INTRO TO CE ETHICS

Question 1

John locke

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Right ethics

Question 2

Inside the box thinker

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Duty ethics

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Duty based - ethics are concerned with what people do. Not with the consequences of the action (only focused on their goals)

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Duty Ethics

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Do the right thing, do it because its the right thing to do, don’t do wrong things, avoid them because they are wrong

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Duty Ethics

Question 5

Individuals may also bestow rights upon others if they have the ability and resources to do so.

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Right ethics

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Cost benefit analysis

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Utilitarianism

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Judges a person by his character rather than action that may deviate from his normal behavior.

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Virtue

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There are duties that should be performed (e.g. duty to treat others fairly or not to injure others) regardless of wether these acts do the most good or not

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Duty Ethics

Question 9

Closely tied to personal honor

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Virtue

Question 10

People have fundamental rights that others have duty to respect

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Right Ethics

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It takes the persons moral reputation and motivation into account when rating in unusual and irregular behavior that is considered unethical

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Virtue

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4 ethical theories based on philosophical scholars

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Utilitarianism, Duty Ethics, Right Ethics, Virtue Ethics

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Considers a balance of good and bad consequences for everyones affected society

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Utilitarianism

Question 14

True or False

It is important for engineering students to study engineering ethics so that they will be prepared to make (sometimes difficult) ethical decisions during their professional career

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True

Question 15

Serve as a starting point for ethical decision making

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Code of ethics

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Maximizes utility that action or policy that affects produces largest amount of good

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Utilitarianism

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Study of characteristics of morals and involves the moral choices made by individuals as they interact with other persons

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Ethics

Question 18

True or False

Engineers dont need to be aware in ethics as they make choices during their professional practice of engineering

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False

Question 19

The rights set forth by a society are protected and given the highest priority

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Right ethics

Question 20

The roles and responsibilities of professionals

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Code of ethics

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Actions are good that serve to promote human well being

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Utilitarianism

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Other duties are summarized in order of importance with most important e.g. safety is more important than conflict of interest

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Code of ethics commonly hold

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Rights are considered to be ethically correct and valid since a large or ruling population endorses them

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Right ethics

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By John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

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Utilitarianism

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Immanuel Kant

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Duty Ethics

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The rules and standard governing the conduct of engineers in their role as professionals

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Engineering ethics

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Code of ethics commonly hold

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Duty to hold the health and safety of the public (first canon of any code)

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Express the commitment to ethical conduct shared by members of the profession

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Code of ethics

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Actions are considered right if they support good character traits (virtue) and wrong if they support bad character traits (vices)

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Virtue

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A framework for ethical judgement for a professional

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Code of ethics

Question 31

Wether an action are morally right or wrong depends on their effect

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Utilitarianism

Question 32

Consideration most benefit to most people outweighs the needs of a few individual

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Utilitarianism