This is a group project. As you can see from our discussion of the engineering professio...

This is a group project. As you can see from our discussion of the engineering profession in this chapter, people rely quite heavily on engineers to provide them with safe and reliable goods and services. Moreover, you realize that there is no room for mistakes or dishonesty in engineering! Mistakes made by engineers could cost not only money but also more importantly lives. Think about the following: An incompetent and unethical surgeon could cause the death of at most one person at one time, whereas an incompetent and unethical engineer could cause the deaths of hundreds of people at one time. If in order to save money an unethical engineer designs a bridge or a part for an airplane that does not meet the safety requirements, hundreds of peoples’ lives are at risk!

Visit the Web site of the National Society of Professional Engineers and research engineering ethics. Discuss why engineering ethics is so important, and explain why engineers are expected to practice engineering using the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Give examples of engineering codes of ethics. Write a brief report to your instructor explaining your findings.