Ethical Dilemmas
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Integrity
A quality of excellence that is manifested in a holistic and integral manner in individuals and organizations. Integrity is based on ethics and noble values and their concrete manifestation in their daily lives.
Integrity
• Provides access to the opportunity for superior performance and competitive advantage at both the individual, group and organizational level,
• Empowers (give strength and confidence to) the three virtue (high behaviour standard) phenomena of morality, ethics and legality.
Ethics vs. Etiquette
Ethics are the standards or codes of behaviour considered to be correct and expected by the group to which an individual belongs.
There are national ethics, social ethics, company ethics, professional ethics. Sometimes a person's personal morals clash with the ethics he is expected to practice at work.
For example a criminal defense lawyer may find murder immoral but the ethics of his job demand that he defend a murderer to the best of his ability.
Ethics vs. Etiquette
Etiquette is a code of behaviour that outlines expectations for social behaviour within a society, social class or group. Rules of etiquette include all aspects of social interaction including manners.
But Etiquette is not just about saying 'please' and 'thank you'. One important function of etiquette is that it shows respect and deference to others.
For example in many countries not jumping the queue is considered normal etiquette.
Ethics vs. Etiquette
Etiquette can vary a lot from country to country especially in business and social interaction.
For example the etiquette governing gift giving is different in different countries. So too can how much a person is permitted to touch another person.
In America it may be okay to slap a man on the back but in China it is a serious breach of etiquette
Ethics
A set of moral values and principles which form the standards guiding the code of conduct of individuals, organizations and professions.
Ethics is the principles of good and bad behavior governing what is right and wrong conduct.
based on our decisions
What is Ethics
• Ethics is the moral governing what is right and wrong conduct.
• Moral is the principles of good and bad behaviour.
• Our understanding
• Behaviour is the way in which someone behaves.
• Conduct is the manner in which a person behaves.
• Concise Oxford English Dictionary (10th Edition)
Definition of Ethics
• Ethics deals with what we believe to be good or bad and with the moral obligations that these beliefs imply.
• Ethics involves the rules for deciding right and wrong, and the code of conduct that is
Personal Ethics
• individual morality usually implies a set of internally held values;
• focus on what are held to be intrinsic or universal values - truth, honesty, or other measure of goodness;
• may guide our personal beliefs and actions
Professional Ethics
is usually connected to a shared understanding of proper conduct guidelines among a group of people associated by means of their profession;
allows diverse, multidisciplinary, and multicultural teams to work in unison toward common goals.
Why do Engineers need to know about Ethics?
• With knowledge & skills, engineers have the capability to do services to the public.
• With this capability, engineers have a tremendous responsibility to clients, individuals and society.
• Ethics help engineers to guide their decisions to ensure they act responsibly
Engineering Ethics
Means Professional Ethics for Engineers
Implies a shared understanding of proper conduct guidelines among members of the engineering profession.
Guided by code of ethics or code of professional conduct.
Code of Ethics
• Express the rights, duties, and obligations of the members of the profession.
• Provides framework for arriving at good ethical choices.
• May not be comprehensive, but all inclusive.
• Who has them?
– Professional Societies, Corporations – Government & Academic Institutions
– Others
Code of Ethics
• Codes of ethics are written by specific groups of people for specific groups of people, each group having its own purpose for existence and its own means of accomplishing its purpose.
• Codes of ethics are to be reflections of the morally permissible standards of conduct which members of a group make binding upon themselves.
Code of Ethics
• Your code of ethics defines your responsibilities to society and the environment, your employer or client, and your fellow engineers.
• Governments - federal, state, and local - impose added responsibilities on engineers through administrative rules and regulations, and civil and criminal codes.
