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Developed andPresented by the

National

Institute forEngineering

Ethics


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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

This Project was made possible in partby a Grant from the

National Science oundation

Grant NS SES!"#$%$"&

NSF Program Directors:

Dr. Rachelle Hollander - 2003Dr. Joan Sieber - 2002


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And Financial Support fromAnd Financial Support from

''arry E( )ovay* +r(* P(E(* Past President* NSPE,,ictor -( Schinnerer and .ompany* Inc(NNational Society of Professional Engineers /NSPE011merican Society of 2echanical Engineers /1S2E0

33illiam +( 4hota* P(E(* 1merican Electric PowerSSteven P( Nichols* Ph(D(* P(E(* .lint 3( 2urchison

.hair of ree Enterprise* 5niversity of Te6as at 1ustin77obert 4( Nichols* P(E(* Past President* NIEE 8 NSPE

DDonald 4( 'iatte* P(E(* Past President* NSPE++immy '( Smith* Ph(D(* P(E(* Past President* NIEE 8

TSPE


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Paul 2artin* 3riter 8 Director


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!%ecutive Producers & 'ideo (eam!%ecutive Producers & 'ideo (eam

++immy '( Smith* Ph(D(* P(E(* Te6as Tech 5niversity* PI 8 PD

SSteven P( Nichols* Ph(D( +(D(* P(E(* 5niv( of Te6as at 1ustin

22ichael .( 4oui* Ph(D(* 5niv( of Illinois at 5rbana!.hampaign

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and Patricia 'arper* 1ssistant to Team of E6ecutive Producers


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FundingFundingINCIDENTINCIDENTAT MORALESAT MORALES

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Needs in Engineering EducationNeeds in Engineering Education

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(he N!! 'ideo (eam(he N!! 'ideo (eam

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(he N!! 'ideo (eam(he N!! 'ideo (eam

A IdentifiedIdentifieda variety of ethical issues they wished to

convey in the video(

A DevelopedDeveloped situations where these issues may be

encountered(A SpecifiedSpecifiedcritical ethical elements of the video(

A ProposedProposeda story line to the producer 8 writer(

A .riti?ued.riti?uedtwo draft scripts(A 7eviewed and approved7eviewed and approvedthe final script and the Bfine

cutC of the video(


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And to*And to*

A DetermineDeterminewhether additional information

is needed to ma:e a good decision

A SuggestSuggestalternative courses of action for the

principal characters

A ImagineImaginepossible conse?uences of those

alternative actions

A EvaluateEvaluatethose alternatives according to

basic ethical values


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(ests (hat #ere +onsidered(ests (hat #ere +onsidered

,Davis- .//01,Davis- .//01

A *arm test*arm test! Do the benefits outweigh the

harms* short term and long term

A Reversi'i#ity testReversi'i#ity test! 3ould I thin: this

choice were good if I traded places

A Co##eague testCo##eague test! 3hat would professionalcolleagues say


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And 222And 222

A Lega#ity testLega#ity test! 3ould this choice violate a

law or a policy of my employer

A Pu'#icity testPu'#icity test! 'ow would this choice loo:

on the front page of a newspaper

A Common $ractice testCommon $ractice test! 3hat if everyone

behaved in this way

A +ise re#ative test+ise re#ative test! 3hat would my wise

old aunt or uncle do


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!valuation " Assessment!valuation " Assessment

A TThe evaluation and assessment phase will

be conducted during @""$ @""F* lead by

Dr( 2ichael 4oui* Professor of Electrical

and .omputer Engineering at the 5niversity

of Illinois at 5rbana!.hampaign(


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3asic !thical +oncepts3asic !thical +oncepts

A EEthical considerations are an integral part of

ma:ing engineering decisions(

ATThe professional obligations of engineers

go beyond fulfilling a contract with a client

or customer(

A ..odes of ethics can provide guidance in thedecision!ma:ing process(


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3asic !thical +oncepts 2223asic !thical +oncepts 222

A EthicalEthical obligations do not stop at the 5nited

States border(

A33herever engineers practice* they should

hold paramount the health* safety* and

welfare of the public(

A ''ow an engineer fulfills those obligationsmay depend on the social and economic

conte6t of engineering practice(


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4utline of Story4utline of Story

A PPhaust is the manufacturer of -ld Stripper* a

paint remover(

A PPhausts learns that competitor .hemitoil plans

to introduce a new paint remover(

A TTo remain competitive* Phaust decides to

develop a new paint remover(

A TTo save money* Phaust decides to construct a

new plant in 2e6ico(


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4utline of Story 2224utline of Story 222

A PPhaust hires a chemical engineer* red 2artineH*who had been a consultant to .hemitoil(

A ..hemistr is Phausts parent company in rance

and they insist that budgets be radically cut(

A ..huc:* a ,ice President of Phaust* encourages

red to reduce construction costs(

A red confronts several engineering decisions in

which ethical considerations play a major role(


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(he nteractive D'D 'ersion will*(he nteractive D'D 'ersion will*

A PProvide the viewer with interactive control of the

action in the sense that they will have a variety of

options to more effectively benefit from studying

the elements of the video(

A IInclude interviews with and comments by NIEE

,ideo Team 2embers and others(

A 77aise and discuss Issues>.oncepts>Juestions that

should be considered by the viewers(


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Supporting )aterialsSupporting )aterials

Su$$orting Materia#s t"at are avai#a'#e on t"e

Internet ,

A SScript

A Synopsis of the Story

A StudyStudy Guide

A PPower Point Slides

A 77ecommended 5ses


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+haracters " Format+haracters " Format

ncident at )oralesncident at )oralesAn !ngineering !thics StoryAn !ngineering !thics Story


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+haracters in ncident at )orales+haracters in ncident at )orales

Domini-ueDomini-ue! rench corporate liaison to Phaust

FredFred! .hemical engineer hired by Phaust to

design a new plant to manufacture a new paintremover

+a##y+a##y! reds supervisor at Phaust

C"uc%C"uc%! ,ice president of engineering at Phaust

MariaMaria! reds wife* an EP1 compliance litigator


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+haracters 222+haracters 222

*a#*a#! 2ar:et analyst at Phaust

(en(en! 7esearch chemist at Phaust

PeterPeter! Project manager of the construction firmthat builds the new plant in 2orales

(a%e(a%e! Plant manager for the Swisse.hem plant in

)ig Springs* Te6asManue#Manue#! Plant manager for the new Phaust plant

in 2orales* Nuevo 4eon* 2e6ico


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Suggested AssignmentsSuggested Assignments

A 4ist the ethical issues you observed in*ncident at

Morales(

A rom your personal perspective* prioritiHe theseethical issues from most critical to least critical

A Discuss the video from the three followingperspectives

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