ENGR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Canadian Council Of Professional Engineers
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Engineers have obligations to many stakeholders whose interests do not completely align. Codes of ethics provide as guides as to how to deal with conflicting obligations engineers face. Protection of the public and the environment. Codes of ethics (by national society of professional engineers [usa]) Hold paramount of the safety, health and welfare or the public. Perform services only in the areas of competence. Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees. Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputations, and usefulness of the profession. Initial client statement is typically given verbally, brief and lacking details. Initial client statement may contain errors, show biases or implied solutions. Errors: incorrect information, incomplete date, even mistakes regarding the nature of the problem. Biases: inaccurate presumptions due to client"s lack of grasp of the entire problem. Implied solutions: client"s best guess at the answer.
