American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB)
Faculty of Engineering (EEE)
Course Name: Engineering Ethics
Semester: Fall 2020-21
Item: CO2: Identify the impact on society and the environment for professional engineering solutions.
Student Name: Md. Nozib Ud Dowla
Department: CSE
Rubric:
Proficient
Category
[4]
Risk and safety analysis
related to the case is stated
clearly and described
Risk and safety
comprehensively, delivering
analysis
relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Comprehension of the role
of engineering in society is
Comprehension stated
of the role of clearly and described
engineering in comprehensively, delivering
society relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Issues in engineering
practice is stated
Issues in clearly and described
engineering comprehensively, delivering
practice relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Engineering responsibility to
public safety is stated
clearly and described
Engineering
comprehensively, delivering
responsibility to
relevant information
public safety
necessary for full
understanding.
Importance of Importance of ‘Safety’ to
‘Safety’ to social, economic and
social, sustainable development is
economic and stated
sustainable clearly and described
development comprehensively, delivering
relevant information
necessary for full
Subject: Engineering Ethics
Course Code: EEE 3107
Submission date:
Student ID: 16-33040-3
Section: G
Secure
Good Acceptable Unacceptable
d
[3] [2] [1]
Marks
Risk and safety analysis Risk and safety analysis Risk and safety
related to the case is related to the case is analysis related
stated, described, and stated, but description to the case is
clarified so that leaves some terms stated without
understanding is not undefined, ambiguities clarification or
seriously impeded by unexplored, boundaries description.
omissions. undetermined,
Comprehension of the Comprehension of the Comprehension
role of engineering in role of engineering in of the role of
society is stated, society is stated, but engineering in
described, and clarified description leaves some society is stated
so that understanding terms undefined, without
is not seriously ambiguities unexplored, clarification or
impeded by omissions. boundaries description.
undetermined,
Issues in engineering Issues in engineering Issues in
practice is stated, practice is stated, but engineering
described, and clarified description leaves some practice is
so that understanding terms undefined, stated without
is not seriously ambiguities unexplored, clarification or
impeded by omissions. boundaries description.
undetermined,
Engineering Engineering Engineering
responsibility to public responsibility to public responsibility to
safety is stated, safety is stated, but public safety is
described, and clarified description leaves some stated without
so that understanding terms undefined, clarification or
is not seriously ambiguities unexplored, description.
impeded by omissions. boundaries
undetermined,
Importance of ‘Safety’ Importance of ‘Safety’ to Importance of
to social, economic and social, economic and ‘Safety’ to
sustainable sustainable social, economic
development is stated, development is stated, and sustainable
described, and clarified but description leaves development is
so that understanding some terms undefined, stated without
is not seriously ambiguities unexplored, clarification or
impeded by omissions. boundaries description.
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understanding. undetermined,
Similarity (Negative Marking):

Comments: Total Marks (Out of 20):

Case Study:

Hilary is an environmental engineer employed by the state environmental protection division. Pat, her supervisor,
asks her to draw up a construction permit for a power plant at a manufacturing facility. Hilary is told by her
supervisor to move quickly on the permit and "avoid any hang-ups" with respect to technical issues.

Hilary believes that the existing plans are inadequate to meet regulatory requirements for air pollution standards
(1990 Clean Air Act). As is, the facility would emit Sulphur dioxide and outside scrubbers are needed to reduce
those emissions.

Knowing that suspension or revocation of her engineering license is a possibility if she prepares a permit that
violates environmental regulations, Hilary tells Pat that she believes the plans would violate regulations and will not
draw up a permit. Pat vehemently disagrees. He claims that mixing limestone with coal in a fluidized boiler process
would remove 90% of the dioxide-- thus meeting the regulatory requirements.

The debate between Hilary and Pat was left unresolved. But one week later, Hilary learned that the department
authorized the issuance of the permit.

What, if anything, should Hilary do now?

Identify, discuss and analyze the following issues from the given case:
(a) What is the social and environmental impact of the case?
(b) How do you access Hilary and Pat’s actions?
(c) What is Hilary’s engineering responsibility to public safety? How might these responsibilities be
fulfilled simultaneously? Which takes precedence in case of confliction?
(d) Discuss the importance of Engineering Solution to support sustainable development.

(a) What is the social and environmental impact of the case?

There are many social and environmental impact of the case, such as-

They are not feasible:

Power plants utilize non-renewable energy sources, for example, coal, oil, and flammable gas, which are limited
inflexibly. These energies cause an assortment of wellbeing and natural issues and are not a drawn-out answer for
energy needs. As these fills become more earnest to discover, costs will rise and political issues related to market
control from homegrown and abroad sources will just increase.

Air Pollution:
Power plants consume non-renewable energy sources. Coal-terminated plants, even with the most current
innovation utilizing low-sulfur coal, are the absolute most huge wellspring of a corrosive downpour, which has left
several lakes across New York and New England incapable to continue life. Corrosive downpour is likewise causing
significant changes in timberland nature. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants compete with cars as the main
sources of brown haze, which influences the soundness of millions of individuals. Force plants emanate mercury, a
neurotoxin that is currently found in the entirety of our streams, just as a large number of huge loads of carbon
dioxide, the main ozone harming substance and supporter of worldwide environmental change. These plants
additionally emanate arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, and nickel.
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Effects on grand, notable and social assets

Power plants are monstrous mechanical edifices, with structures, stacks, and different structures on a scale
that frequently predominates everything close by. Along these lines, power plants can be seen from far away,
and they can hopelessly hurt viewsheds that are exceptionally esteemed by society. Close by homes and
destinations of notable importance are degraded due to the plant's unseemly size, use, and engineering.
Cooling tower tufts, while just water fume, make one more visual effect that numerous networks find
alarming.

New force plants proceed with the patterns of petroleum derivative reliance and rising power interest,
exacerbating the issue, worse

The atomic force has demonstrated to be an amazingly costly innovation with genuine wellbeing and natural
concerns. Atomic offices have standard arrivals of low-level radiation, which is accepted by certain specialists
to cause critical medical conditions. Hudson Valley inhabitants ought to be worried about the chance of
calamitous mishap and the absence of practical clearing plans for the Indian Point reactors. At last, there is no
protected method to store atomic squanders, which can stay perilous for a great many years.

(b) How do you access Hilary and Pat’s actions?

Hilary is an ecological Engineer, Pat, her director. Hilary is advised by her administrator to move rapidly on the
license and "dodge any hang-ups" concerning specialized issues.

Hilary accepts that the current plans are insufficient to meet administrative necessities for air contamination
guidelines (1990 Clean Air Act). With no guarantees, the office would produce Sulfur dioxide and outside
scrubbers are expected to diminish those outflows.

Realizing that suspension or repudiation of her designing permit is a chance on the off chance that she readies
a grant that disregards natural guidelines, Hilary discloses to Pat that she accepts the plans would abuse
guidelines and won't draw up a license. Pat eagerly opposes this idea. He guarantees that blending limestone
in with coal in a fluidized evaporator cycle would eliminate 90% of the dioxide- - subsequently meeting the
administrative prerequisites.

The discussion among Hilary and Pat was left uncertain. In any case, several week later, Hilary discovered that
the division approved the issuance of the grant.