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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Professional Ethics And Human Values(Unit I)

Why this subject?

We can see that engineers have a key role to play in the development of society. Their decisions affect the safety, health and welfare of people. They are frequently subjected to moral dilemmas in their profession. Understanding professional ethics helps to overcome those dilemmas and take the right decision for the benefit of the society.

Why this subject? – situation

A bridge was constructed 3 months back, collapses suddenly killing 30 school children in the bus.

Investigation reveals that the construction is of poor quality

Design norms were violated

Inferior materials used

Inspection report fabricated

Software piracy

Expense account padding

Copying of homework or tests

Income taxes

“Borrowing” nuts and bolts, office supplies from employer

Copying of Videos or CD’s

Plagiarism

Using the copy machine at work


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