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Ethics
What are Ethics
Ethics
Ethics
Ethical Dilemmas at Work Place
If
Ethics
How Ethical You Are?
Software piracy
Copying of homework or tests
Extra money paid to TC for ticket
reservations
Copying of Videos or CDs
Plagiarism
Presentation made by a single student
which is assigned to a group of four or
five.
Driving a vehicle despite not having a
driving license
Giving bribe to traffic officers rather
than paying fine
Engineering Ethics
Ethics and Legality
Are
Engineering Ethics
What are Engineering Ethics
Engineering
Engineering Ethics
Scope of Engineering Ethics
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
COST ANALYSIS
Ethics Cases
Some Issues
Incidents,
Accidents or Disasters?
More risky technology v/s Less risky technology?
Responsibility: the company or the engineer?
Economics v/s Ethics?
Engineering Ethics
Primary Causes for Engineering
Disaster
Human factors (including both 'ethical' failure
and accidents)
Design flaws (many of which are also the result
of unethical practices)
Material failures
Extreme conditions or environments
Most commonly and importantly, combinations
of these reasons
Code of Ethics
Safety, Health, Welfare of Public
Notify
Approve
of
Code of Ethics
Work Only in Area of
Competence
Undertake assignments only when qualified by
specific technical education or experience.
Do not sign plans or documents when you lack
competence or supervisory control.
Code of Ethics
Avoid Deceptive Acts
Do
not
falsify
or
misrepresent
qualifications
or
pertinent
facts
pertaining to you or your associates.
Do not offer, give, solicit or receive,
(directly or indirectly) a bribe or kickback.
Engineering Ethics
How to Evaluate Ethical
Solutions
Stakeholder/Utilitarian Theory: Greatest good to
the greatest number.
Rights Theory: Rights set forth by a society are
protected and given the highest priority.
Justice Theory: Fair distribution of benefits and
burdens: Can harm to individual be justifiable?
Categorical Imperative: What if everyone took
such action?
Front Page Test: What if my decision was
reported on the front page of the Times of India?