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ES 4498G

Engineering Ethics,

Sustainable Development andthe Law

January 18, 2010

TheThe UniversityUniversity of of WesternWestern

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Engineers in Industry


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• Professional Emploment• Entering the workforce• Applying for a licence• Docuenting e!perience• "ro#ecting a professional attitude• $e%els of responsi&ility and salary e!pectations

• !he Emploer"Emploee #elationship• 'ypes of Authority• "otential (onflicts• "rofessional Eployee )uidelines

• Labour $nions• $nethical %anagers and &histleblowing• !he 'ode of Ethics• 'ase Studies

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"rofessional Eployent


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• * years e!perience re+uired &efore "Eng

• "otential surprises-• $ittle super%ision, uch responsi&ility

• $ack of structure

• Ephasis on results

• Iportance of tie anageent

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Applying for a $icence


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• Apply A.A" after graduation / e!perience not re+uired toapply

• rite ""E / while still fresh• 3egister for Engineering Intern 'raining 4EI'5

• "ro%ides you with an annual re%iew of your engineeringe!perience6

• Deonstrates to eployers that you are serious a&out &eing

licensed as a "rofessional Engineer6• Entitles you to recei%e the Association7s official pu&lications6

Engineering Diensions and Engineer MENTOR , a newsletterspecially for EI's

• Allows you to #oin a chapter and attend chapter eetings

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Docuenting our E!perience


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• * years of docuented e!perience re+uired forlicensing

• .u&itted to "E9 for re%iew• Application of 'heory

• "ractical E!perience

• :anageent of Engineering

• (ounication .kills

• .ocial Iplications of Engineering

• Docuent as you go;

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"ro#ecting a "rofessional Attitude


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• 'ie anageent

• Accuracy• (larity

• (ourtesy

• (hallenges

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$e%els of Engineering 3esponsi&ility


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• $e%el A / Entry $e%el• $e%el < / Junior Engineer $e%el 4EI'5

• $e%el ( / "rofessional Engineer • $e%el D / =irst .uper%isory>.pecialist• $e%el E / :iddle :anageent > .enior

.pecialist

• $e%el = / .enior :anageent > .enior(onsultant

• $e%el =? / .enior E!ecuti%e

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"rofessional Eployent


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• Acceptance of eployent offer creates a

contract

• Each party has rights and responsi&ilities

• Eployer has management authority,

engineer has technical authority

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.ources of (onflict


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• In a well@run copany, anageent andtechnical authority are clearly defined and

well integrated• "otential conflicts ay result fro-

• Illegal acti%ities

• Actions contrary to the (ode of Ethics• Actions contrary to the conscience of the

engineer

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"rofessional Eployent )uidelines


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• (ode of Ethics does not co%er all situations, eg

salary negotiations

• .oe sources of guidance

• "E9 / Guideline of Professional Practice, Schedule

of Fees for Engineering Services, other guidelines

• . B."E / Guidelines to Professional Employment

for Engineers and Scientists

• 9."E, (."E, etc

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$a&our nions


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• :ost eployees 4including engineers5 ha%e the right tounioniCe

• :anagers 4including engineers5 cannot #oin collecti%e&argaining units 4unions5

• $a&our Acts and

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9."E


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• 'he 9ntario .ociety of "rofessional Engineers 49."E5 isan ad%ocacy &ody for engineers in 9ntario / separatefro the regulatory &ody 4"E95

• 'he .ociety prootes and supports e!cellence in allaspects of engineering &y- / Enhancing the professional recognition of 9ntario7s engineers &y

ad%ocating to go%ernents and eployers6 / Increasing the pu&lic profile of 9ntario7s engineers &y initiating

proacti%e counications progras6 / Ad%ancing the econoic interests of 9ntario7s engineers &y

offering e!eplary continuing education, career ad%anceentand affinity progras

• :ore inforation a&out 9."E- wwwospeonca

http://www.ospe.on.ca/http://www.ospe.on.ca/

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nethical :anagers


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• 9n rare occasions, anageent ay actunethically

• 9ptions for the engineer • ork to correct the pro&le

• change fro within, ost effecti%e especially for inor issues

•

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Ethical "ro&les in "rofessional

Eployent


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• 3e%iew and discussion of case studies

/ "opular ethod of teaching fundaental topics in law,&usiness, etc

/ Bo right answer for ethical cases

/ )oal is to encourage logical thinking a&out ethicalissues in professional eployent

• =our ethical theories-

/ :ills tilitarianis / ants Duty@

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Ethical "ro&les in "rofessional

Eployent


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Engineering Design approach to ethical cases-1 3ecogniCe the Beed or "ro&le2 )ather Inforation and Define the "ro&leG )enerate Alternati%e .olutions 4.ynthesis5

* E%aluate Alternati%es 4Analysis5H Decision :aking and 9ptiiCation Ipleentation

.teps to confronting oral dileas 4Why Study EngineeringEthics 4(ourse Botes55

1 Identify rele%ant oral factors and reasons

2 )ather all rele%ant factsG 3ank or prioritiCe oral considerations* (onsider alternati%e resolutionsH 'alk with colleagues for suggestions and perspecti%e Arri%e at decision 4weigh factors, reasons, facts5

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(ase 121 / ould you apply for this #o&


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• .hould 3alph apply for the engineering #o& at theto&acco copanys cigarette factory

• Kuestions / .hould 3alphs personal feelings a&out the orality of

the to&acco industry influence his decision

/ hat are the potential &enefits if 3alph gets the #o&hat are the potential conse+uences of not applying

/ hat do the four ethical theories suggest

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(ase 122 / Accepting a #o& offer


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• =ro an ethical perspecti%e, which of the threeoptions presented is the &est one for Joan toselect

• Kuestions

/ Is the first option clearly the ost ethical

/ Is the second option clearly the least ethical

/ Does the third option represent a golden ean

/ Are there any other possi&le courses of action that youcould suggest

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(ase 12G / "art@tie eployent


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• Is it ethical for =orte to carry on his part@tieeployent in this anner

• Kuestions / Do you agree with what the (ode of Ethics says with

regards to oonlighting

/ Does the fact that =orte has not had a significant payraise or prootion in the past ten years #ustify hisactions

/ ould his actions constitute professional isconduct

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(ase L* / Engineers as e&ers of la&our unions


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• Is it ethical for engineers to #oin the shop la&ourunion

• Kuestions / Are engineers legally peritted to #oin la&our unions

/ Do you think that Jeanne should push for certification

/ Are there other alternati%es

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(ase 12* / =alse or isleading data


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• hat action should Adas take

• Kuestions / Is the issue presented in this case serious

/ hat procedure should Audrey follow in attepting torectify the pro&le

/ .hould she docuent her correspondence

/ hat would happen if anageent was notcooperati%e

/ hat could happen to Audrey if she did not act

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(ase L / Disclosing proprietary inforation


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• hat would you do if you were the engineer fro(opany A

• Kuestions / Identify the central ethical dilea in this case

/ (an you think of an alternati%e course of action thatay liit daage to your copany

/ hat if the issue was not directly related to pu&licsafety

/ hat if you werent 100M sure a&out the research

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(ase 12H / Altered plans and inade+uate super%ision


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• hat action should you take

• Kuestions / Now could this situation ha%e &een a%oided in

ad%ance

/ hat if your &oss was resistant to the idea of re%iewingthe as@&uilt structures

/ hat if the anager who super%ised the constructionwere a professional engineer

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Be!t (lass


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!opics

/ "rofessional and Ethical issues for engineers

in anageent

/ (ase studies

#eadings

/ Andrews, (hapter O, 10, 1G

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