Please explain the below IEEE code of ethics in details. 1- The 1st IEEE code of
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Please explain the below IEEE code of ethics in details.
1- The 1st IEEE code of ethics states “to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment” .
2- The 6th IEE code of ethics states that “to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations” .
3- The 10th IEEE code of ethics state “to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics” .
4- According to the 5th code of ethics,” to improve the understanding by individuals and society of the capabilities and societal implications of conventional and emerging technologies, including intelligent systems” .
Explanation / Answer
1. To accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the safety, health, and
welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public
or the environment.
(As technology gallops forward, are electronics engineers even in a position to judge
what is dangerous? Many devices today emit microwaves, though at very low levels.
However, those low levels are often transmitted right next to the cranium. Do engineers
shout, "everyone hold your horses, we must ask medical researchers to investigate the
safety of our inventions!" I don't think so.)
6. To maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks
for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of
pertinent limitations.
(Improving technical competence doesn't seem to make much difference, judging by the age
distribution of engineers. Retraining seems to have little effect, in my opinion.)
10. To assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support
them in following this code of ethics.
(If an employee determines an employer is operating unethically according to the IEEE Code
of Ethics, and blows the whistle, is it the duty of other employees to support the whistle blower?
absolutely not.)
5. To improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate application, and potential consequences.
(Understanding on whose part? The public? One's boss? Ourselves? How potential does potential
have to be to be important?)