Exam Q - Ethics

Question 1

For a professional engineer, what is meant by the requirement to “behave
ethically”?

Answer 1

Members must act at all times with fairness, courtesy and good faith toward all persons with whom the member has professional dealings, and in accordance with the public good.

Question 2

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Ford Pinto safety issues in
the 1970’s are two example of project failures.

Describe the events and what led to the failures, explain why they can be viewed
as ethical failures, and identify what can be learned from these failures.

Question 3

What are ethics and what is an ethical dilemma?

Answer 3

Ethics are moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour.

An ethical dilemma is a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, which entails transgressing a moral principle