American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB)

Faculty of Engineering (EEE)

Subject: Engineering Ethics

Course Name: Engineering Ethics Course Code: EEE 3107

Semester: Summer 2019 Submission date:
Item:
Special Case Study on:
CO2: Identify impact on society and environment for professional engineering solutions.
Student Name: Student ID:
Department: Section:

Rubric:
Proficient
Category
[4]
Risk and safety analysis
related to the case is stated
clearly and described
Risk and safety
comprehensively, delivering
analysis
relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Comprehension of the role
of engineering in society is
Comprehension stated
of the role of clearly and described
engineering in comprehensively, delivering
society relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Issues in engineering
practice is stated
Issues in clearly and described
engineering comprehensively, delivering
practice relevant information
necessary for full
understanding.
Engineering responsibility to
public safety is stated
clearly and described
Engineering
comprehensively, delivering
responsibility
relevant information
to public safety
necessary for full
understanding.
Importance of ‘Safety’ to
social, economic and
Importance of
sustainable development is
‘Safety’ to
stated
social,
clearly and described
economic and
comprehensively, delivering
sustainable
relevant information
development
necessary for full
understanding.
Comments:
Good Acceptable Unacceptable Secured
[3] [2] [1] Marks
Risk and safety analysis Risk and safety analysis Risk and safety
related to the case is related to the case is analysis related
stated, described, and stated, but description to the case is
clarified so that leaves some terms stated without
understanding is not undefined, ambiguities clarification or
seriously impeded by unexplored, boundaries description.
omissions. undetermined,
Comprehension of the Comprehension of the Comprehension
role of engineering in role of engineering in of the role of
society is stated, society is stated, but engineering in
described, and clarified description leaves some society is stated
so that understanding is terms undefined, without
not seriously impeded ambiguities unexplored, clarification or
by omissions. boundaries description.
undetermined,
Issues in engineering Issues in engineering Issues in
practice is stated, practice is stated, but engineering
described, and clarified description leaves some practice is stated
so that understanding is terms undefined, without
not seriously impeded ambiguities unexplored, clarification or
by omissions. boundaries description.
undetermined,
Engineering Engineering Engineering
responsibility to public responsibility to public responsibility to
safety is stated, safety is stated, but public safety is
described, and clarified description leaves some stated without
so that understanding is terms undefined, clarification or
not seriously impeded ambiguities unexplored, description.
by omissions. boundaries
undetermined,
Importance of ‘Safety’ Importance of ‘Safety’ to Importance of
to social, economic and social, economic and ‘Safety’ to
sustainable sustainable development social, economic
development is stated, is stated, but description and sustainable
described, and clarified leaves some terms development is
so that understanding is undefined, ambiguities stated without
not seriously impeded unexplored, boundaries clarification or
by omissions. undetermined, description.
Total Marks
(Out of 20):
 Engineering Ethics

Case study:
A team of engineers and biomedical computer scientists develop a system for identifying
people from a distance of up to 200 meters. A short tube attached to a sophisticated
receiver and computer, and aimed at a person’s head, reads the individual’s unique
pattern of brain waves when standard words are spoken. The team patents the invention
and forms a company to manufacture and sell it. The device is an immediate success
within the banking industry. It is used to secretly verify the identification of customers at
tellers’ windows. The scientists and engineers, however, disavow any responsibility for
such uses of the device without customer notification or consent. They contend that the
companies that buy the product are responsible for its use. They also refuse to be
involved in notifying public representatives about the product’s availability and the way it
is being used.

What type of professional codes of ethics is violated by employing the device without
customer awareness? What ethical codes should be followed by the engineers and
scientist in marketing and use of the biomedical equipment?