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Responsibility of an Engineer (Stumbling Blocks (Groupthink ((Shared…
Responsibility of an Engineer
Obligation responsibility
Specialist-knowledge
Commitment to excellence in service delivery
Foward-looking
Follow regulatory prescriptions
Follow technical requirements
Act so that the public trust engineers
Blame responsibility
About the extent of fulfilling
role-responsibility
About the extent to which faults,
disasters or malpractice has
been caused
Individuals can be
blame responsible
Negative Model
Blame responsibility is
often linked to this
Responsibility exclusively
linked to task
Legalistic and minimalistic
Reasonable care
You are not liable or
blame-resonsible
Based on...
Specialist knowledge of engineer
Social expectation that knowledge
will be used to the advantage of
society
Expectations of codes of ethics
Broader than local standards
of practice
"Many hands" problem
Fractured responsibilty
Principle of responsibility
for
inaction
in groups
Principle of responsibility
for
action
in groups
Stumbling Blocks
Self-interest
Groupthink
Shared stereotypes
Rationalization
Illusion or morality
Self-censorship
Illusion of unanimity
Direct pressure on those that differ
Mind guarding: Keeping other views out
Illusion of infallibility
Self-deception
Fear
Ignorance
Egocentric tendencies
Microscopic vision
Uncritical acceptance of authority