BFF 1932 Engineers in Society (Final Test)

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Supposedly, you are one of the senior engineers in a nuclear power plant that is already 10 years in operation. You know that the maintenance of some of the pipes within the cooling tank is not being maintained regularly due to the high cost and its lacking in maintenance procedures that relates to the safety of the working personnel. All the while, the plant operates without any problem but for the past 6 months the control chart of the cooling tank showing some alarming trend. Based on the internal meetings with the Operation Manager, you are also aware of the risk should the cooling pipes is damaged. In one week, you are going to face an audit by an agent representing the municipal council of the residential area nearby proximity to the nuclear plant. Explain whether you have a conflict of telling the real story during the audit and include the consequences of doing or not doing so. Justify, if you do. Give reasons if you do not. [20 marks]

Being a professional engineer and aware that your job requires you to use social media platform as part of the marketing tool and communication, you understand that the engineer’s code of ethics and you are determined to live your career by the principles. i) Explain whether you need to have some written rules or disclaimer or a controlled document from your company in using such tools in executing your task in the office. If yes, justify. If no, give reasons. [15 marks]

Ii) Explain the unethical aspects of the social media platform design (choose one product as an example) and refer to the BEM’s “Code of Conduct” to support your answers