BY : JASON SONIDO – REEBY : JASON SONIDO – REE

DEFINITION OF ETHICSDEFINITION OF ETHICSSYNONYMOUS TO MORALITY (GOODNESS,

HONESTY, DECENCY, INTEGRITY)

REFERS TO MORAL VALUES THAT ARE SOUND(NORMAL), ACTIONS THAT ARE MORALLYREQUIRED (RIGHT) OR MORALLY PERMISSIBLE(ALL RIGHT), POLICIES AND LAWS THAT AREDESIRABLE

CONCERNS RESPECT FOR PERSONS, BOTHOTHERS AND OURSELVES.

RESPECT IRREGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER(SEXUAL PREFERENCE), PROFESSION, RACE,ETC…

ENGINEERENGINEER FROM THE LATIN WORD INGENIUM MEANING TO

PRODUCE

CONCERNED WITH THE SCIENTIFIC PLANNING,DESIGN, CREATION AND ECONOMICALOPERATION OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURES

IT INVOLVES APPLICATION OF THE FACTUAL DATASYSTEMATIZED BY EVERY BRANCH OFENGINEERING

DEFINITION OF ENGINEERINGDEFINITION OF ENGINEERINGETHICSETHICS

IS A SET OF MORAL PRINCIPLES ORVALUES THAT GOVERN THE CONDUCTOF AN INDIVIDUAL BELONGING TO AGROUP OR PROFESSION (BASED FROM CODEETHICS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGNEERS RA 7920)

IS THE STUDY OF DECISIONS, POLICIESAND VALUES THAT ARE MORALLYDESIRABLE IN ENGINEERING PRACTICEAND RESEARCH

ENGINEERING ETHICSENGINEERING ETHICSCONSISTS OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS

THAT OUGHT TO BE ENDORSED BY THOSEENGAGED IN ENGINEERING AND ALSO OFDESIRABLE IDEALS AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTSIN ENINEERING

IT IS THE STUDY OF THE DECISIONS, POLICIES, ANDVALUES, THAT ARE MORALLY DESIRABLE INENGINEERING PRACTICE & RESEARCH.

WHY STUDY ENGINEERINGWHY STUDY ENGINEERINGETHICS?ETHICS?STUDY OF ENGINEERING ETHICS

STRENGTHENS ONE’S ABILITY TOREASON CLEARLY AND CAREFULLYABOUT MORAL QUESTIONS

INCREASES MORAL AUTONOMY(SKILL AND HABIT OF THINKINGRATIONALLY ABOUT ETHICALISSUES ON THE BASIS OF MORALCONCERN)

CODES OF ETHICSCODES OF ETHICS

STATES THE MORALRESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERSAS SEEN BY THE PROFESSIONAND AS REPRESENTED BY APROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

IMPORTANCE OF CODESIMPORTANCE OF CODES SERVING AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

GUIDANCE

INSPIRATION

SHARED STANDARDS

SUPPORT FOR RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONALS

EDUCATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

DETERRENCE AND DISCIPLINE

CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

CODE OF ETHICS FORCODE OF ETHICS FORELECTRICAL ENGINEERSELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

ARTICLE 1 – PROFESSIONAL LIFE

ARTICLE II – RELATIONS WITHCLIENT AND EMPLOYER

ARTICLE III – RELATIONS WITHFELLOW ENGINEERS

PROFESSIONPROFESSIONIS ANY OCCUPATION THAT

PROVIDES A MEANS TO EARN ALIVING

THOSE FORMS OF WORKINVOLVING◦ ADVANCED EXPERTISE - SKILL◦ SELF REGULATION – AUTONOMY OF

PROFESSION◦ CONCERNED SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

GOOD

MOTIVATION OFMOTIVATION OFENGINEERSENGINEERS

PROFICIENCY

COMPENSATION

MORAL

RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

OBLIGATION – MANDATORY

ACCOUNTABLE

CONSCIENTOUS

BLAMEWORTHY OR

PRAISEWORTHY

PROBLEM IN ENGINEERINGPROBLEM IN ENGINEERINGETHICS :ETHICS :

“ BETWEEN TWO EVILS CHOSEWHICH IS THE LESSER”

“NEED TO CHOSE BETWEEN WHATIS RIGHT AND WHAT IS NEEDED”

PROBLEM IN ENGINEERINGPROBLEM IN ENGINEERINGETHICS :ETHICS :

“STAND BY YOUR DESICION”

“BEING RESPONSIBLE”

SCENARIO1SCENARIO1

BECAUSE OF LINKAGE ISSUE INTHE NURSING BOARD EXAM, PRCMANDATED TO RESET THE EXAMSAND THAT ALL STUDENTS AREGIVEN AN OPTION TO RETAKE ORNOT THE EXAM. WHAT WOULDYOU DO?

SCENARIO 2SCENARIO 2ON A MIDNIGHT SHIFT, A BOTCHED

SOLUTION OF SODIUM CYANIDE, A REACTANTIN AN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, IS TEMPORARILYSTORED IN DRUMS FOR REPROCESSING. 2WEEKS LATER, THE DAY SHIFT FOREPERSONCANNOT FIND THE DRUMS. MANAGER AFINDS OUT THAT THE BATCH HAS BEENILLEGALLY DUMPED INTO THE SANITARYSEWER. UPON INVESTIGATION (INTERNAL),HE FINDS OUT THAT NO APPARENT HARMHAS RESULTED FROM THE DUMPING.SHOULD THE MANAGER INFORM LOCALAUTHORITIES, AS REQUIRED BY LAW IN THISKIND OF SITUATION?

SCENARIO 3SCENARIO 3EZ TELECOMS, THE #1 CELLPHONE

PROVIDER, SOLD MILLIONS OF LATESTCELLPHONE VERSION GLOBALLY. ENGR_____, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CHIEF,THROUGH HIS CONTINOUS RESEARCHFOUND THAT THE LATEST VERSIONEXCEEDED THE PROVIDED NOISE LEVELSTANDARD. HE THEN REPORTED HISFINDINGS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THECOMPANY AND RECOMMENDED FOR ARECALL OF ALL THE SOLD PHONES. THEPRESIDENT REACTED THAT IT WOULD BE AGLOBAL DISASTER AND THE COMPANY MIGHTENDURE SEVERE LOSSES OR WORSE . IF YOUARE IN ENGR’S MUECO’S SHOES WHATWOULD YOU DO?

SCENARIO 4SCENARIO 4ENGR. _______, MAINTENACE SUPERVISOR,

AND HIS CREW IS SCHEDULED TO CONDUCTPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF THEPRODUCTION MACHINES. ALSO ON THAT DAYA NEWLY RECRUITED ENGR. WAS ASSIGNEDTO CHECK THE 45kW WELDING MACHINE.EXCITED THE ENGR WENT TO THE MACHINECONTROL PANEL WHEN SUDDENTLY HE WASELECTRCUTED AND DIED INSTANTLY. UPONINVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CBFOR THE MACHINE WAS NOT ISOLATEDDURING THE PROCESS OF MAINTENANCE.WHOSE TO BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT?

ENGINEERING AS DEFINED BY HERBERTHOOVER, FORMER US PRESIDENT, FORMERMINING ENGINEER:

“IT IS A GREAT PROFESSION. THERE IS THEFASCINATION OF WATCHING A FIGMENT OFTHE IMAGINATION EMERGE THROUGH THE AIDOF SCIENCE TO A PLAN ON PAPER. THEN ITMOVES TO REALIZATION IN STONE OR METALOR ENERGY. THEN IT BRINGS JOBS ANDHOMES TO MEN. THEN IT ELEVATES THESTANDARDS OF LIVING AND ADDS TO THECOMFORTS OF LIFE. THAT IS THE ENGINER'SHIGH PRIVELEDGE.

THE GREAT LIABILITY OF THE ENGINEERCOMPARED TO MEN OF OTHER PROFESSIONSIS THAT HIS WORKS ARE OUT IN THE OPENWHERE ALL CAN SEE THEM. HIS ACTS, STEP BYSTEP, ARE IN HARD SUBSTANCE. HE CANNOTBURY HIS MISTAKES IN THE GRAVE LIKE THEDOCTORS. HE CANNOT ARGUE THEM INTOTHIN AIR OR BLAME THE JUDGE LIKE THELAWYERS. HE CANNOT, LIKE THE ARCHTECTS,COVER HIS FAILURES WITH TREES AND VINES.HE CANNOT, LIKE THE POLITICIANS, SCREENHIS SHORTCOMINGS BY BLAMING HISOPPONENTS AND HOPE THAT THE PEOPLEWILL FORGET. THE ENGINEER SIMPLY CANNOTDENY THAT HE DID IT. IF HIS WORKS DO NOTWORK, HE IS DAMNED.”