Topic 1

Question 1

It is a free act of commitment to a way of life.

Answer 1

Profession

Question 2

Two functions of the identifying characteristics of profession

Answer 2

Altruistic and Self-Interest

Question 3

The advantage of profession as a social practice

Answer 3

Moral orientation and cannot be a profession of thievery

Question 4

State the Socratic Account of Professionalism

Answer 4

A profession is a number of individuals in the same occupation voluntarily organized to earn a living by openly serving a moral ideal

Question 5

Two Models of Professionalism

Answer 5

1. The Business Model -making a profit within the boundaries set by law
2. The Professional Model- have implicit social contract with the public.

Question 6

Three types of Ethics or Morality

Answer 6

1. Common Morality -basis or reference point of moral beliefs shared by everyone
2. Personal Ethics- set of moral beliefs of a person.
3. Professional Ethics- set of standards adopted by professionals

Question 7

Notions of Common Morality

Answer 7

1. Designed to protect individuals from violations and invasions of personhood
2. Distinction between the negative and positive aspects.
   3.Distinction between an evaluation of the person’s actions and the person’s intentions.

Question 8

Important Characteristics of Professional Ethics (State three)

Answer 8

1. PE is stated in a formal Code.
2. Professional Code of Ethics focus on the issues that are important in that profession.
3. When one is in a professional relationship, PE is supposed to take precedence over personal morality.
4. PE differs from personal morality in its degree of restriction of personal conducts.
5. PE has positive and negative dimensions.

Question 9

What is the Negative Face of Engineering Ethics?

Answer 9

Preventive Ethics
-commonly formulated in set of rules
-rules stated in code of ethics
-rules in the form of prohibitions or statements

Question 10

What is the Positive Face of Engineering Ethics?

Answer 10

Aspirational Ethics
-promotes the welfare of the public
-prevent violations of safety and health
- improve the quality of human life

Question 11

Spectrum of Activities for Aspirational Ethics

Answer 11

1. Good Works
   -refers to a more understanding and altruistic examples of AE
   -exemplary or commendable actions
2. Ordinary Positive Engineering
   -done in the course of one’s job which do not involve heroism or self-sacrifice
   -contribute to human welfare

Question 12

Features of Aspirational Ethics

Answer 12

Motivational Element vs. Discretional Element

Question 13

It refers to those character traits that serve to define the kind of person that is professionally speaking.

Answer 13

Professional Character

Question 14

Who has the traits of professional character which makes him an ideal engineer

Answer 14

Good engineer

Question 15

What are the professional character traits that would make an engineer a good engineer?

Answer 15

1. Professional Pride
2. Social Awareness
3. Environmental Consciousness