Get acquainted with information below. In groups choose two points from the list and think of the situation concerning (chemical) engineers.

There are several other ethical issues that engineers may face. Some have to do with technical practice, but many others have to do with broader considerations of business conduct. These include:

• Quality
• Ensuring legal compliance
• Conflict of interest
• Bribery and kickbacks
• Treatment of confidential or proprietary information
• Consideration of the employer’s assets
• Relationships with clients, consultants, competitors, and contractors
• Gifts, meals, services, and entertainment
• Outside employment/activities (Moonlighting)

Role play this situation.

You are senior managers at medical drugs manufacturing. Your company is losing market share. You strongly suspect your main rival is using unfair methods to promote its products.

For example, you are almost sure that your rival has been:

a) making cash payments to main dealers

b) offering expensive gifts to important customers

Hold a meeting to consider how to solve the problem.

PROJECT WORK

‘Code of good practice’

26 You are a president of a chemical company. Create a written ‘Code of good practice’ for your engineers, think of the design and present it to your employees.

WRITING

27 As one of the senior managers at medical drugs manufacturing prepare a written report on the results of the meeting. Put there the following:

• problem description in short
• ways of problem solving
• measures to prevent similar problems in future

CHECKLIST

Assess your progress in this unit. Tick (ü) the statements which are true.

	I can distinguish ethical engineering activities from unethical ones.
	I know what ‘Code of Ethics for Engineers’ performs.
	I can talk about professional obligations of engineers.

UNIT 5

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