Attention to Ethics
Directions:
Step 1 – Review the information posted below.
Step 2 – Answer the question(s) in a clear and organized paragraph.
Technology and Engineering Practices - Attention to Ethics
Attention to ethics is at the core of being a human in society.
Attention to ethics means focusing on the impacts of technological products, systems, and processes on others and on the environment.
Technologists and engineers should evaluate risks and consider trade-offs in their decision making.
Ethical work involves sharing, speaking respectfully to others, knowing the difference between right and wrong, knowing the consequences for breaking rules, and learning to work effectively in small groups.
Society must rely on all citizens to be ethical in their decisions and treatment of others in the basis of a stable society.
Everyone should respect people with exceptional needs and those who are different from themselves.
People should treat other people equitably, respecting difference, and not singling out anyone.
Ethics include the standards and values of integrity, discipline, and honesty.
Any technology or system designed by technologists and engineers should be evaluated for its potential impact on people, society, and the environment.
Sometimes, unintended consequences and impacts don’t become apparent until after the production and distribution of a product has been initiated.
These positive and negative impacts might affect some groups or places differently than others, making identification of consequence more challenging, but also more critical.
It is the responsibility of engineers to consider the moral issues involved in their work.
With multinational corporations becoming more global in structure, it is also important for people to learn to respect and work with people from other cultures.
Technologists and engineers use techniques such as risk analysis, technology assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and decision diagrams.
To be truly effective, any technology needs to not just solve the immediate task for which it was designed but should be optimized to perform the necessary functions with the least harmful impacts on users and the environment.
Questions
Answer the following question(s) in a clear and organized paragraph.
- Start with your topic sentence. This is where you should state your ideas.
- Then, include evidence to support your ideas.
- Finally, finish your paragraph with a brief wrap-up sentence.
- Then, include evidence to support your ideas.
- Finally, finish your paragraph with a brief wrap-up sentence.
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