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ECE 4064
Lecture 5
Ethics in Engineering
What is Meant by Ethics?
http://manofthehouse.com/money/career-advice/business-ethics-in-the-workplace
System of moral principles
Principles of right and wrong
Principles of conduct governing
behavior of an individual or a
group
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/reference/define-ethics.html
Ethics in an Engineering
Course????
We have been studying engineering,
such as design, analysis, and
performance measurement.
Engineers . . .
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isotopes used in nuclear power.
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CONSIDERATIONS:
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CONSIDERATIONS:
CONSEQUENCES OF
ALTERNATIVES TO NUCLEAR
POWER.
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ISSUE #2: DEPLETION OF
RESOURCES:
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COSTS OF RENEWABLE SOURCES.
But renewable sources must be balanced with the amount of energy needed to produce and
maintain them and consequent environmental hazards. Currently, for example, the energy
required to manufacture and install solar energy systems comes from fossil fuels.
Reasoning
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and the sciences.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/09/10/its_the_engineering_stupid/
What we Will Discuss
http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html
Role-Responsibilities
■ https://www.cpp.edu/~studentconduct/stude
nt-conduct-code.shtml
Preamble
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