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What can engineers and engineering society do to public in terms of ‘voluntary service’?
Engineers can Urge Govt. to expand services of the Army Corps of Engineers Encourage students to focus their…
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What are the arguments for and against Voluntary Service by engineering professionals?
Should engineering professionals offer engineering services to the needy, without charging fee or at reduced fee? Voluntarism of this kind…
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What are the different views on ‘leadership in communities’?
• One view is that no one is strictly obligated to participate in public decision making. It may be a moral…
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Write short note on ‘Leadership in Communities’.
Leadership responsibilities of engineers as citizens go beyond those of non-engineers. They should provide greater leadership in social debates about…
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How can individuals make a difference in leadership of Professional Societies?
– Stephen H. Unger, as an individual was mainly responsible for persuading IEEE to focus on supporting responsible engineers than punishing…
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How participation in Professional Societies will improve moral leadership?
Professional Societies – Promote continuing education for their members – Unify the profession, speak and act on behalf of them – Are a…
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Explain Moral Creativity.
Moral creativity is • Identifying most important values in particular situations • Focusing on them through effective communication within the group. • Deep…
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‘Technologists were best qualified to govern because of their technical expertise’. Discuss in detail.
Mussolini and Hitler were great leaders, but not ‘Moral Leaders’, since their goals were not morally valuable. ‘An Utopian society …
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What is leadership and who are moral leaders?
Leadership is ‘Successfully moving a group towards its common goal’. But Moral leaders are those who move the group successfully…
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List the roles of engineers as ‘leaders’.
Engineers perform as Leaders in the roles of 1. Managers 2. Business Entrepreneurs 3. Consultants 4. Academics and 5. Govt officials.
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What are the virtues of independent expert advisers?
Virtues of Independent Experts Honesty- avoiding deception, being candid in stating relevant facts and truthful in interpreting facts Competence- being well trained, …
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What are the normative models of Advisers? Briefly explain each of them.
Normative Models of Advisers Three types: Hired Guns Value Neutral Analysts Value Guided Analysts Hired Guns …