Tenets
Engineering Ethics
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Murphy's Law is an Engineer's Religion |
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I subscribe to Mother Murphy's Corollary: My son was an Optimist! |
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Engineers build things for other people to use. |
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Engineers must meet the needs of their Customer, not their Ego |
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Engineers must meet the needs of their Customer, not the Stock Market |
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Engineers have a PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY in regard to SAFETY! |
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Engineers build things that have an impact on people's daily lives. |
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Examples of Engineering Arrogance: |
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The Titanic [won't SINK] |
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The Challenger [ won't blow up] |
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The Pinto [won't explode on contact] |
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An Arrogant Engineer is a deadly Engineer |
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Engineers do not Search for Excellence, they are committed to it. |
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Engineers build things that people won't die using. |
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Engineers must take responsibility for the quality of their work. |
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Quality is found in the Engineer, not the QA Department. |