Ethics - Ch 4

Front 1

Engineering as social experimentation

Back 1

Engineering projects can be viewed as social experiment in that
1)they are carried out in partial ignorance
2) have uncertain outcomes.
3) require monitoring and feedback.
4) mandate obtaining information consent from those affected

Front 2

Informed consent to the use or effects of products

Back 2

consent that
1) is given voluntarily - without coercion , manipulation , or deception
2) is based on having information that a rational person would want or other information requested , or is widely disseminated in an understandable form .
3) is given by a competent person or by a proxy group that represents the person's interests , concerns and exposure to risk .

Front 3

Engineers as responsible experimenters

Back 3

1) conscientiously accept a primary obligation to protect the safety of human subjects and respect their right of consent
2) maintain awareness of the experimental nature of any project , imaginatively foresee its possible side effects , and make a reasonable effort to monitor them .
3) have autonomous personal involvement in engineering projects
4) accept accountability for the results of projects

Front 4

Safe exit

Back 4

design and procedures ensuring that is a product fails it will fail safely and the user can safely avoid harm from the failed product.

Front 5

Balanced outlook on law

Back 5

Reasonable laws and sanctions are appropriate components of engineering , but laws set the rules for minimal compliance rather than providing the full substance of engineering ethics