ASSIGNMENT 1A
Ethics is defined as the method designed for a code of conduct. Ethics
is a part of philosophy that addresses the questions of morality through
a set of behavioral guidelines
Facts:
Engineer A, a principal in a large engineering firm that designs plants
for industrial firms is requested by an industrial manufacturer to design
an industrial facility. Included as part of the facility are several major
pieces of industrial equipment. Engineer A's firm does not possess the
expertise to design a particular kind of industrial equipment and
therefore requests and pays a manufacturer of the equipment
components to prepare contract design drawings for the particular
equipment to be included as part of Engineer A's contract document
bidding package. Engineer A reviews the contract drawings and signs
and seals those drawings as part of the overall design drawings.
Questions 1a:
1. Was it ethical for Engineer A to pay a manufacturer of the
equipment components to prepare contract drawings to be included
as part of Engineer A's contract package?
2. Was it ethical for Engineer A to sign and seal those drawings?
Facts:
Engineer A is a professional engineer employed by the Army Corps of
Engineers. Because of a substantial decrease in the work load,
Engineer A was informed that his position with the Corps' River Basin
Planning Section was being abolished and that he would be
reassigned. He was asked to accept a position with the Coastal and
Special Studies Section as a staff engineer where he would be
supervised by an experienced engineer. Engineer A accepts the new
assignment even though he lacks the technical expertise to perform
the required duties.
Question 1b:
Was it ethical for Engineer A to accept the new assignment even
though he lacks the technical expertise to perform the required duties?