Ethics in Engineering Flashcards
Engineer’s Creed
As a professional engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.
I pledge:
To give the utmost of performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct.
To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the publics welfare above all other considerations.
In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.
Engineer’s Code of Ethics
A real document that is governed by NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers)
Breech of ethics can be charged against an engineer and they can have certification suspended or revoked.
Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Purpose of the Code of Ethics
Maintain a normative ethical theory universally agreed that to cause harm to people is ethically wrong.
Promote public welfare – Not just to avoid harming humankind, but also take an active role in the development and implementation of systems that benefits and improves the human condition.
Maintain a high standard of integrity and practice among engineers.
Engineering Resistration
Engineer registration is a privilege not a right. This privilege demands that engineers responsibly represent themselves before the public in a truthful and objective manner.
Engineers must compete fairly with others and avoid all conflicts of interest while faithfully serving the legitimate needs and interests of their employers and clients.
Engineering Cannons (1-3)
Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.
Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence.
Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
Engineering Cannons (4-6)
Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest.
Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others.
Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the honor, integrity, and dignity of the engineering profession and shall act with zero-tolerance for bribery, fraud, and corruption.
Engineering Cannons (7)
Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and shall provide opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their supervision.
