ENGINEERING ETHICS

“Technology can have no legitimacy unless it inflicts no harm”-Adm.H.G. Rickover, father of the US nuclear navy.

–   What does Adm. Rickover mean by this?

– Should engineers avoid technology that has the potential for inflicting harm on a society or its members?

Engineers have an ethical and social responsibility to themselves, their clients and society.

Practically (although there is much debate about this),  engineering ethics is about balancing cost, schedule, and risk.

ENGINEERING ETHICS is:

   The  study  of  moral  issues  and  decisions  confronting  individuals  and organizations involved in engineering and

the study of related questions about moral ideals, character, policies and relationships of people and organizations involved in technological activity.