Professional ethics and disaster management chapter 1: ethics and values

  Roles And Responsibility of an engineer

In the previous articles we have discussed what are ethics and know we will understand what is role of an engineer and relation and importance of ethics. Engineering exist everywhere in a number of ways and circumstances. It is part of our lives and everything we touch and do. In order to be meaningful, engineering education and training program is designed taking into consideration of global requirement for problem solving tool with greater freedom of efficiency. In doing so, a standard have been formulated for such programmers to be accredited and recognized paving the ways for a formal acceptance as a norm for before putting it into practice. Engineers role and responsibility Engineers have many different types of jobs to choose from, including research, design, analysis, development, testing, and sales positions. Engineering work is also organized by traditional academic fields of study. Engineers are problem solvers who search for quicker, better, less expensive ways to meet tough challenges. Professional Engineer A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis and solution of engineering problems.  1. He is able to assume personal responsibility for the development and application of engineering, notably in research, designing, construction, manufacturing, managing and in the education of the engineer. 2. The work is predominantly intellectual and requires the exercise of original thought and judgment. 3. Engineers are capable of closely and continuously progressing in their branch of engineering through assimilation of various information and application. They are thus placed in a position to make contributions to the development of engineering and its application. 4.The engineering education and training require a broad and general appreciation of the engineering sciences as well the special features of his own branch. He is able to give authoritative technical advice and to assume responsibility for the roles and his responsibility. Engineering Professions The majority of engineers fulfill the key characteristics of professional profession known as follows: They are required to be expert in a particular area of activity for which an advanced and extended formation is necessary and practice in which requires a high level of theoretical foundation. They have mastered in a clearly definable and valuable body of knowledge and understanding. They accept responsibility and accountability for the decisions they make against standard conduct and values. astronaut engineer working on space station with professionalism Benefits of Professional Engineers   job Satisfaction Variety of career Challenging work Benefit to the society Financial Security Prestige Professional environment Responsibility of engineers The engineer recognizes that the greatest merit is the work and exercises his profession committed to serving society, attending to the welfare and progress of the majority. By transforming nature for the benefit of mankind, the engineer must increase his awareness of the world as the abode of man, his interest in the universe as a guarantee of overcoming his spirit, and knowledge of reality to make the world fairer and happier. The engineer should reject any paper that is intended to harm the general interest, thus avoiding a situation that might be hazardous or threatening to the environment, life, health, or other rights of human beings.  It is an inescapable duty of the engineer to uphold the prestige of the profession, to ensure its proper discharge, and to maintain a professional demeanor rooted in ability, honesty, fortitude, temperance, magnanimity, modesty, honesty, and justice; with the consciousness of individual well-being subordinate to the social good. The engineer and his employer must ensure the continuous improvement of his knowledge, particularly of his profession, disseminate his knowledge, share his experience, provide opportunities for education and training of workers, provide recognition, moral and material support to the school where he studied, thus returning the benefits and opportunities he and his employer have received. It is the responsibility of the engineer to carry out his work efficiently and to support the law. In particular, he must ensure compliance with the standards of worker protection as provided by the law. As a professional, the engineer is expected to commit himself to high standards of conduct. so this is all about roles and responsibility of an engineer.

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