Ethics for engineers

NSPE (2003). NSPE code of ethics for engineers, http //www.nspe.org/ethics/ehl-code.asp Osborn, A. E. (1963). Applied imagination. New York Scribners. 

National Society of Professional Engineers. NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers. http //www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html (accessed Jul 30,2008). 

Engineers Council for Professional Development. Canons of Ethics for Engineers. 1947. 

This is a more defensible version of the vague employee-loyalty-to-employer canons found in many codes of engineering ethics. For example, as noted, Fundamental Canon 1.4 of the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers states, Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. ... 

However, Brown did nor have an ethical responsibility to refrain from critical comments on Smith s method and approach. The Code of Ethics for Engineers ... 

A more detailed code of ethics for engineers was adopted initially by the NSPE in July 1964. Since then, it has been updated 22 times and will probably continue to receive updates. The 1996 version is shown in Figure 1.4. Some idea of the direction in which engineering ethics is moving may be gleaned from the following changes made since 1996, as taken from the NSPE Web site at ... 

Figure 1.4 NSPE code of ethics for engineers—1996 version.

Ooestion Was it ethical for Engineer A to accept the invitation to visit XYZ headquarters ... 

It wis ethical for Engineer A to provide the letter of reference for En neer B testifying as to Engineer B s er jneering experience. 

This section is concerned with ethics. For engineers, the question of ethics typically boils down to the struggle between the responsibility to ensure public health and safety and the responsibility to the employers, clients, and shareholders of the company. The case study approach is employed to make the reader think about ethical questions, to reflect on their past decisions, and to project forward to their future decisions a higher degree of thought and insight in determining when one is faced with an ethical dilemma. 

Engineers Council for Professional Development (1947) and Canons of ethics for engineers. McGraw-HiU Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1982. McGraw-Hill)... 

In the United States, the first codes of ethics for engineers have existed since the beginning of the twentieth century. They have long concerned solely internal issues within the profession. The environmental issue first appeared in 1977 in the code of ethics of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in a very modest way. New proposals to transform this recommendation into a stronger commitment in 1984 and 1995, met strong resistance from the profession. The 1996 version introduced a reference to sustainable development in canon 1 along with their definition of sustainable development (ASCE 1977, 2006). 

Would it he ethical for Engineer A to proceed with the project under these... 

Was it ethical for Engineer A to produce a promotional brochure for his new firm that contains (1) a list of clients implying those on the list are current clients of the firm and (2) a list of projects implying the projects were performed hy the new firm ... 

It was not ethical for Engineer A to offer facilities design and construction services under the facts presented. ... 

It would not be ethical for Engineer A to associate with Contractor X and the X Construction Company under the circumstances being proposed in this situation. 

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