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Engineering and Society:Personal Ethics & Going Forward

Dr. Gershon Weltman

Engineering 183EW, !"# SE#S

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Copyright Gershon Weltman, 2013


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2Copyright Gershon Weltman, 2013

$ilding a Personal Ethical Framewor'

Ethical So$rces

Ethical So$rces

(onesty !om)assion

*es)ect

+r$th$lness

-$stice

Fairness

"oe

elie

"oyalty

Personal +hemes

/at$ralisticDecisions

#nalyticalDecisions

Ethical Philoso)hies*ights D$ty0irt$e

tilitarian Pragmatic


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rgani6ational Ethics: +eam & Pro;ect

*elationshi) to +eam


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rgani6ational Ethics: !onlict o 7nterest +y)ical Sit$ations

(iring or a))ointing a riend or relatie Giing a )ass to a riend or relatie who transgresses *ecommending a technical or inancial o)tion that

eneits yo$ directly eneits a close riend or relatie


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Ethics #way rom the Wor')lace

Ed$cational & $siness +ransactions School assignments and tests S$=mission o res$mes and endorsements $ying and selling o o=;ects and serices !laims or 7ns$rance, 7ncome +a?, etc.

Societal E?changes Eeryday )ersonal interactions Partici)ation in social or )roessional gro$)s Partici)ation in online comm$nities

Personal *elationshi)s )inions and adice Promises and commitments *eceiing and distri=$ting inormation

Parenting Esta=lishing an ethical enironment *einorcing childrens ethical cond$ct


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sing 9o$r Personal Ethical Framewor'

#))lication #s rationali6ation or )reio$s actions #s g$idance or $t$re actions


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Famo$s Whistle low: +he Watergate #air

-$ne 1M%I rea'Lin to Democratic

Party oices in Watergate

/o 1M%I *ichard /i?on elected

to Indterm as President

1M%I %3 Washington Post

re)orters o= Woodward

and !arl ernstein $se

Dee) +hroat

so$rce to reeal that the

=$rglary & coerL$) go ery

high in the /i?on

administration 1M%3 %2 !ongress inestigates

#$g 1M%2 President /i?on resigns


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Watergate is a /ational +$rning Point

AP - Sat Jun 18, 2:30 PM ET

Washington Post re)orters

ernstein, second rom let, and

Woodward, third rom let, are

lan'ed =y actors D$stin

(oman and *o=ert *edord asthey attend the )remiere o the

motion )ict$re N#ll the

PresidentNs


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Famo$s Whistle low: +he Watergate #air

-$ne 1M%I rea'Lin to Democratic

Party oices in Watergate

/o 1M%I *ichard /i?on elected

to Indterm as President

1M%I %3 Washington Post re)orters

o= Woodward and !arl ernstein

$se Dee) +hroat so$rce toreeal that the =$rglary & coerL$)

go ery high in the /i?on

administration

1M%3 %2 !ongress inestigates

#$g 1M%2 President /i?on resigns

1M%2LI5 S)ec$lation oer identity

and motiation o Dee) +hroat


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P) styleQR

I5: CDee) +hroat was F7s


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# ig $estion: (ow !o$ld +hey Do 7tH ne ste) at a time Start small, =$ild $) in serio$sness "ose sight o original o=;ecties -$stiy decisions and actions =y

resolution of cognitive dissonance Cover Up to avoid responsibility!

Somewhere between my

ambition and my ideals, I

lost my ethical compass.

eb agruder

"i#on $ssistant

%atergate &articipant


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With Somewhat Dierent *es)onsesT


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..and Somewhat


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$t Personal #ttac's (ae not Disa))eared

9ahooB /ews. /oem=er M, I1


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#nd /ot Whistle lowing is #lso Dangero$s


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From the Whistle lowers 0iew)oint1

Dont tr$st too m$chB

!ollect )ers$asie eidence

Dont e?aggerate

$ild s$))ort among colleag$es

See' o$tside g$idance Weigh yo$r o)tions care$lly

!hoose the right o))ort$nity

Present a hel)$l a))roach

#ntici)ate a )ersonal attac'

Pre)are an esca)e ro$te

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-ean >$magai, +he WhistleLlowers Dilemma, 7EEE S)ectr$m, #)ril I2


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*eiew: Ethics in Engineering Decisions +he !ontrolling Factor: Ethics tr$m)s economics

We dont do thatB We hae to do thatB


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Framing the 7ss$e (el)s

# research st$dy at /otre Dame o$nd ery dierent res)onses to the

same )ro=lem )resented as a =$siness decision or an ethical decision

!hana -oeLWalt & #li? S)iegel, Psychology o Fra$d, /P*,


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*eiew: Ethics in Decision


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+he Ethical !ycle

!ase

Pro=lem Statement

Pro=lem #nalysis

)tions or #ction

Ethical Eal$ation

*election


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E?)eriential ($manities or Engineers

niersity !o$rses "iterat$re


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"iterat$re: +he /earL7ninite *eso$rce

Fiction as well as nonLiction

Gra)es o Wrath, !atch II, !atcher in the *ye, "ord o theFlies, onire o the 0anities, +he ($man StainTetc., etc.

SF & Fantasy as well as reality

**, rae /ew World, 1M82, #nimal Farm, !loc'wor'

range, 7 *o=ot, +he


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#n #ctor S)ea's

One of the functions of a goodmovie or play is to mirror back to theaudience a reflection of itself, sothat the individual can recognize thechoices the characters make andevaluate their effectiveness andappropriateness. This empowers theindividual to make better -- that is,more conscious and conscientious --choices in his or her own life.

ames !romwell

"ctor and #riter$an %uis Obispo &ilm &estival'arch (), *))+


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MADMENE?am)le

and )ersonal tri=$lations o a


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MADMEN!ase St$dy 7

$terling !ooper agency is

competing for prestigiousaguar car account

unless they give him a nightwith oan, the curvaceous

and capable office manager.

on raper, agency

president, says definitely/o0 That1s not us0

The head of the aguardealers association says he

will make sure that theydon1t get the account


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MADMENE?am)le @!ontdA

"ccount e2ecutive 3ete!ampbell says %et1s ask

oan if she1ll do it 4 for alarge amount of money.

and the agency 5oard ofirectors agrees with 3ete,

overriding on raper.

says, 61ll do it if youmake me a 3artner, with a78 share in the agency.

oan says /o way,but after getting some

outside advice andconsidering it further

and the audience is left toconsider the wisdom, andethics, of the decisions.

The agency gets the

aguar account, oanbecomes a partner..


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Does this sit$ation a))ly to $sH

Did the agency do the right thing =y as'ing -oan to ma'e the

decisionH

Did -oan do the right thing =y as'ing or and acce)ting the

)artnershi) dealH

What might =e some negatie conseJ$ences o the oard o

Directors and -oans decisionsH

7s it everthe right thing to com)romise yo$r organi6ations

)rinci)les in the ace o =lac'mail, or or other good reasonsH

MADMENE?am)le: Ethical Eal$ation


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+he


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#dditional (el): Proessional Societies

+hese and other Societies can )roide ethical g$idance in s)ecial ields.


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+he *eason eing

Ethics is a lielong enter)rise LL

not a one co$rse reJ$irement.


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Ways to 7nl$ence Society

*ecogni6e the ))ort$nities and the Pro=lems

Enter the System

Eal$ate the Sit$ation

(el) Sto) 7m)ending Disasters

(el) 7m)lement 7m)roements

Easier said than done, =$t wee seen its not im)ossi=le or een

$n$s$al or single indiid$als to hae a large inl$ence on society.


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+he $tloo' is Faora=le We (o)e

7n a s)eech to the /ational #cademy o

Sciences, President arac' =ama said:

%e will devote more than 1 percent of our &

to research and development. %e will not 2ust

meet, but we will e#ceed the level achieved at

the height of the space race, through policiesthat invest in basic and applied research, create

new incentives for private innovation, promote

brea3throughs in energy and medicine, and

improve education in math and science.

-his represents the largest commitment to

scientific research and innovation in $merican

history.


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7n S$mmary

Go Forth and e EthicalLL Peo)le andEngineersB


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