Exam 14: Ethics and Engineering

Ethical standards apply only to conduct which could have some significant effect on the lives of people in general

An engineer can accept compensation from more than one party provided it is not excessive.

The NCEES Model Rules of Conduct provides codes that engineers can use in real-world applications involving what?

The utilitarian approach to normative ethics treats ethics in terms of whatever actions will best promote the general welfare or benefit of all people

Which of the following will involve a lawsuit?

Ethics are concerned with standards, rules, or guidelines for moral or socially-approved conduct, including all except which of the following?

Ethics are different from matters of legality and legal standards

Which of the following is not an example of an unethical standard?

It is assumed that ethical standards are always more important than other standards.

A mutual agreement between two or more parties to engage in a transaction which provides benefits to each party is known as what?