Title: Explain application of ethics within the field of engineering.
Course: Engineering Studies (21002) > Section: Examining the Engineering Profession

Explanation should include

- summarizing the fundamental tenets of the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics
- describing the reasons for each tenet
- describing patents, including the six legal categories of patents, how patents protect inventors, and how patents are obtained.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between morality and ethics?
- What are personal ethics? What are professional ethics? What is the difference between the two?
- How do personal ethics affect professional ethics?
- How can an engineer resolve a conflict between personal and professional ethics?
- How does culture affect ethics?
- What ethical issues relate to the selection and use of technology?
- How might a use of technology be legal but unethical?
- What criteria might an engineer use to resolve such a conflict?