IEE Exercise
Reychele Buenvidez
BS-IS
Section-O0A
| Strengths |
Weaknesses
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| 1. Codes inspire the members of a profession to behave ethically. |
1. Directives included in many c odes tend to be too general and too vague. |
| 2. Codes guide the members of a profession in ethical choices. |
2. Codes are not always helpful when two or more directives conflict. |
| 3. Codes educate the members of a profession about their professional obligations. |
3. A professional code’s directives are never complete or exhaustive. |
| 4. Codes discipline members when they violate one or more of the code’s directives. |
4. Codes are ineffective (have no “teeth”) in disciplinary matters. |
| 5. Codes “sensitize” members of a profession to ethical issues and alert them to ethical aspects they otherwise might overlook. |
5. Codes do not help us distinguish between micro-ethics issues and macro-ethics issues. |
| 6. Codes inform the public about the nature and roles of the profession. |
6. Directives in codes are sometimes inconsistent with one another. |
| 7. Codes enhance the profession in the eyes of the public. |
7. Codes can be self-serving for the profession.
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1. to accept responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;
S-3,5 W-1,5
-Because as a company they should know their role, responsibilities and priorities for people because they are the
those who consist the market that they need and they might need. And this act was ethical.
2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;
S-2 W-1,5,6
-Because if youre going to take a look at this code you cannot clear;y understand what does "conflicts' means and
so members must know how to deal with this said conflicts that may arrived in the future.
3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
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-Because it is clear enough that honesty must also seen or observe to the employees/ members inside the company.
4. to reject bribery in all its forms;
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-Because this states that bribery should be rejected, avoid or must be cast off.
5. to improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate application, and potential consequences;
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-Because getting into the flow of technology is good and is an advantage in some way but this should be clearly define.
6. to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;
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-Because maintaining, improving and devloping competitive advantages is an edge.
7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others;
S-1,2,7
-Because accomodating criticism, opinions , and suggestions was an ethical thing to do.
8. to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;
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-Because not tolerating bigotry is an ethical act that all must observed.
9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;
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-Because guide the members of a profession in ethical choices.
10. to assist colleagues and coworkers in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics.
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-Because “sensitize” members of a profession to ethical issues and alert them to ethical aspects they otherwise might overlook.
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