FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI

KEJURUTERAAN
UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL
MALAYSIA MELAKA
JABATAN TEKNOLOGI KEJURUTERAAN
PEMBUATAN

ENGINEERING ETHICS & OSHE

BETU 4053

TUTORIAL 1

SEM 1-SESI
2015/2015

Answer all the questions

TOPIC : INTRODUCTION
1.

Ethics and morals relates to right and wrong conduct.

(a) Describe the definition of ethics and morals.
Ethics :
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moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior.

a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field,
or form of conduct.

Morals :
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concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of

human character.
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for
them to do.

(b) Explain the different between ethics and moral.

Comparison chart

What are
they?
Where do
they come
from?
Why we do
it?

Ethics

Morals

The rules of conduct recognized in respect to

a particular class of human actions or a
particular group or culture.

Principles or habits with respect to right or wrong

conduct. While morals also prescribe dos and don'ts,
morality is ultimately a personal compass of right and
wrong.

Social system - External

Individual - Internal

Because society says it is the right thing to

do.

Because we believe in something being right or wrong.

Ethics

Morals

Flexibility

Ethics are dependent on others for definition.

They tend to be consistent within a certain
context, but can vary between contexts.

Usually consistent, although can change if an

individuals beliefs change.

Acceptability

Ethics are governed by professional and legal

guidelines within a particular time and place

Morality transcends cultural norms

2.

What is Engineering ethics and why we need to study the engineering

ethics?
Engineering ethics
is the field of applied ethics and system of moral principles that apply to the practice of
engineering. The field examines and sets the obligations by engineers to society, to their
clients, and to the profession.
Study Eng. Ethics
To Understand the Standards Governing What is Acceptable Behavior in the Practice of
Engineering

3.

In discussing engineering ethics, it is important to make a distinction

between morality, personal ethics and professional ethics.
(a) Describe the definitions of morality, personal ethics and professional
ethics.
Morality
Defined as conformance to a recognized code, doctrine, or system of rules of what is right or
wrong and to behave accordingly. No system of morality is accepted as universal. What is
moral and what is not moral differs sharply from place to place, group to group, and time to
time.
Professional Ethics
Unchanging rules that go to the core of insuring that a certain profession maintains the trust of
the public. Having and enforcing professional ethics enable a trade group to be elevated to the
level of a profession.
Personal Ethics
The basic principles and values that govern interactions among individuals.
Refers to the ethics that a person identifies with in respect to people and situations that they
deal with in everyday life.

4.

?? Many laws are based on ethical principles, although many are purely of
practical, rather than a philosophical, nature.

Explain the definations and give the appropriate example for these
following quotes;
1. Many things that are legal could be considered unethical and
2.Just because something is illegal doesnt mean that is unethical.
Situation 1
A people driving a car at highway on second lane without exceed a speed
limit but he/she driving with speed below 50km/h.
memandu di lebuh raya di laluan ke dua dengan tidak melebihi had laju
110km/h tetapi pandu keretanya pada kelajuan 50km/h.
Situation 2
A people always assume that factory emission as an air polution, but it is
still in a law if polution level below the specific percentage.
Pelepasan asap kilang di anggap satu pencemaran udara oleh orang awan,
tetapi ia masih sah di sisi undang2 dengan kadar pencemaran di bawah
peratus yang ditetapkan.