Explanation should include

the development of national codes and standards and other checks and balances to ensure ethical practices
the evolution of ethical solutions based on previous effects of engineering solutions
examples of everyday ethical conflicts that engineers might face in their professional practice
examples of large-scale engineering decisions where engineering ethics should have played a more central role in the decision-making process (e.g., AI facial recognition software, deep fake videos)
the role of professional codes of ethics in the engineering profession and example fundamental tenets from such codes
the fundamental tenets of the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics.

Process/Skill Questions:

What competing values or tensions are at play when an engineer faces an ethical dilemma?
How might the ethical choice for society be a difficult decision to make?
What are examples of unethical behaviors that have led to distrust of the engineering profession and/or engineering disasters?
How could one apply engineering ethics to the design solution?

Teacher Resource:

Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science