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ABET Student Outcome<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nENGR Student Outcome 4: an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\n\n<\/div>\n

\n\nAll engineers have a responsibility to ensure their work and conduct meets a standard of ethics<\/strong>.\u00a0 While behaving ethically seems like common sense, it is not necessarily common sense or high priority to everyone, and so many professional engineering societies and associations have developed ethics guidelines to ensure that everyone shares and is aware of the same minimum standard.\u00a0 This module focuses on the awareness and practice of engineering ethics.\n\n<\/div>\n

IV.1) Ethical Considerations<\/h1>\n

Information<\/h2>\nEthics is at the intersection of legality and morality and incorporates common sense as well as considerations related to responsibility.\u00a0 Engineering<\/em> ethics are principles and guidelines engineers follow to <\/span><\/span>ensure their decision-making is aligned with their obligations to the <\/span><\/span>public, their clients, and the industry.\u00a0 According to the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), \"<\/span><\/span>Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:\u200b\n