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Engineering Practice Cases

An Inquiry about the Connection Between Engineering Work and the Military

Can any branch of engineering science be divorced from military?

Requesting a Recommedation Letter

Is it unethical for a registrar auditor that has worked with company/me for 8+ years to be one of my peer reference?

An engineer with too much power?-Conflict of Interest?

One person holds, besides his regular job, many other high level ranks in different government sections. Is it right for him to get his own idea implimented by passing his corresponding proposal using his power in the various posts that he holds simultaneously?

Engineer with bogus "degrees"

What to do about an Engineer representing that they hold an unaccredited or false college degree, from Kennedy-Western University, Rochville University, Almeda University or a similiar entity? Senate Hearing 108-353 "Bogus Degrees and Unmet Expectations, Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills?"

There is a foul odor – Turning over Plans

NJ engineer will not release as-built septic plans to new co owner of house. States his girlfriend is owed money by other co owner of home and cannot release plans until she is paid $1800.

Engineering Assistance

Manufacturer offers engineering services.

PE Stamp when QA/QC

Should an office professional engineer stamp the work created under the supervision of another professional engineer after only being involved in the final QA/QC review simply because the original supervising engineer is too busy to complete the QA/QC?

Is this a Conflict of Interest?

Drawing Revisions

Who is responsible for revisions to a drawing?

Do you eliminate the distributor?

Liability/responsibility of the individual engineer

Misappropriation of one's engineering work

Engineer copied my work

Consultant versus Staff Engineer - Conflict of Interest?

Staff Engineer acting a Engineer-of-Record for unlicensed Engineering Consultant - is this a conflict of interest?

Three Sources of Professional ethics

I need help for a research paper!

Need Help! Engineers Looking for advice about their legal obligations to the public

Need more understanding about Professional Engineers and their legal obligations to the public.

Ethics in Undergraduate Studies

Ethics are more than important in the workplace, but I would like to know different opinions and cases where ethics were important while in undergrad.

Case in which an engineer ought to tell a worker about risks

A case of an engineer hired by a printed circuit boards manufacturer to do a process layout design. Whilst doing the job she discovered epoxy in the fibre glass layer in which the manufacturer has been manually punched holes into. She sought information from the Environmental and Safety Department and found out the serious health risks involved in being exposed to this epoxy. In this essay I shall discuss the responsibility and the actions that should be undertaken by this engineer to enhance safety in this workplace. Furthermore, I will use researched materials as a guidance.

Engineering Ethics & Prevention of Trench Wall Collapse

the process know as trench digging is a common practice in the field of engineering. the common name of the process is called a trench box. in this trench box engineers o workers use a hydraulic pump or a tractor backhoe and dig trenches so work can be rendered.After a trench is dug, workers go down into the trench, performing whatever work is necessary, such as laying pipe or telephone lines, welding pipe, or installing valves. If the walls of the trench are not supported, there is the possibility that the walls will collapse and trap the workers in the trench. Historically, there have been between 100 and 300 people killed in the United States every year due to trench collapses.

Scenario: Entrepreneur on Company Time

A division of a Fortune 500 company (Division X) initiated a new ideas contest to solicit ideas from their employees. The program was a contest open to all employees and to any idea. The new ideas contest was characterized as entrepreneurial in spirit and promotional material promised to involve, recognize, reward, and support the employees whose ideas were chosen.

Dealing with Poor Work Habits

Qatar employees are lazy and time issue.

Hospitality from a Vendor -7 cases

Paul Ledbetter decides to accept hospitality from a vendor in the form of a country club membership.