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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Ms. Sarita Arya Librarian, Pacific College of Engineering, Pacific University Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email:[email protected],Mobile: 09309232002

ABSTRACT Ethics of human character for any scientific venture are expressed as moral principles of conduct. Ethics are the elements which belong to a branch of philosophy dealing with the moral nature of human conduct, or it may be defined as, the principles and standards guiding moral conduct in everyday life or in a special field or profession. The word ethics suggests norms, moral responsibilities, personal values etc. When we talk about engineering profession, we talk about engineer’s moral responsibilities and personal. For en example, an engineer, who is trained for technical skills, is required to observe certain code of conduct or norms for his acts or behaviour. This code of conduct or behaviour pattern is governed by ethical considerations, popularly known as professional ethics. The professional ethics signifies the code of conduct to be adopted in practice by the individuals who are in respective profession. Role commitment is, in general, engineer’s moral responsibility. The ethical conduct of engineers makes them accountable for their actions towards the society and the community which entrusts its young ones to their duties and work, towards the pupils, towards the authorities who supervise their actions and most importantly towards their own self. “The role of engineers is vital for progress and development of the country. All the professionally registered engineers and technicians have committed to working in an ethical and socially responsible manner according to their professional engineering institution’s code of conduct, issued in line with guidance from the Engineering Council. The study on ethics helps to know the people’s beliefs, values, and morals, learn the good and bad of them, and practice them to maximize their well-being and happiness. It involves the inquiry on the existing situations, form judgments and resolve the issues. In addition, ethics tells us how to live, to respond to issues, through the duties, rights, responsibilities, and obligations.

KEYWORDS Ethics, Professional Ethics, Engineering, Code of Conduct, Social Responsibility.