ME$416$:

Mechanical System Design

IndividualAssignment #$4$:

Professional Responsibility

It is essential for engineers to understand and embrace professional responsibility. Acting with

integrity,

upholding

ethical

standards,

working

for

the

benefit

of

society,

and

contributing to the development of a safe and sustainable future are all important tenets of

modern engineering. A continual process of reflection and self

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improvement can help

engineers live up to these responsibilities.

Part A$.$

The Importance of Professional Responsibility

A recent example of the

impact

of professional responsibility on society is the engineering

decision

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making during the flight test portion of the $737$ MAX certification program.

Engineers and test pilots were open and honest with each other about the dangerous

shortcomings of the product they were working on$.$

However

$,$ these professionals failed to

take the necessary action to prevent a defective design from entering the marketplace,

resulting in major air disasters.

$1.$

For your design project, do you see potential consequences or ramifications if

team

members do not consider professional responsibility

$?$ List

and briefly explain

a few

ideas.

$2.$

Which of the listed potential issues do you feel is the most important, and why?

Part B$.$

Demonstration of Professional Responsibility

$3.$

In your career so far, how have you demonstrated a commitment to professional

responsibility? This could be regarding previous work experience, your school

experience, or this class.

Part C$.$

Opportunities to Practice or Demonstrate Professional Responsibility

$4.$

List

two

area

s

of professional responsibility for which you feel that you can improve

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