Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice

Improving Engineering Ethics of Professional Engineers in Sri Lanka – Perspectives of Young Engineers

“…Engineering Ethics Ethics can be defined as moral philosophy, which recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct for professionals practising within a profession [1]. Philosophy contains three major subject areas relevant to ethics as meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics.…”

“…Professional engineering associations established considering territorial and engineering discipline wise factors worldwide have introduced specific codes of Engineering Ethics targeting their members. Codes of Engineering Ethics can be defined as principles that refer to a fundamental and comprehensive doctrine regarding the behaviour and conduct of engineering professionals [1]. Professional engineering associations like the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) were foremost in developing codes of ethics for their members in the late 19 th century [6].…”

Ethics into Practice: Holding Paramount Health, Safety & Welfare of the Public by Entrepreneurial Engineers in Sri Lanka

“…Engineering Ethics Principles referring to a fundamental and comprehensive morality regarding behaviour and conduct of engineers are known as codes of Engineering Ethics [6]. Many international professional engineering bodies like the American Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have introduced their codes of conduct for their member engineers.…”

Accomplishing environmental sustainability as an ethical responsibility; evidence from entrepreneur engineers in Sri Lanka

“…It emphasises the requirement of assuring sustainability as "engineers shall be committed to the need for sustainable management of the planet's resources and seek to minimise adverse environmental impacts of their engineering works or applications of technology to protect both present and future generations" (The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka -Code of Ethics, 2013). IEEE and ASCE code of ethics also highlights this clause as an important aspect of engineering practice (Hansen & Zenobia, 2011). Hence, it is clear that engineers are guided from their undergraduate period to work on sustainability by including it as one of the graduate attributes of professional engineers.…”