You are assigned by your employer to prospect an area for anextractable material. However, in the course of your work, youdiscover no such object material but some other valuable materialwhich your employer is not interested. On the other hand, theinformation which you have is of great importance to anothercompany. As an engineer can you release the particular informationwhich you have to the other party so that the other valuablematerial may be explored? Demonstrate your solution through asimple case study/example.
Answering Format for the question you had selected:
1. What are your personal belief and stand on this matter?
2. What is the ethical and/or legal issue to be considered?Please state this with reference to the correct Rules andRegulations on Engineering Ethics and Professionalism / standards /codes for engineers. You need to mention the code/standard in youressay.
3. Identify and describe potential stakeholders.
4. Identify alternative ways to resolve the issue, and discusstheir potential effects on all stakeholders.
