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A Comparative Analysis on the Codes of Ethics in Engineering Societies: The Cases of USA and Korea (공학단체의 윤리강령에 관한 비교분석: 미국과 한국의 사례를 중심으로)

  • Song, Sung-Soo
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.78-89
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    • 2008

  • This paper analyses the codes of ethics of eight engineering societies in USA and Korea focusing on fundamental canons, and major findings are as follows. Firstly, engineering societies in Korea began to make a code of ethics recent1y. Secondly, codes of ethics in USA have similar contents by mutual learning contrary to Korean cases. Thirdly, some codes of ethics in Korea are very poor and their presence are not well perceived. Fourthly, codes of ethics in Korea don't cover comprehensively responsibility to the public, to employers or clients, and to the profession. Fifthly, engineering societies in USA hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Sixthly, new social issues including sustainable development are well discussed in the codes of ethics in USA.

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