Assignment 1 – CLO 1 – Understanding the concept of ethics and

legal dimension of engineering.

Issue date: 29th March 2022

Assignment DUE DATE Friday 15th April 2022

Subject ME-310: Ethics and Legal dimension of Engineering.

1. Elaborate in your own words the importance of Ethics and legal dimension of
engineering.

2. Define the following terms:

 Practical reasoning
 Ethical reasoning
 Social responsibility
 Environmental responsibility

3. Study the ethical and profession code of conduct from the following institutions:
PEC
https://www.pec.org.pk/code_of_conduct.aspx
ASME
https://community.asme.org/colorado_section/w/wiki/8080.code-of-ethics.aspx
IEEE
https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html
UK EC
statement-of-ethical-principles-2014.pdf (engc.org.uk)

4. Based on your study of above codes, explain in your own words (750 – 1000 words)
the importance of ethical and professional codes in enabling safe and proficient
engineering in the 21st century.
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