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Factors influencing ethical behaviour?

Family

Influences

(esp. early

childhood)

Personal

Conscience

Friends/

Acquaintances

Desire for

money/

power/

influence

Political

views

Religious

beliefs

School/

Education

Desire to

preserve/

enhance

status

Loyalty to

Family/

Friends/

Company

Company

Ethos

Professional

Ethics

…

Cultural/

societal

values

Media

influences/

coverage

Legal

constraints

(Government)

Enforcement

(Legal/

Professional/

Religious)

… …

BE

A. Personal Moral

Principles B. Legal

Considerations

C. Ethos of

Professional Peers

D. Company or

Organisational

Ethos

E. Societal Ethos F. Professional

Ethical

Considerations

Ethical behaviour is built on a number of pillars

BE

Edward Conlon’s (2010) framework for understanding different approaches to

engineering ethics, based on work in the field of sociology

Society Professional

Bodies

IndividualWorkplace

BE

A. Personal Moral

Principles (Individual: micro-subj.)

B. Legal

Considerations (Society: macro-objective)

C. Ethos of

Professional Peers (Work: micro-obj./

Prof Soc: macro-subj.)

D. Company or

Organisational

Ethos (Work: micro-objective)

E. Societal Ethos (Society: macro-objective)

F. Professional

Ethical

Considerations (Prof Soc: macro-subj.)

Ethical behaviour is built on a number of pillars

BE

http://www.engineersireland.ie/media/engineer

sireland/aboutus/governance/codesandbyelaws/

CodeOfEthics2010.pdf

PE1003 Introduction to Process & Chemical Engineering

Engineers Ireland Code of Ethics (2010)1.0 RELATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES, CLIENTS, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES & SOCIETY IN GENERAL

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS

Members shall;

2.1 ..at all times be conscious of the effects of their work on the health and safety of individuals

and on the welfare of society. ..strive to eliminate risks to health and safety. ..minimise or

eliminate any adverse impact on the natural environment arising from the design and execution

of all project work that they are engaged in.

2.2 ..promote the principles and practices of sustainable development and the needs of present

and future generations.

2.3 ..strive to accomplish the objectives of their work with the most efficient consumption of

natural resources which is practicable economically, including the maximum reduction in energy

usage, waste and pollution.

2.4 ..promote the importance of social and environmental factors to professional colleagues,

employers and clients with whom they share responsibility and collaborate with other

professions to mitigate the adverse impacts of their common endeavours.

2.5 ..foster environmental awareness within the profession and among the public.

3.0 MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STANDARDS

BE

See:

• NASA: Challenger Disaster LIVE (4:34)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9jUrm8Vrc&feature=related

• Challenger Explosion, ABC News 28 Jan 1986 (5:39)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUALwYsXSm8&feature=related

Engineering ethics case study; Challenger

BE

BE

Engineering ethics case study; Challenger

outside inside

BE

Engineering ethics case study; Challenger