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THE HASHEMITE UNVERSITYFACULTY OF ENGINEERINGDEPRANTMENT OF MECHATRONICS
ENGINEERING
ETHICS & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CHARTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
PRESENTED BY :
REEM AL HAJ MOUSSAWAAED AL zyoud
Dunia khaledMUNA alhejawi
Ahmad 3azam3abd el ra7manINSTRUCTOR:
DR. BASSAM AL NUAAME
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Engineering Ethics
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introduction
one huge flag which is the best change to status ora particular method in a limited possibilities, forthis reason, it was engineering development is ofgreat importance in the global economy, despite
all the difficulties facing engineer in solvingproblems but contributes to and make every effortto produce the most successful solutions andmethod application and save cost, with all thosephysical or even psychological pressure may
experience engineer by career real moral tests failby not returned, it means much more to the livesof people Innocent people do wrong them thatignorance of the ethics of his profession engineer...
Engineering is one huge flag which is the best change
to status or a particular method in a limited
possibilities, for this reason, it was engineering
development is of great importance in the globaleconomy, despite all the difficulties facing engineer in
solving problems but contributes to and make every
effort to produce the most successful solutions and
method application and save cost, with all thosephysical or even psychological pressure may
experience engineer by career real moral tests fail by
not returned, it means much more to the lives of people
Innocent people do wrong them that ignorance of the
ethics of his profession engineer ...
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Background ideas
Ethics is the study of the characteristics of morals.
Ethics also deals with the moral choices that aremade by each person in his or her relationship withother persons .
Engineering ethics is the rules and standardsgoverning the conduct of engineers in their role asprofessionals and it encompasses the more generaldefinition of ethics , but applies it more specifically tosituaitions involving engineers in their professional
lives Engineering ethics is abody of philosophy indicating
the ways that engineers should conduct themselves intheir professional capacity
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The purpose of this book is to provided a
text and a resource for the study ofengineering ethics and to help future
engineers be prepared for confronting and
resolving ethical dilmmas .
The purpose of this book is to provided a text and a resource for the
study The purpose of this book is toprovided a text and a resource for thestudy of engineering ethics and to helpfuture engineers be prepared forconfronting and resolving ethical dilmmas
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Example of the un honesty of the ethics of
engineering what happened in the ship Titanic:
Example of the un honesty of theethics of engineering what happened
in the ship Titanic:
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Why study engineering
ethics????
Several notorious cases that have received
a great deal of media attention in the past
few years have led engineers to gain an
incraese sense of their professionalresponsibilities
These cases have led to an awareness of
the importance of ethics within the
engineering profession as engineers realize
how their technical work has far-reaching
impact on society.
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One result of this increase in a warness is that
nearly every major corporation now has an
ethics office that has the responsibility to
ensure that employees have the ability toexpress their concerns about issues such as
safety and corporate business practices in a
way that will yeild results and will not result in
retaliation against the employee . Ethics offices also try to foster an ethical
culture that will help to head off ethical
problems in a corporation before they start
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Moral autonomy
Is the ability to think critically and
independently about moral issues and to apply
this moral thinking to situations that arise in
the course of professional engineeringpractice .
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Why should a future engineer
bother studing ethics at all ??
The answer to this question lies in the nature
of the ethical problem that are often
encountered by an engineer .
In most situations, the correct response is veryobvious .for example, it is clear that to
knowingly equip the pinto with wheel lugs
made from substandard,weak steel that is
susceptible to breaking is unethical and wrong
.
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HOW ENGINEERING
MANAGES THE
UNKNOWN?
Chapter one
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Engineering is Managing theUnknown
-One source of the ethical issues encountered
in the course of engineering practice is a lack
of knowledge, but that doesnt mean an
unusual situation in the field of engineering.
-Engineers often encounter situations in whichthey don't have all of information that is
needed. This explains importance of
engineering design to create new devices and
products.
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When something is new , manyquestions need to be answered
*How well does it work?
*How will it affect people?
*What changes will this lead to in society?
*How well will this work under all ofconditions that it will be exposed to?
*Is it safe ?,if there are some safety
concerns, how bad are they? *What are the effects of doing nothing?
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GPS Shoes
Company in Los Angeles has developed
shoes with a GPS tracking system for
dementia sufferers and AL- Zheimers patients.
The shoes contain a GPS system in the heelthat lets family members track the location of
the wearer.
Family members can also establish a safezone which will set off an alarm if a family
member steps out of it.
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GPS Shoes
Who can the shoes help?
This shoes could be especially beneficial for
people in the earliest stages of Alzheimers,
They go for a walk and they can get lost fordays.
some studies show up to 60 percent of
Alzheimer's sufferers will wander and becomelost - and half of those who are not found
within 24 hours might die.
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An engineer's job isabout managing theunknown. How does
an engineeraccomplish this?
As an engineer you cannever be absolutelycertain that your designwill never harm anyone
or cause detrimentalchanges to society.
you must test your designas thoroughly as time and
resources permit toensure that it operatessafely and as planned .
-you must use your
creativity to attemptto foresee the
possibleconsequences of
your work.
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PERSONAL VS. BUSINESSETHICS
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Personal vs. business ethics
In discussing engineering ethics, it is important
to make a distinction between personal ethics
and professional ,or business ethics.
Personal ethics: how we treat others in ourday-to-day lives.
Professional ethics: often involves choices
on an organizational level rather than apersonal level.
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Personal vs. business ethics
Many of the problems will seem different
because they involve relationships
between two corporations ,or a corporationand the government , or corporations and
groups of individuals.
Frequently , these types of relationships poseproblems that are not encountered in personal
ethics
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THE ORIGINS OFETHICAL THOUGHT
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The origins of ethical thought
Befor proceeding ,its important to
knowledge in general way the origins of the
ethical philosophies ....
The western ethical thought that is discussedhere originated in the philosophy of the ancient
Greeks and their predecessors .
It has been developed through subsequent
centuries by many thinkers in the Judeo-Christian
tradition .
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The origins of ethical thought
Interestingly, nonwestern cultures have
independently developed similar ehtical
principles .
Although for many individuals , personalethics are rooted in religious beliefs.
This is not true for everyone .certainly ,
there are many ethical people who are notreligious, and there are numerous examplesof nominally religious people who are notethical .
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The origins of ethical thought
So while the ethical principles that we will
discuss come to us filtered through a religious
tradition , these principles are now cultural
norms in the west , and as such: The are widely accepted regardless of their
origin.
We wont need to refer explicitly to religionin order to discuss ethics in theengineering profession.
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ETHICS AND THE LAW
The role of law in engineeringethics
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The role of law in engineering ethics
The practice of engineering is governed by
many laws on the international federal ,stat,
and local levels .
Many of these laws are based on ethicalprinciples , although many are purely of
practical ,rather than philosophical ,nature.
There is also a distinction between what islegal and what is ethical.
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The role of law in engineering ethics
Many things thatare legal could beconsidered
unethical .
Example : designing a process that
releases a known toxic , butunregulated , substance into theenvironment is probably unethical ,although its legal .
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The role of law in engineering ethics
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The role of law in engineering ethics
If the law has not caught up with the
latest scientific finding , it might to be
illegal to release these substance into
the environment, even though there
is no ethical problem in doing so .
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The role of law in engineering ethics
As an engineer , you are always minimally
safe if you follow the requirements of the
applicable laws .
But in engineering ethics . We seek to gobeyond the dictates of the law .
Our interest is in areas where ethical principles
conflict and there is no legal guidance for howto resolve the conflict .
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