Considerations on Ethics in the World of Science and Engineering
Reza
Davari ardakani
President of Academy of Sciences I.R.I. and Professor, Tehran University, Faculty of Philosophy
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2010
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Engineering and ethics are two distinct and independent fields. In the affairs pertaining to science and engineering, usually ethics and ethical codes are not involved. As science deals with truth which is of the highest values, everyone who deals with science has done something which has moral value. In the modern world, particularly in the recent decades, engineers have been dealing with designs and projects that affect the destiny of countries and sometimes all the people of the world. As a result, they should consider the consequences of their deeds. Presently, the destiny of mankind and the world is dependent on technologies and their trends. Hence, they should comprehend their status and responsibility.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
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https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_670_8cd4ecdb71458095502e863d490763ed.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.670
Engineering Ethics, an Important Challenge in Engineering Education in Iran
Mehdi
Bahadori njad
Professor, Sharif University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
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2010
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The greatest challenge in educating engineering students in our country is cultivating human values and engineering ethics in them. If we want to be proud of being an ancient country with great culture and progress in science and technology, we have no other choice but to educate and cultivate ethics and moral values in the country. It is necessary to teach engineering ethics in engineering schools, but more important than that is to cultivate them in our students. An engineering faculty member who possesses morality and ethical values can become a good model for his students. The same applies to the teachers in schools. Engineers with high moral and ethical values can cultivate human values in their colleagues in industry and other work places. The engineering professors, by respecting ethics in education and research can play can cultivate engineering ethics in the young people who spend some of the best years of their lives with them. A code of ethics for engineering faculty is proposed, so that any engineering faculty who wishes can benefit this code, and prepare a similar one for its members. A code that all faculty members of an engineering school get involved in its preparation and its approval will also be respected by them.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
17
22
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_671_f5eac1cf67352ad89fe4bca5da56b01d.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.671
Responsibility of Professional Ethics in Engineering Education
Mahmoud
Yaghoubi
Professor, Shiraz University, Faculty of Engineering
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2010
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Engineering professional performances, duties, and responsibilities in social, economical and industrial development have an important role in various sectors of industries, programming and management in the country. With such a concern, the revision of engineering education curriculum and including new social and human sciences are reported to be of great interest in the past decade. It is an accepted fact that in today’s globalization and knowledge based societies, the engineering education cannot be successful with only teaching various traditional courses. Having qualified faculty members with both excellent knowledge in their field of specialty and high wisdom and dedication as well as insight to human knowledge and ethics are very important for the social growth of the engineering students. Faculty members in the engineering schools are the main symbols for the students who follow their pattern in their life and career during their studies. If these members have high morals and good dedication to their duties and responsibilities, then more likely the students will utilize these style and professional attitude in their life manner of working habit after graduation. In this article it is tried to elaborate such aspects of ethics among faculty members of engineering schools with regards to the intellectual philosophy and superiority of having more human relationship with students. Valuable sources on engineering ethics are discussed and strong scientific and friendship interaction between faculty members and students to develop valuable graduate engineers are emphasized.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
23
35
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_672_5db84bd00ff8c2e6b2a822eefb90769a.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.672
A Professional Competency Model For Graduates of Engineering Colleges in Iran (Case study: Graduates of Sharif University of Technology)
Mehdi
Feiz
PhD Student,Shahid Beheshti University
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Mehdi
Bahadori nejad
Professor, Sharif University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
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2010
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The economic progress of a country, as well as the standard of living of the people, lies heavily on the engineers shoulders. One has higher expectations from engineers than just being knowledgeable in the basic and engineering sciences. Engineering education system should make every effort to educate competent engineers. Engineers are engaged in various fields of activities, yet one can develop a model for engineering competency, irrespective of their specialized field of expertise. In this article a competency model is developed through a Delphi approach, and by consulting prominent engineers and educators. Then the model is presented to the engineering graduates of Sharif University of Technology, Iran for self-evaluation and criticism. The final model consists of four fundamental competencies, with seven basic and twenty eight sub competencies. The four fundamental competencies are: exalted motivation to render the most effective and unconditional engineering service to those who need it most, scientific expertise, practical abilities and the desire for life-long learning and educating of younger engineers. In the competency model, engineering ethics is included in exalted motivation to render the most effective service to those who need it most, along with possessing human values.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
37
68
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_673_0e7acee6ad481ef3dbd63071f61fad3a.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.673
Engineering Ethics is Global Concerning
Jalal
Hejazi
Professor. Associate Members, Material and Mine Engineering Branch, Engineering Department, Academy of Sciences
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2010
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Engineering ethics and morals in engineering are rather new subjects in engineering education and activities. Because of engineering activities which create and change the world, as well as to sustain the world life, deals with a new definition of engineering which the engineering ethics named “Global Concerning”. It is added to the previous engineering knowledge and abilities as the third axes of engineering definition. The “Global Concerning” as engineering ethics is discussed in three main headlines: Understanding the environment and sustainable development, understanding the humanity and human rights and finally self understanding. There are many subtitles which are specified under the above mentioned headlines in this article.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
69
82
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_674_d4cac42b93e3f2c91b9246c09f9f0f9a.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.674
Pillars of Engineering Ethics
Hassn
Zohoor
Professor, Sharif University of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
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Mohammad
Khalaj
Assistant Professor,Payame - Noor University
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2010
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Industries and technologies are so developed that the decisions made by an engineer can directly affect the daily affairs of people. As jobs are becoming more and more professional, it is a mark of professionalism for an engineer to observe ethical codes and to make decisions on the basis of engineering ethics. Engineers usually work together in groups or with other engineers affiliated to other organizations or companies. As a result, they are required to observe a series of ethical and organizational codes and rules. People have different professional and organizational ethical commitments. Consequently, certain identical codes and rules in a given field may have different professional and organizational effects and outcomes in different societies. In other words, engineers have identical models of performance, yet depending on their manner of thinking and the extent of their commitments to the values and ethical basics, their performances are different, and differences in ethical principles and basics affect their professional and organizational performances. The impact of an engineer’s ideological, social and organizational beliefs on his/her performance is undeniable. In addition to professional and organizational ethics, ethical basics that have their roots in religion, philosophy, native culture, traditions, family and nationality, directly influence the engineering ethics and are regarded as its pillars.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
83
97
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_675_b648d06b0a168d644a0e3ae3e19e04b5.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.675
Ethics and its Impact on Engineering Education Effectiveness in Knowledge Workers
Asadollah
Najafi
Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University
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Elnaz
Rezaei
MSc,Amir Kabir University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering
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Mohammad hassn
Abdollahi
MSc,Instructor,Islamic Azad University
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2010
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Today, one of the fundamental challenges in engineering education organizations to improve the effectiveness of human resources is knowledge. Undoubtedly, the effectiveness of the process of engineering education in knowledge workers results the interaction of various factors. Since the effectiveness of engineering education in human resource knowledge categories is not necessarily an abstract, but it is the applied aspects of management. Any organization plays an important role in providing a proper ground for institutionalizing and promoting knowledge. In this respect, participation of human resources with knowledge is important. This article tries to first indicates the factors affecting the effectiveness of moral education in human resource knowledge of engineering research literature identified and are properly classified, secondly, the effectiveness of engineering education in human resource knowledge using process analysis network analysis are examined and strategies and ultimately improving the effectiveness of human resource knowledge in engineering education are presented. For such knowledge development the MTN Company tested and evaluated using structural validation methods and results are discussed.
Iranian Journal of Engineering Education
The Academy of Sciences of I. R. of Iran
1607-2316
12
v.
46
no.
2010
99
117
https://ijee.ias.ac.ir/article_676_0f5825818fd925943837129a794b5515.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2010.676