Engineering Ethics Course
Rights and Responsibilities of Engineers chapter
1-An engineer leaves a company and goes to work for acompetitor. Is it alright for the engineer to use proprietaryknowledge gained while working for the previous employer at the newjob? Justify your answer.
2. You hold a position on a commission charged with selectingand approving construction contracts for the city. For a specificconstruction contract, one of the bidding companies employs oneyour relatives. If you choose to participate in theselection/approval process for this contract, does this represent aconflict of interest? If so, what type of conflict of interest isit?
3. What are the 4 criteria that must be met for whistle-blowingto be attempted?
