Essay 2

 Name

: Koay Geok Hwa

Student ID : 1002B77917 Title: 7. Vey Vey o!ten "ode# o! $a"ti"e #u%%e#t di#"etion di#" etion o! en%ineein% &ud%ement. T'ee ae meit# and demeit# o! intenational "ode# o! $a"ti"e and #tandad# a# o$$o#ed to national do"ument# wit'in t'e "onte(t o! t'e )alay#ian indu#ty and $a"ti"e#. Di#"u## *y %i+in% e(am$le# o! en%ineein% &ud%ement w'ee*y #u"' de"i#ion doe# not "on!om to an intenational ,- "ode o! $a"ti"e and 'ow it i# &u#ti!ied. I# intenational "on!omity alway# de#ia*le-

/n%ineein% &ud%ement i# a $o"e## o! !omin% o$inion o$inion o e+aluation w'i"' "'aa"teied *y o "on!omin% to t'e te"'ni"al o et'i"al #tandad# o! en%ineein% knowled%e and o!ten lon% and inten#i+e a"ademi" $e$aation *y di#"enin% and "om$ain%. To make an en%ineein% &ud%ement de"i#ion# ae u#ually *a#ed on te"'ni"al in!omation and $u*li" im$a"t. T'ee ae !ew !a"to# t'at "an de+elo$ t'e  &ud%ement #u"' t'at a"ademi" tainin% $o!e##ional e($eien"e $o!e##ional de+elo$ment and mi#take#. In t'e #o"iety nowaday# nowaday# en%inee# $lay an im$otant im$otant ole to en#ue t'e #a!ety o! li!e w'i"' i# im$otant to maintain and im$o+e t'e uality o! t'e wold. /n%inee# inde$endently adde## and e"on"ile a *oad an%e o! "om$le( en%ineein% $o*lem# w'i"' may o "an3t *e adeuately a##e##ed and detemined !om mea#uement o o*#e+ation alone. T'ey deal e(ten#i+ely wit' "onto+e#ial e"onomi" and $u*li"  $oli"y i##ue# t'at ae likely to 'inde $o%e## o! "on#tu"tion o o$eatin% $emit#. Be#ide# t'at en%inee# "an e$e#ent de$atment wit' aut'oity on te"'ni"al en%ineein% matte# to de+elo$ $o"edue# and #tandad# !o multi$le en%ineein%  $o&e"t# t'at ae #i%ni!i"antly te"'ni"al and "om$le(. /n%ineein% &ud%ement i# im$otant *e"au#e en%inee# a$$ly $o!e##ional &ud%ment w'ee a +aiety o! "on!li"tin% en%ineein% elated "ondition# $e#ent a ma&o $o*lem. 4ne t'in% t'at "an3t *e ne%le"ted i# "ode# and $a"ti"e# o!ten #u%%e#t di#"etion o! en%ineein% &ud%ement. T'ee ae meit# and demeit# o! intenational "ode# o!  $a"ti"e and #tandad# a# o$$o#ed to national do"ument# wit'in t'e "onte(t o! t'e t'e )alay#ian indu#ty and $a"ti"e#.

5o e(am$le /n%inee 6 em$loyed *y t'e 8 )anu!a"tuin% om$any om$any i# a##i%ned to an intenal ta#k !o"e "om$o#ed o! en%inee# to de+elo$ a &o* de#"i$tion and uali!i"ation# !o a #u$e+i#oy en%ineein% $o#ition and to $e$ae a li#t o! uali!ied en%inee# !o t'e $o#ition. T'e ta#k !o"e inte+iew# a num*e o! "andidate# eliminatin% #ome and ad+i#in% t'em t'at t'ey ae no lon%e unde "on#ideation. 6t t'e "on"lu#ion o! it# inte+iew# t'e ta#k !o"e mem*e# all a%ee t'at none o! t'o#e "on#ideed i# o! t'e uality de#ied. T'e ot'e mem*e# o! t'e ta#k !o"e 'owe+e tell /n%inee 6 t'at t'ey *elie+e 'e i# 'i%'ly uali!ied and #u%%e#t t'at 'e e#i%n !om t'e ta#k !o"e #o t'at 'e may *e "on#ideed !o t'e $o#ition a# *ein% in t'e *e#t intee#t o! t'e "om$any.

5om t'e e(am$le a*o+e it3# "lealy #'own t'at t'e de"i#ion o! /n%inee 6 doe# not "om!ot to Code of Ethics;Se"tion < and Se"tion 11. Code of Ethics;Se"tion < #tate# t'at =T'e /n%inee will endea+o to a+oid a "on!li"t o! intee#t wit' 'i# em$loye o "lient *ut w'en una+oida*le t'e /n%inee #'all !ully di#"lo#e t'e "i"um#tan"e# to 'i# em$loye o "lient.>. I a##ume t'at t'o#e in mana%ement w'o a$$ointed /n%inee 6 to t'e ta#k !o"e would know t'e !a"t# w'en and i! 63# name wee $e#ented !o t'e 'i%'e $o#ition t'ee will *e no et'i"al $o*lem e%adin% 'i# elation#'i$ wit' 'i# em$loye. 6# 'a# o!ten *een noted in t'e $a#t a "on!li"t o! intee#t *etween an em$loyed en%inee and t'e em$loye o""u# only w'en t'e "i"um#tan"e# ae #u"' t'at an ad+anta%e to t'e en%inee would *e at t'e e($en#e o! t'e em$loye. /+en i! t'at wee t'e "a#e 'owe+e an em$loye may wai+e t'e "on!li"t w'en it i# to 'i# o 'e ad+anta%e to do #o.

T'ee may *e #ome im$li"ation t'at /n%inee 6 'ad #ome 'idden ole in t'e detemination o! t'e ta#k !o"e mem*e# in"ludin% 'im t'at none o! t'e ot'e  "andidate# wa# a""e$ta*le !o t'e 'i%'e $o#ition. I! /n%inee 6 wee im$o$ely moti+ated to in!luen"e an ad+e#e "on"lu#ion on t'e ot'e "andidate# 'e "ould 'a+e 'ad in mind t'e e#ult t'at t'e ot'e mem*e# o! t'e ta#k !o"e would tun to 'im. But t'i# i# a 'i%'ly "on&e"tual a$$oa"' wit'out #u$$otin% e+iden"e and I a##ume unde  t'e#e "ondition# t'at t'e ot'e mem*e# o! t'e ta#k !o"e "ould not #o ea#ily 'a+e  *een led to t'at e#ult. T'e ultimate et'i"al i##ue unde t'e a*o+e a##um$tion i# w'et'e /n%inee 6 'ad "om$eted un!aily wit' ot'e en%inee# *y attem$tin% to o*tain ad+an"ement *y ?im$o$e o ue#tiona*le met'od#.? I! t'ee wee any ea#ona*le *a#i# to #u$$ot a #u#$i"ion t'at /n%inee 6 'ad in !a"t u#ed 'i# $o#ition on t'e ta#k !o"e to a"'ie+e t'e $o#ition !o 'im#el! t'at would *e a "lea +iolation o! Se"tion 11 o! t'e "ode. T'u# I #u%%e#t t'at /n%inee 6 #'ould e#i%n !om t'e ta#k !o"e and $emit 'im#el! to *e "on#ideed a# a "andi"ate #o t'at it would *e et'i"al.

T'ee3# anot'e e(am$le. /n%inee B 'ad *een etained *y t'e $ime $o!e##ional en%inee to $o+ide me"'ani"al and ele"ti"al en%ineein% #e+i"e# !o a la%e 'ou#in%  $o&e"t. T'e $o&e"t wa# "om$leted and o""u$ied !ou yea# late and /n%inee B wa# !ully $aid !o 'i# #e+i"e#. 6$$o(imately #e+en yea# a!te t'e oi%inal o""u$an"y owne#'i$ o! t'e !a"ility "'an%ed. T'e new owne in!omed /n%inee B 'e 'ad etained /n%inee  to make an en%ineein% in#$e"tion o! t'e !a"ility and t'ee wee  $o*lem# a##o"iated wit' t'e wiin%. 6t t'e owne@# eue#t a &oint in#$e"tion o! t'e wiin% wa# made *y t'e two en%inee# and t'e "ity wiin% in#$e"to. T'e in#$e"tion did not e+eal any de!e"t# in t'e wiin%. T'e owne ad+i#ed /n%inee  o! 'i# "om$laint "on"enin% t'e $lum*in% and 'eatin% #y#tem#. /n%inee  t'eea!te "ondu"ted a !ut'e #tudy and !iled a e$ot wit' t'e owne. T'e e$ot noted t'ee wa# no $o*lem wit' t'e de#i%n o! t'e $lum*in% #y#tem *ut "on"luded t'ee wee de#i%n inadeua"ie# in t'e oi%inal #iin% o! t'e eui$ment !o 'ot wate and 'eatin%. /n%inee  e"ommended t'e in#tallation o! eui$ment o! 'i%'e "a$a"ity. /n%inee B t'eea!te !iled a "om$laint wit' t'e #tate en%ineein% e%i#tation *oad alle%in% t'at /n%inee  'ad a"ted im$o$ely in t'at t'e e$ot wa# not o*&e"ti+e and did not in"lude all $etinent in!omation and !ut'e alle%ed t'at t'e a"tion# o! /n%inee 

wee #el!;#e+in% at t'e e($en#e o! t'e di%nity and e$utation o! /n%inee B. /n%inee  B eue#ted t'e e%i#tation *oad to !ind /n%inee  %uilty o! ?mi#"ondu"t? in t'at /n%inee  'ad o*tained em$loyment *y a ue#tiona*le met'od o! "iti"iin% /n%inee * wit'out 'i# knowled%e. T'e /n%inee B3# de"i#ion doe# not "om!ot t'e Code of Ethics Se"tion 12 and Se"tion 12,a. Se"tion 12 #tate# t'at ?T'e /n%inee will not attem$t to in&ue mali"iou#ly o !al#ely die"tly o indie"tly t'e $o!e##ional e$utation $o#$e"t#  $a"ti"e o em$loyment o! anot'e en%inee no will 'e indi#"iminately "iti"ie anot'e en%inee@# wok. I! 'e *elie+e# t'at anot'e en%inee i# %uilty o! unet'i"al o ille%al $a"ti"e 'e #'all $e#ent #u"' in!omation to t'e $o$e aut'oity !o a"tion?. Se"tion 12,a #tate# t'at ?6n /n%inee in $i+ate $a"ti"e will not e+iew t'e wok o! anot'e en%inee !o t'e #ame "lient e("e$t wit' t'e knowled%e o! #u"' en%inee o unle## t'e "onne"tion o! #u"' en%inee wit' t'e wok 'a# *een teminated.?

In t'i# $ati"ula #et o! !a"t# it i# a$$aent t'at /n%inee B knew t'at /n%inee  'ad  *een etained to make an en%inee@# in#$e"tion o! t'e !a"ility and t'at t'e e#ultin% e+aluation would ne"e##aily entail a e+iew o! t'e oi%inal de#i%n#. 6l#o it i# eually "lea t'at t'e "onne"tion o! /n%inee B wit' t'e $o&e"t 'ad *een teminated #ome yea# ealie. By "on#idein% w'et'e t'e wok o! /n%inee  wa# !o t'e #ame "lient it may *e 'el$!ul !o !utue %uidan"e to a%ain $oint out t'at t'e $u$o#e o! 12,a i# to  $o+ide t'e en%inee w'o#e wok i# *ein% e+iewed *y anot'e en%inee t'e o$$otunity to #u*mit 'i# "omment# o e($lanation !o 'i# te"'ni"al de"i#ion# t'ee*y ena*lin% t'e e+iewin% en%inee to 'a+e t'e *ene!it o! a !ulle unde#tandin% o! t'e te"'ni"al "on#ideation# in t'e oi%inal de#i%n in !amin% 'i# "omment# o #u%%e#tion# !o t'e ultimate *ene!it o! t'e "lient. 4n t'e *a#i# o! t'e in!omation #u*mitted to u# t'ee i# no #'owin% t'at /n%inee B 'ad undetaken 'i# e+iew and #u*#euent e$ot wit' t'e intent to in&ue t'e $o!e##ional e$utation o $a"ti"e o! /n%inee 6. T'e !a"t t'at /n%inee B "on"luded t'at #ome "'an%e# wee needed in t'e eui$ment oi%inally #$e"i!ied "annot alone "on#titute t'e kind o! a"tion# *aed *y 12. 4t'ewi#e t'ee would *e no $oint in an owne@# etainin% anot'e en%inee to e+iew t'e oi%inal de#i%n in an attem$t to e#ol+e "uent $o*lem# wit' t'e !a"ility. In "on"lu#ion I t'ink it i# not et'i"al !o /n%inee  to take t'e a##i%nment and in endein% t'e e$ot to t'e owne. , 1A7< wod#