Engineering Ethics

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Requirements arising from a person’s situation or circumstances

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Obligations

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The illegal copying, distribution or use of software

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Software Piracy

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When a person raises a concern about wrongdoing occurring in an organization or body of people.

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Whistle blowing

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Standards, rules or guidelines for socially approved conduct

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Ethics

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Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the PUBLIC in the performance of their professional duties

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True

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Which of the following may happen if an engineer does not act ethically? Options: Engineers may be held personally and legally responsible for their professional actions. Engineers will be praised for making choices that benefit themselves at the cost of the public safety. Engineer will be sent to another country. Engineer will get to work from home so they will not talk to the other engineers.

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Engineers may be held personally and legally responsible for their professional actions.

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NSPE was initially created by the National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE)

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False

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Engineers should follow their professional ethics code because it provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from responsible engineers.

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It provides a clear definition of what the public has a right to expect from responsible engineers.

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A person’s behavior is always ethical when he or she...

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Does what is best for everyone

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The first and foremost obligation of registered professional engineers is to...

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The public welfare