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Chapter 4 Issues in Engineering Technology
Chapter 4 Issues in Engineering Technology
Chapter 4 Issues in Engineering Technology
Issues in
Engineering Technology
moral
are are resolved
can often be by agreement,
resolved resolved by
moral
through agreeing on principles
research to the meaning pertinent and
establish of terms how they
the truth and should be
concepts. applied
Related skills
&
characteristics
Moral
communication Integrity
Moral
imagination Moral
hope
Moral Rational
awareness moral
Moral reasoning
consistency Tolerance
of
Moral Respect
diversity
reasonableness for
persons
Moral ability in recognizing moral
problems and issues in
awareness engineering.
Comprehending, clarifying,
Rational and assessing arguments
Moral opposing sides of moral
reasoning issues.
Enriched appreciation of
Moral the possibilities of using
hope rational dialogue in
resolving moral conflicts.
Maintaining moral
Integrity integrity, and
integrating one's
professional life &
personal convictions
*integriti adalah sifat jati diri yang merangkumi juga keikhlasan, keterbukaan,
ketelusan, amanah, benar, berpegang kepada prinsip, tidak mudah dipengaruhi,
boleh dipercayai, boleh pegang cakapnya, dll
FIELD
SERVICES
TECHNICAL
SALES
PRODUCTION
TESTING
MANUFACTURING
PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT
DESIGN
RESEARCH
Conceptual Blind to new concepts
design
Violation of patents /
trade secrets.
Product to be used illegally
Goals;
performance Unrealistic assumptions
specifications
Design depends on
unavailable or untested
materials.
Preliminary Uneven
analysis
Overly detailed in designer's area of
expertise,
marginal elsewhere
Detailed unidentified
analysis methodologies.
Design changes
not carefully checked
Insufficient allowance for unexpected
Scheduling
events
of tasks
Bribes, kickbacks.
Inadequate testing of
purchased parts
Variable quality of materials and
Fabrication
workmanship
of parts
Product oversold
beyond client's needs
or means
Design must comply with
Safety of applicable laws
products An acceptable design must meet
the standard of “accepted industry
practice”
Alternative design that are
potentially safer must be explored
The eng tech must attempt to
foresee potential/misuses of the
products
Both prototypes and finished
devices must be rigorously tested
Shipping, installation, Product too large to ship
training by land
Lack of a simple
"safety exit."
Use Used inappropriately or for illegal
applications
Overloaded.
Operations manuals not ready.
Disclose misconduct,
unethical/unprofessional
behavior, etc. when called
to do so.
problems/issues
U don’t
have to Use all the See different
theories perspectives
choose
Line
Moral drawing
aspects Flow
chart
Drawing a line along which various examples &
hypothetical situations are placed
CONCLUSION:
The approach taken by
Intel in this case wasn’t
the best ethical choice
Familiar because used in computer
program development
CASE STUDY:
DISASTER AT BHOPAL, INDIA
SITUATIONS:
wrong pipe was connected to Methyl Isocyanate tank
Plant maintenance was cut to save money
A refrigeration unit, intended to cool down tank,
stopped working 5 month before accident and had not
been repaired.
A high temperature alarm was improperly set so no
warning was given
A flare tower, designed to burn vapors, was not
functioning
A “scrubber” unit intended to neutralize toxic
vapors, did not activate until after the release toxins
A similar plant in West Virginia has total of 28 leaks
over previous 5 years with no serious problems.
An internal union carbide memo warned of
“potential for a serious”
Union Carbide want to
build plant in Bhopal
Consequences:
-illegal, subject to laws
-anti-competitive and corrupt out
free-market economic system
How to avoid
bribery?
Look for company policy
all large corporation & small companies
have very clear rules about what is
acceptable
any deviation from this rule requires
approval
other companies encourage social
interaction & allow employees more
discretion
Are there
“normal
accident”…..?
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