1. Ethics in Electrical Engineering Megan O’Byrne CLEAR Center 25 Jan 10

2. IEEE Code of Ethics ► Available online at: http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/ethics/co de.html

3. Application What are the ethical issues surrounding this device? [1]

4. Health Warning “This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm.” “This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm.” [2] ~Garmin owner’s manual

5. Q: Why has Garmin® placed a Proposition 65 warning on its products? A: [snip] Garmin has chosen to provide a warning based on its knowledge about the presence of one or more listed chemicals without attempting to evaluate the level of exposure. [snip] A: [snip] Garmin has chosen to provide a warning based on its knowledge about the presence of one or more listed chemicals without attempting to evaluate the level of exposure. [snip] [3] Is this a problem?

6. Why should you be ethical? ► “When firms and companies hire ethically trained engineers they become more marketable.” ► “When firms and companies hire ethically trained engineers they become more marketable.” [4] ► “A company whose engineers are ethically trained has a considerable advantage in public relations.” ► “A company whose engineers are ethically trained has a considerable advantage in public relations.” [4] ► Ethical engineers are protected from “certain consequences of competition.” ► Ethical engineers are protected from “certain consequences of competition.” [5] ► Simply put: “Ethics is good business.” ► Simply put: “Ethics is good business.” [4]

7. What will it take for you to be an ethical engineer? Bibliography: 1. Garmin. “Garmin | Products.” Copyright 1996-2010. Available online at: www.garmin.com. 2. Garmin. “Important Product and Safety Information.” November 2009. Available online at: www.garmin.com 3. Garmin. “Garmin: Proposition 65.” Copyright 1996-2010. Available online at: www.garmin.com/prop65. 4. Schlossberger, Eugene. 1993. The Ethical Engineer. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. 5. Davis, Michael. 1998. Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession. New York: Oxford University Press.