Engineering Ethics

Part I

An Ethics Foundation

As we practice engineering, our decisions are generally guided by the

project management variables of cost, schedule, and quality. If you change

one of these variables, the ones remaining will also be changed. But our

decisions are also guided by our moral values; that is, our concern and respect

for others.The framework of our ethical decisions is based on ethical theories

we have learned and ethical behavior we have observed during our lives.

It is advocated in Chapter 1 that engineers use this framework, as well as

three professional responsibilities, to guide their professional behavior. These

three responsibilities—concern ...