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Professional Ethics & Human Values / September 15, 2021

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 projects on service for disadvantaged groups     Encouraging corporations to cut their fee by 5 to 10% for charitable purposes. Morally concerned Engineering Profession- – Should recognize the rights of corporations and engineers to voluntarily engage […]

Engineers can

    Urge Govt. to expand services of the Army Corps of Engineers

    Encourage students to focus their projects on service for disadvantaged groups

    Encouraging corporations to cut their fee by 5 to 10% for charitable purposes.

Morally concerned Engineering Profession-

– Should recognize the rights of corporations and engineers to voluntarily engage in philanthropic engineering services.

– Professional societies should endorse voluntary exercise as a desirable ideal.

Many engineers and some societies already are engaged in

– Tutoring disadvantaged students

– Advice local governments on their engineering problem.