Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam A.P./E.E.

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St.Joseph's Chennai

CONSENSUS AND CONTROVERSY

 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

TOLERANCE
 When an individual exercise moral autonomy
there is no assurance that they will arrive at the
same verdict as other people.
 There are always disagreements over facts or
errors in logical inference.
 Morality is not clear cut as arithmetic.
 Tolerance requires us to allow room for
disagreement among autonomous, reasonable
and responsible persons.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

AIM OF STUDYING ETHICS

 The aim of studying ethics is not to produce

unanimous conformity through dogmatic
teaching techniques.
 Major goal of studying ethics is to promote
tolerance in the exercise of moral autonomy.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

CLASSROOM TEACHING OF ETHICS

 There is a need for authority in classroom as
well as working environment
 Teachers – Students
 Managers – Engineers
 Authority provides the framework in which
learning can take place
 Without this classes cannot be conducted in
orderly manner, cheating would be encouraged
and trust will be eroded
 Conflict arises when ever authority is abused.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam A.P./E.E.E
St.Joseph's Chennai

PROFESSION
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

HONORS AND LIABILITIES OF ENGINEERING

It is a great profession. There is the fascination

of watching a figment of the imagination
emerge through the aid of science to a plan on
paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or
metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes
to men. Then it elevates the standard of living
and adds to the comforts of life. That is the
engineer’s high privilege.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

HONORS AND LIABILITIES OF ENGINEERING

The great liability of the engineer compared to

men of other professions is that his works are out
in the open where all can see them. His acts, step
by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his
mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot,
like the architects, cover his failures with trees and
vines. He cannot, like the politician, screen his
short comings by blaming his opponents and hope
people will forget. The engineer simply cannot
deny that he did it. If his works do not work, he is
damned.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

CRITERIA TO BE MET
 Knowledge
 Formal Education
 Sophisticated skills
 Judgment
 discretion

 Organization
 Standards for admission to a profession
 Public good
 Medicine - promotes health
 Law – public legal rights
 Engineering –publics health safety and welfare
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

 Earning a bachelors degree in engineering.

 Performing work commonly recognized as what
engineers do.
 Being officially registers and licensed as
professional engineers.
 Acting in morally responsible ways while
practicing engineering.
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

PERSUASIVE DEFINITIONS

 Professionalism as independence
 Professionalism as Employees
 Professional Ethics by S.Arunachalam
A.P./E.E.E St.Joseph's Chennai

MODELS OF PROFESSIONAL ROLES

 As Saviors
 As Guardians

 As Social Servants

 As Bureaucratic Servants

 As Social enablers and Catalyst