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4.5.3 ETHICS IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Author(s) -
Kasser Joe
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01951.x
Subject(s) - dilemma , control (management) , risk analysis (engineering) , ethical dilemma , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , systems engineering , business , political science , artificial intelligence , law , philosophy , epistemology
Systems are growing larger and larger and are taking over the running of many facets of modern society, such as Automated Traffic Handling Systems, Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems, and Air Traffic Control Systems. A failure in one of these systems can cause economic damage, as well as loss of life. An engineer who discovers such a problem or even the probability of such a problem faces an ethical dilemma concerning what to about the discovery. This paper discusses personal and corporate ethics in systems engineering; the ethical dilemma faced by a systems engineer and the possible consequences of abiding by one's principles.