ENMA301 Flashcards
The Professional Model
- Idea of a implicit trust relationship with larger public
- “social contract” professionals agree to regulate their practice
- Agree to regulate themselves IAW technical standards and ethical practice
Professional Engineer
- Engineer who is registered or licensed to offer services to the public
- The practice is legally defined and protected by a government body
- They have authority to sign and seal or “stamp” engineering documents (reports, drawings, calculations)
Morality
A system of moral principals
Ethics
- A system of moral principals
- Rules od conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a group
What are the 3 characteristics of common morality?
- Most precepts of common morality are negative
- It has some aspirational components
- Distinction between evaluation of action and intension
Categories of ethics
- Utilitarian
- Ethical egoism
- Duty-based, deontological, or normative
- Rights-based
- Environmental
Utilitarian
- Goal based approach in which we seek to obey those rules or choose those acts that will result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people
- Raises the question of the rights of minorities
Ethical egoism
- A goal based theory of “rational” self interest
- Adam Smith developed the theory that, if everyone acts in his own self interest, the “invisible hand” of the marketplace will transform this into social good
Duty-based, deontological or normative
- Asserts that there are moral imperatives that we must obey, regardless of the consequences
- Stems from Immanuel Kant, who believed that to steal, lie, or break promises is universally immoral, regardless of the consequences
Rights-based
- Based on the belief that there are certain fundamental human rights, and that moral obligations arise in the context of these rights
Environmental
- Broadens the moral community to whom we owe ethical responsibility to include animals, plants, and even inanimate objects
- Environmental ethics may be either goal-based (utilitarian) or duty based (deontological)
Engineering Ethics Core Concepts
- Public Interest
- Qualities of truth, honesty, and fairness,
- Professional performance
Ethical Dilemmas Guidelines in Professional Practice
- Determine the facts in the situation
- Define the Stake holders
- Assess the motivation of the Stakeholders
- Formulate alternative solutions
- Evaluate proposed alternatives
- Seek additional assistance, as appropriate
- Select the best course of action
- Implement the select solution
- Monitor and assess the outcome
Nine Basic Steps to Personal Ethical Decision Making
- Practice ethical behavior actively
- Beware of “new ethics” programs
- Define the ethical problem when it arises
- Formulate alternatives
- Evaluate the alternatives
- Seek additional assistance
- Choose best ethical alternative
- Implement the best alternative
- Monitor and assess the outcome
What is Product Life Cycle?
- A new product begins as an idea for the solution of a problem or the satisfaction of a need
Product Life Cycle
Customer need>Product Planning> Product Research> Product Design> Production>Evaluation>Customer Use
Steps in the creativity Process?
- Preparation – accumulation of information pertinent to the problem
- Frustration and Incubation – When the problem has not been resolved by the analytical process frustration sets in and:
It gets set aside to give the attention to something else
The problem incubates in the subconscious mind
-Inspiration or illumination – solution reveals itself as spontaneous insight, often when the mind is at rest or relaxation
-Verification – Intuition or insight is not always correct and the solution revealed in a moment of insight must be tested to make sure it is a viable solution
What are the Creativity Techniques?
Brainstorming
Nominal Group Technique
Attribute-listing
Mindmapping
Brainstorming
- 8 to 12 people meet for less than an hour, to develop a long list of 50 or more ideas.
- Suggestions are listed without criticism as they are offered.
- One idea can lead to another.
- At the end, the participants to combine and improve the ideas.
- The ideas are then organized and prioritized in an additional step.
- This is an example of unstructured brainstorming.
Nominal Group Technique
- In Nominal Group Technique, after a problem is presented, the participants spend five minutes writing down their ideas.
- Then each participant presents one idea at a time until all the ideas are presented.
- Then the process of organizing and prioritizing the ideas continues in additional steps similar to the unstructured process.
Attribute-Listing
-In attribute listing, a person lists attributes of an idea or item and then concentrates on one attribute at a time to make improvements in the original idea or item.
Mindmapping
- Start with a main topic
- Think about the main factors, ideas, concepts or components related to the topic and write down the most important factors as branches of the main topic
- Concentrate on one of these main ideas and identify the factors related to the idea
- Repeat the process for each of the main ideas
- Connect the related ideas and concepts
- Finally begin writing
What are the characteristics of Creative People?
- Self-confidence and independence
- Curiosity
- Approach to problems
- Personal: loners, game players, creative writing
What are the kinds of people needed for technological innovation?
- Idea generator
- Entrepreneur
- Gatekeeper
- Program managers
- Sponsor or Champion
What are protection of Ideas?
- Intellectual Property
- Patent types
What is Intellectual Property?
- Ideas and inventions (products of the mind)
- Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks are methods of protecting intellectual property.
- Lawyers in this fields referred to as: intellectual property lawyers, patent lawyers, patent agents, or patent attorneys.
What are the Patent Types?
-Design Patents
a fixed design or “look” of an object
Granted to the inventor on the new, original , and ornamental design of an article of manufacture for a term of 14 years from the date the patent was granted
-Utility Patents
Obtained by the inventor for composition of matter, process, method or apparatus
Life of a utility patent is 20 years
-Plant Patents
Life of a plant patent is 20 years for anyone that invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant
What is the Criteria for Patentability?
Novelty
Usefulness
Non-obvious to someone “skilled in the art”
What are the Disclosure Types?
- Full, formal disclosure to Technology Transfer Manager
- Bound laboratory notebooks with third party corroboration
- Completion of Disclosure Checklist
- Include drawings and sketches
Joint Inventorship Legally Speaking
- Two or more persons who have contributed to the inventive acts of an invention.
- Group research often results in joint inventorship, however, it is critical to document evidence of joint inventorship in laboratory notebooks.
Laboratory Notebooks Legally Speaking
- The best primary record of invention is numbered, bound laboratory notebooks.
- Pages skipped or not completely filled in by writing have a line drawn through the unwritten portion(s).
Lab Notebooks
- Contemplated or planned experiments are written out as precisely as possible, with results recorded as soon as they are obtained.
- Each page is initialed and dated by the person who directs the experiments
- By following these rules, a complete and timely record of the experimental work, in a manner which is legally recognized as “highly probative evidence” will be obtained.
Document the Date of Conception
-Make numbered and dated comprehensive sketches and written description of the concept.
-Sign and date all documents with the inventor and two witnesses who are:
not the inventor
fully understand the idea
expected to be around years later to testify in court if necessary
Document Diligence
- Record progress (or failure) using lab notebooks and project reports
- At least once a month, all of the inventors and two technically competent witnesses should sign and date the entries.
- Always use actual dates… never backdate or predate
Patent Infringement
- A patent is infringed when the invention covered by the patent is used without the permission of the inventor during the time that the patent is in force.
- The patent owner has the right to sue the infringer in the federal courts and collect compensation for past infringement.
- The owner can also cause the infringer to cease and desist all infringing activity.
Trademarks
- A distinguishing symbol, design, mark or word used by a manufacturer to identify his product from his competitors’.
- A mark, character or symbol by which another entity is recognized or associated.
Copyrights
A copyright is a grant, by the United States, to an author for the right to exclude others (for a limited time) from reproducing his/her work.
What is Six Sigma?
Methodology of defining , measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling the quality in a company’s products, processes, and transactions.
Engineering Problem Solving Approach
- Define the problem
- Collect and analyze the data
- Search for solutions
- Evaluate alternatives
- Select solution and evaluate the impact
What are theNew Product Development Stages?
- Conceptual
- Technical Feasibility or Concept Definition
- Development
- Commercial Validation
- Production
- Product Support
- Disposal Stage
what is the Technical Feasibility Stage?
Evaluate the product through analysis to verify the product meets design expectations
What is the Development Stage?
- Make the needed improvements in materials, designs, and processes.
- Confirm that the product will perform as specified by constructing and testing prototypes.
What is the Commercial Validation?
Develop the manufacturing techniques and establish test market validity of the new product.
What is the Production Stage?
Selecting manufacturing procedures, production tools and technology, installation and start-up plans for the manufacturing process and vendors for the purchase of materials, components, and subsystems.
What is the Full Scale Production Stage?
The completion of final design drawings, specifications, flow charts and procedures for the manufacture and assembly of all components and subsystems of the product, as well as the production facility.
- Quality control procedures and reliability standards are established
- Contracts made with suppliers along with procedures established for product distribution and support
- Manufacturing facilities are constructed and trial runs are made to allow for adjustments to the manufacturing process
What is the Product Support Stage?
- Creation of technical manuals
- Preparation of operation manuals
- Initiation of customer service program
- Development of warranty plans
- Manufacture and distribution of repair and replacement parts
In Control Systems in Design, what is Drawing Release?
process of identifying when a particular design drawing or change has been officially accepted
In Control Systems in Design, what is Configuration Management?
a control system to define a current design configuration and keep track of changes
In Control Systems in Design, what is Design Review?
scheduled prior to each step in the design process to make sure the process is on track
Prototyping?
Prototyping makes the development process faster and easier for specialists and business professionals, especially for projects where end user requirements are hard to define.
Prototyping is sometimes called?
Rapid Application Design (RAD)
Prototyping has also opened up the development process to end-users because?
it simplifies and accelerates systems design
A prototype of a business application needed by an end user is developed quickly using a variety ?
of development software tools
Prototyping is an iterative, interactive process that combines ?
steps of the traditional systems development cycle, and allows the rapid development and testing of a working model
What is the System Investigation Stage?
- Determining how to address business opportunities and priorities.
- Conducting a feasibility study to determine whether a new or improved system is a feasible solution.
- Developing a project management plan and obtaining management approval
What are Feasibility Studies?
A feasibility study is a preliminary study, where the information needs of prospective users and the resource requirements, costs, benefits, and feasibility of a proposed project are determined