Engineering Ethics

Start with key terms

The Engineering Ethics collection brings together flashcards, mind maps and quizzes on ethical language and professional responsibilities. Start with Flashcards - Engineering, Science and Society to go over terms such as justice, moral obligation, non-maleficence and corporate responsibility. Use the terms as a starting point for reading the other resources.

Eng Study provides another route into the topic. Its flashcards ask about the purpose of a code of ethics, duties to employers and the duty to report. You can compare those questions with the terms you have been studying.

Explore responsibilities with mind maps

The page includes mind maps titled Code of Ethics for Engineers. Their content covers responsibilities to the public, competence, truthful statements, and obligations to companies and customers. As you study, look for connections between these ideas and the questions in Eng Study.

Engineering Leaders of the Future focuses on individual responsibilities, values, intentions and integrity. When + How Engineering fails us looks at situations where personal or financial gain, or economic benefits, are placed ahead of the public interest or society. Moral and ethical issues in biomedical engineering includes morals, ethics, beneficence and nonmaleficence.

Check your understanding

After studying a mind map, try Exam 2 - Engineering Ethics. Its questions include the rules outlined in TEPA and the purpose of the NSPE code of ethics. Return to the maps and flashcards to review the responsibilities and terms you want to study further.

B2 Engineering Ethics offers flashcard questions on ethical issues raised by the Ford Pinto scandal. FYS Midterm includes an ethical decision-making procedure and questions about perspectives and engineering skills.

Place the topic in the unit

Within the introduction to engineering and the profession unit in Engineering and technology (general or other), these resources bring together questions about decisions, duties and professional conduct. Choose a map and use it alongside a quiz to organize your study.