Engineering Failures
Bridge failure in 1907 that resulted in the death of 75 workers
What is the Quebec Bridge?
An engineer's top priority is to hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public
What is true?
An engineering ceremony formed after the fall of the Quebec Bridge where engineers swear to uphold the safety of the public
What is the Order of the Engineer?
Word originating from the Greek word "Ethos" which means "Character"
What is Ethics?
Philosophers who believed that we live the "good life" by cultivating and pursuing virtue
Who are Aristotle and Plato?
Scandal where defective fuel system design was known, but was not fixed due to cost-benefit analysis
What is the Ford Pinto Case?
An engineer can sign documents outside of their specialty
What is false
A license that allows engineers to stamp documents for approval
What is a Professional Engineering License?
Principals or habits with respect to right or wrong
What are morals?
Theory where actions are evaluated based on principle, and is independent of its consequences
What is deontology?
1985 core explosion during an emergency shutdown that resulted in 28 direct deaths and 15 indirect deaths
What is Chernobyl?
Engineers can make public statements only if they are objective and informative
What is true
Society formed that created the Engineering Code of Ethics
What is the National Society of Professional Engineers?
The right of any professional to report any ethical dilemmas to an authority without fear of losing their job
What is whistle blowing?
Philosopher who believed that principle should be derived from reason
Who is Kant?
Niagara Falls neighborhood built on top of a landfill where toxic chemicals were poured
What is the Love Canal?
An engineer cannot speak poorly to the public about another engineer or engineering entity
What is true
The only country that requires engineers in the public sector to have an engineering license to approve designs
What is the United States?
Situation where a professional has to work with a friend or family member
What is a conflict of interest?
Philosophy where individuals have a moral obligation to help others at the sacrifice of their own needs
What is altruism?
Plan to revitalize upstate New York that became corrupted through rigged bidding
What is the Buffalo Billion?
Engineers do not need to further their education after college
What is false
Second Society to adopt its own set of rules, called canons
What is the American Society of Civil Engineers?
Working on outside employment while at a full time job
What is moonlighting?
Branch of ethics that focuses on how things should be and assigning a value to actions based on how close they are to a "norm"
What is normative ethics?