Ethics in Engineering Practice

Ethics  Engineering as a profession is meant to serve the public by strictly adhering to codes of conduct and placing paramount the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

However, it raises few conflicting questions: who is the public? Does it include future generations? Who decides what is best for the public? Do engineers have managerial and technical responsibilities? What is the acceptable risk? Do Engineers have responsibilities towards the environment also? Engineering ethics is the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations engaged in engineering and the study of related questions about the moral ideals, character, policies, and relationships of people and corporations involved in the technological activity. To prepare students for their professional responsibilities as Engineers. To help them recognize and think through ethically significant problem situations that are common in Engineering and to evaluate the existing ethical standards for ENGINEERING Practice.