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PEM-II unit-IV

Global Issues

&

Engineers Roles

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Topics covered in this Unit (1)

Global Issues

Multinational Corporations

Environmental Ethics

Engineers as

Managers

Advisors

Expert Witnesses

Moral Leadership

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Topics covered in this Unit (2)

Code of Ethics of Professional Bodies

Unethical Practices

Bribery, Grease & Extortion Nepotism & Paternalism

Excessive Gifts

Different Business Practices

Negotiating Taxes (Tax Evasion)

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Read

Textbook 1

Ethics in Engineering

Martin & Schinzinger Chapters 7, 8 & 10

Textbook 2

Engineering Ethics Harris & Rabins

Chapter 10

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Global Issues

Multinational Corporations

Environmental Ethics

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Multinational Corporations

Loss of job in homeland

Offshore operations &

Outsourcing

Local Customs, Traditions, Religions &

Politics

Adjustment to Foreign Culture & Customs

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International Rights

Freedom of physical movement

Own property

Freedom from torture/harassment Fair Trial

Non-discriminatory Treatment

Physical Security Minimal Education

Subsistence

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Environmental Ethics

Pollution

Air

Water

Noise

Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Chernobyl Atomic Reactor Tragedy

Acid Rain, Asbestos, Carbon Monoxide

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Engineers Roles

Manager

Advisor

Expert Witness

Leader

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Engineers as Managers

Why engineer as manager ?

Quantitative Analysis Skills

Work Ethic

Confidence in Problem Solving

Promoting Ethical Climate

Conflict Resolution

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Guidelines for Conflict Resolution

Separate people from the problem

Focus on interests, not on positions

Consider all possibile courses of action,and their pros & cons, before deciding

what to do

Insist that the result of conflict resolutionbe based on some objective standard

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Engineers as Advisors

Technical Consultants

Feasibility Studies

Advertising Competitive Bidding

Trouble-shooting

Advisors in Planning & Policy-Making

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Engineers as Expert Witnesses

Expert in Technical & Engineering Matters

Witness in Courts, in situations involving

technical complexity

Value-guided Advocates

Value-Neutral Analysts

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Misuse of Expertise

Bias

Financial

Ego

Sympathy

Loyalty

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Engineers as Leaders

Technical Leadership

Creative Leadership

Moral Leadership

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Codes of Ethics of

Professional Bodies Institution of Engineers (IE, India)

Institution of Electronics &

Telecommunication Engineers (IETE,

India)

Institution of Electrical & Electronic

Engineers (IEEE, USA)

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Unethical Practices

Bribery, Grease, Excessive Gifts

Extortion

Nepotism, Paternalism

Tax Evasion

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Unethical Business Practices

Industrial Espionage

Obtaining Design Drawings, Formulae &

Business Plans by unscrupulous means

Denial of due Facilities/Compensation to

employees

Insurance Fraud Tax Evasion

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Unethical Business Practices

Hoarding & creating artificial scarcity, to

increase selling price

Using sub-standard materials in the

manufacturing/constructing/fabricating

process

Short-selling the customer (jinxing the

scales to show more weight of good sold)

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End of unit-IV

wish you Good Luck

in your Exams