PEB 702 Engineering & Society

Group BCE-C
Friday: 8-10AM; Rm C307
Instructions:
1. Group yourselves into 3 members per group
2. Analyze the case using the 5 steps in analyzing dilemmas
3. DUE; end of class

Tutorial 2. Case analysis

Situation 1. Reprocessed Results and Explanations

Mr. A (Eng.) works for an engineering consulting firm, Company Z, which specializes in
waste water management. Company Z recently finished work for the small town of
Katmandu and has now been contracted to do work for another town, Los Banos, in an
adjoining municipality where the general environment, soil conditions, and waste water
management options are similar. As part of Mr. A's responsibilities, he will have to
produce an interim report outlining the environmental analysis and proposed solutions
for the town of Los Banos . Mr. A knows that he has some important family
commitments around the time of the scheduled interim report and as a result he may
have a difficult time meeting his family commitments and meeting the report deadline.
Mr. A's supervisor suggests that, since Company Z prepared the report for San Antonio,
and the analysis of the Los Banos’ conditions are likely to be similar, Mr. A could save
time to help meet the deadline by copying the field data and analysis of the San Antonio
report into the Los Banos report. What should Mr. A do?
Answer the following questions:
 What is the ethical dilemma for the Engineer?
 Which duties of the Engineer are in conflict?
 What is a reasonable decision and course of action?
 What is a similar situation that students might face?
 Why should professional engineers be required to abide by a code of ethics?

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