Question

Study the below case and answer the following questions:

Rania is an Electrical Quality Assurance Engineer at a large electrical company. she is responsible for the final testing of her company’s transformers and she is part of a team which decides when new the products will be shipped to distributors for sale.

Rania’s company has a contract with another company which produces wires inside the transformers Rania’s company make. The transformers need to be shipped for the costumer by the end of the month, meaning Rania has a limited timeframe to conduct her Quality Control test for the wires.

Due to such a short notice, the Quality and Assurance department cannot perform all the tests required on the wires to ensure they are defect free. Rania suspects that there is malfunction in some of the wires and cannot send her confirmation test until she assures that all issues have been fixed or replaced. However, if she doesn't, her company's competitor will take the contract.

Questions

a. Would it be ethical for Rania to send her confirmation test under these circumstances?

(I) It is not ethical for Rania, to send her confirmation test s as it jeopardizes the public safety.

(II) It is ethical for Rania, to send her confirmation test

b. Refer to the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers to explain which ethical code does Rania will consider to justify her action?

Answer 1

1. After reading this passage it is clearly not ethical for Rania to send her confirmation test under this circumstances As the transformer is a Very basic device which is commonly used in the public areas and any issue with the quality of the Transformer will cause Many problems like power cut, fire hazards and it is also life threatening.

So option first that is "it is not ethical for Rania to send her confirmation test as it jeopardizes the public safety" is the right option.

1. Following are the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers which Rania will consider to justify her action:
   1. Fundamental Canons

      1. The safety,welfare, and health of the public

   2. Rules of Practice.

      1. Engineers must hold paramount of the public safety,welfare, and health  

         1. If engineers' judgment is withdraw under any circumstances that endanger property or life , they shall inform their client or employer and any other authority .

         2. Engineers shall accept only those documents which are in compliance with the applicable standards.

      2. He (Engineer) shall issue the public statements only in an truthful and objective manner.

   3. Professional Obligations

      1. Engineers must be lead all their relations by the highest standards of integrity and honesty .

         1. Engineers shall accept their mistakes and shall not twist or change the facts.

         2. They shall advise their employers or clients when they think that a project may not be successful.