ENS 2159: Engineering Ethics Reflection Report, ECU, Semester 1

This report presents a reflection on engineering ethics from an emerging engineer's perspective, focusing on the application of ethical principles to engineering practice. The student explores professional and personal attributes, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the Code of Ethics provided by Engineers Australia. The reflection covers key concepts such as due diligence in compliance, risk management, and the engineer's accountability for societal safety and environmental protection. Furthermore, it highlights the significance of intellectual property rights and ethical conduct in the design of everyday devices for public welfare. The student emphasizes a commitment to being accountable, responsible, and conscientious in all engineering practices. The report references several sources including works by Hubka & Eder (2012), Carroll, Brown, & Buchholtz (2018), Banks (2012) and Boud, Keogh, & Walker (2017) to support the arguments.

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Engineering Ethics
Reflection
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4/3/2020

REFLECTION 1
Reflection
This reflection is based on reflecting upon the application of ethics to my practice as
an emerging engineer. The discussion is going to consider professional and personal
attributes including indicators and elements. To me, engineering ethics is the field comprising
moral principles that apply to engineering practice (Hubka & Eder, 2012). My knowledge
about ethics related to engineering suggests that engineering ethics is a field which used to
examine and set the obligations by engineers to society, to the profession, and their clients
(Carroll, Brown, & Buchholtz, 2018).
In addition, I have learned that every emerging engineer should follow ethical conduct
as well as professional accountability as an element of competency. In my opinion, an
emerging engineer should always demonstrate the commitment to follow the Code of Ethics
given by Engineers Australia while considering the norms of professional conduct to the
modern engineering discipline (Hubka & Eder, 2012). I believe that an engineer should
understand the basic need of ‘due-diligence’ in compliance, certification as well as risk
management processes. Moreover, my knowledge regarding ethical engineering practice
suggests that an emerging engineer should always understand the accountabilities of the
modern professional engineer for the safety of society as well as for the protection of the
environment (Hubka & Eder, 2012). Furthermore, I will always be aware of the fundamental
principles of intellectual property (IP) protection and thereby IP rights of people living in the
society (Carroll, Brown, & Buchholtz, 2018).
In whole, I consider the ethical practice of engineering most important as emerging
engineers not only offers the basic human resources for the infrastructure growth of a nation
but they effectively design all the necessary everyday devices for the welfare of the general
public. In this way, being an emerging engineer I will always follow professional ethics and
be accountable, responsible and conscientious during engineering practice.

REFLECTION 2
References
Banks, S. (2012). Ethics and values in social work. London: Macmillan International Higher
Education.
Boud, D., Keogh, R., & Walker, D. (2017). Reflection: Turning experience into learning.
UK: Routledge.
Carroll, A. B., Brown, J., & Buchholtz, A. K. (2018). Business & Society: Ethics,
Sustainability & Stakeholder Management (10th ed.). Australia: Cengage Learning.
Hubka, V., & Eder, W. E. (2012). Design science: introduction to the needs, scope and
organization of engineering design knowledge. London: Springer.