINEERING COURSE????
We have been studying engineering,
such as design, analysis, and
performance measurement.
Where does ethics fit in?

6. HOW ETHICS FITS INTO ENGINEERING
 Build products such as cell phones, home
appliances, heart valves, bridges, & cars. In general
they advance society by building new technology.
 Develop processes, such as the process to convert
salt water into fresh water or the process to recycle
bottles. These processes change how we live and
what we can accomplish etc.

7. TWO DIMENSIONS OF ETHICS IN ENGINEERING
a) Engineers need to be socially
responsible when building products and
processes for society.
b) Social responsibility requires
professional responsibility.

8. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• One main connection between ethics and engineering
comes from the impact that engineered products and
processes have on society.
• Engineers have to think about designing, building, and
marketing products that benefit society.
• Social Responsibility requires taking into consideration
the needs of society.

9. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Ethics has a second connection with engineering.
• It comes from the way in which being socially
responsible puts duties and obligations on us
individually.
• Ethics fits into engineering is through professional
responsibility.

10. TYPICAL ETHICAL ISSUES THAT ENGINEERS
ENCOUNTER
• Safety
• Acceptable risk
• Confidentiality
• Environmental health
• Data integrity
• Conflict of interest
• Honesty/Dishonesty
• Societal impact
• Fairness etc.

11. Role Responsibilities
Friend Look out for the interests of your
friend.
Athlete Play your sport in a professional
manner.
Employee Perform the duties of your job.
Parent Look after your children and
their interests
Citizen Follow the laws of the country in
which you live.

13. Engineers in the fulfillment of their professional
duties shall:
Hold paramount the safety,
health, and welfare of the
public.
The Code of Ethics for engineer 1

14. THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEER 2
• Engineers in the fulfillment of their professional
duties shall:
Perform services only in
areas of their competence.

15. THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEER 3
• Engineers in the fulfillment of their professional
duties shall:
Issue public statements only
in an objective and truthful
manner.

16. THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEER 4
• Engineers in the fulfillment of their professional
duties shall:
Act for each employer or
client as faithful agents or
trustees.

17. THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEER 5
• Engineers in the fulfillment of their professional
duties shall:
Avoid deceptive acts.

19. ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL
EXPERIMENTATION
“TO UNDERTAKE A GREAT WORK, AND ESPECIALLY A WORK OF A
NOVEL TYPE, MEANS CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT. IT MEANS
TAKING UP A STRUGGLE WITH THE FORCES OF NATURE WITHOUT
THE ASSURANCE OF EMERGING AS THE VICTOR AFTER THE FIRST
ATTACK.
- LOUIS MARIE HENRI NAVIER (1785 – 1836)

20. MORALLY RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERS AS SOCIAL
EXPERIMENTERS
• A primary obligation to protect the safety of human
subjects and respect their right of consent
• A constant awareness of experimental nature of any
project, forecasting and monitoring side effects
• Autonomous, personal involvement in all steps of a project
• Accepting accountability for the results of a project