Week of 10/3: Ethics in my work field

Week of 10/3: Ethics in Material Science

Hello again everyone and thank you for reading my blog this week. I will be talking about ethics in material science this week. Since material science is a branch of engineering, I am just going to research ethics in engineering in general. Most engineering professions follow the same guidelines so the ethics will also follow. Before doing any research, I'm assuming the ethics will follow the basic guidelines, like be honest and do your job right. However, these are just my assumptions.

When I started to look up ethics in engineering, I found an outdated website, but I believe it made valid points. The ethical guidelines were:

1. Use your knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare

2. Be honest and impartial

3. Strive to increase the prestige of the profession

4. Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines 

I was correct about one of the ethical values, but the other ones also make sense. They basically all follow my own personal beliefs(which can be found in my first post) and #2 does especially. I think of these beliefs as do the best you can, and be honest. 

How my college work will prepare me to work in my field with these ethical guidelines

Having to always do my own work will help me prepare for these ethical guidelines. Since I can't copy off other people, it prepares me to be honest about my work, which I already am anyways. Also trying to do the best I can in my classes will prepare me to do the best work I can in the field. The fourth guideline means that engineers need to open new opportunities for other engineers and help them along, which I can also apply to my college life. I can help first year student in classes that I've already taken and give them a chance to do better in class. 

I believe that these are pretty good ethical guidelines. They can also be applied to everyday living too, which makes them easier to carry out in the workplace. Thanks again for reading!

"Ethics in Engineering." Stony Brooks Material Science and Engineering. National Society of Professional Engineers, April 24, 1998. Web.  October 3,          2013.

Calvin and Hobbes. 2008. Photograph. PACTISS Web. October 3 2013.