3.1 - Engineering Professionalism

DJJ40132:
ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

03 SUBTOPIC 3.1: ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM
3.1.1 - Engineering ethics definition
3.1.2 - The importance of ethics in science and engineering

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 1
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

3.1.1 - ENGINEERING ETHICS DEFINITION 2

1 ETHICS MEANING
2 IMPORTANCE TO STUDY ETHICS
3 CODE OF ETHIC FOR ENGINEERING

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

ETHICS MEANING 3

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Ethic also called as moral philosophy is the
discipline concerned with what is morally good and
bad, right and wrong. The term is also applied to
any system or theory of moral values or principles.

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Morality is the right or wrong (or otherwise) of
an action, a way of life or a decision

Ethics is the study of such standards as we
use or propose to judge such things

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

IMPORTANCE TO STUDY ETHICS

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Everyone is engaged in ethical thought at most times
in their lives, knowingly or otherwise

Each day we are confronted with ethical problems
and have to make ethical decisions

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

CODE OF ETHIC FOR ENGINEERING

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Not just a personal preference established and 9
governed by the individual engineer

Companies and professional societies have drafted
codes of ethics to which their members are
required to commit

The codes tend to be very similar

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS

Hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public
Perform services only in areas of their competence

Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS (CONT.) 11

Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or
trustees.

Avoid deceptive acts

Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically,
and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation,

and usefulness of the profession.

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

3.1.2 - THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING

1 IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS FOR SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Engineering It Gives Them
projects can have Ability To Push
a direct impact on Back Against Bad

people safety Decisions

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Engineering • Whether someone works in infrastructure,
projects can have electrical, or digital engineering, their work
a direct impact on impacts the everyday lives of civilians.

people safety

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Engineering • All engineers know this, and should strive to
projects can have do their best work, ensuring nothing but
a direct impact on the highest standards. An appreciation for
ethics would reinforce this, as not only is
people safety doing good work a matter of
professionalism, in the content of
engineering it also a matter of morality.

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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• Bad work brings bad results, which could
ruin lives.

Engineering
projects can have
a direct impact on

people safety

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Ethics are often dropped in the face of increased It Gives Them
profits, and this decision always comes from those Ability To Push
at the top, not the engineers who actually work on Back Against Bad
the projects.
Decisions

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Since engineers will often be working for large It Gives Them
companies (with big budgets) the questions of ethics Ability To Push
should be raised as early on in an engineer career Back Against Bad
as possible. It should form part of the culture of
engineering, and be celebrated as something to be Decisions
proud of.

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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A grounding in ethics empowers engineers to bring
concerns forward, and ensure that the proper level
of scrutiny is applied to unsafe or unethical practices.

It Gives Them
Ability To Push
Back Against Bad

Decisions

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)

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Grad.Eng. (BEM)