Engineering Ethics

Engineering is an important discipline. As a member of this profession, engineers should show the highest level of integrity and integrity. Engineering has a direct and significant impact on the quality of life for all people. Therefore, the service provided by the engineer is required to be sincere, fair, just and fair, and must be devoted to protecting public health, safety and welfare. Engineers must be under professional code of conduct that is required to comply with the highest ethical behavior principles. - Preface to the NSPE Engineer Code of Ethics

What do William LeMessurier, Roger Boisjoly, and Inez Austin have in common? If structural defects are found, these engineers face complex problems of professional responsibility

In engineering ethics, the responsibilities of engineers are often related to ethics, which clarifies the specific responsibilities of engineers. This ethic emphasizes three responsibilities of engineers: (1) doing career in good faith and professional manner, (2) responsibility to employers and customers, and (3) to the public and society responsibility. Regarding the latter, most American ethics believe that engineers should maintain the best advantage for public safety, health and welfare.

Engineering ethics is a system of application ethics and ethical principles applicable to engineering practice. In this field, we will investigate and decide the obligations of engineers for society, customers and occupation. As an academic field, it is closely related to subjects such as scientific philosophy, engineering philosophy, and technical ethics. As engineering became a unique occupation in the 19th century, engineers regarded themselves as independent experts or technicians of large companies. Since employers of large companies are striving to maintain the management of their employees, there is a considerable tension between them.

Engineering ethics critically examines the behavior of engineers and engineering agencies based on common professionalism standards and common ethical standards. In the behavior, practice and workplace of research engineers in this field, we focus on the philosophical analysis of standards and concepts (such as accountability and loyalty) that help to identify ethical issues and problem solving methods. Cases and episodes are an important starting point for education and research. For example, during recession, engineers responsible for overseeing the company's fuel pump tests will be instructed to reduce the testing process. The ethical problem for engineers is that engineers can not guarantee the average life expectancy of pumps that company customers depend on.