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Basically there are distinct senses of Engineering ethics.  First, Ethics is a discipline or area of study dealing with moral problems. Engineering ethics is the discipline of the moral issues arising in and surrounding engineering. Second, When we speak of ethical problems, we mean to disringuish them from unethical problems reqarding politics, law, or etc. but Engineering Ethics in this sense deals with the moral problems and issues related to engineering. Third, is purely descriptive beacuse it concerns merely the facts about what engineers and others believe as regards moral problems in engineering.

Definition of Engineering Ethics are given Below: It is the study of the moral issues and decision confronting individuals and organizations involved in engineering. The study of related questions about moral conduct, character, ideals, and relationships of people and organizations involved in technological development. It is usually the response to specific problems that prods us to make the world better. Character, general ideals and relationships are equally important in approaching engineering ethics.

Definition of Ethics: The behavior that you expect and will accept form one another is called ethics. Basic Concepts of Ethics: Responsibility Accountability Liability Due Process Responsibility: Responsibility is a key element of ethical action. Responsibility means that you accept the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions you make. Accountability: Accountability is a feature of systems and social institutions. It means that mechanism are in place to determine who took responsible action, who is responsible. System and institutions in which it is impossible to find out who took what action are inherently incapable of ethical analysis or ethical action. Liability: Liability extends the concept of responsibility further to re area of laws. Liability is the feature of political systems in which a body of laes is in place that permits individuals to recover the damages done to them by other actors, systems. or organizations. Due Process: Due Process is a rel