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Professional Responsibilities of Engineers Mechanical Engineering Years 3 and 4 John Yates Ethics and Accreditation An accredited degree course must include some discussion of ethics: “[students] must appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise of their engineering judgement” (UK-SPEC) Learning about ethics helps students to: Develop critical thinking skills and judgement Understand practical difficulties and use suitable approaches and techniques to help people produce better outcomes Develop an ethical identity to carry forward to their working life Learning about ethics helps students to: Understand the nature of professional and personal responsibility Be able to identify the ethical element of any decision Be able to address problems arising from questionable practice using appropriate tools RAE and EPCTeaching Engineering Ethics Group Curriculum Map Aimed at undergraduate teaching A guide, not a prescription Provides a framework, not rules Sheffield principle Based on the notion that ethical problem solving for engineers is much like any design problem: Multiple workable solutions Needs a framework for finding a suitable solution Theme What dilemmas are you likely to face as a young engineer? What is it to be a professional? To whistleblow or not? Health and Safety in practice Whether to accepting a gift Topics Expectations of an engineer: Is there a social contract between professionals and society? What are your obligations to society? What do you expect in return? Topics Individual responsibilities: How do you deal reliably and robustly with ethical dilemmas? Philosophical principles – Consequentialism, Duty Ethics, Casuistry Ethical decision making – where to draw the line Topics Dealing with disasters: Health and Safety responsibilities Risks and hazards Whistleblowing Example: Being a Professional What are society’s expectations of a medical doctor? a professional engi