Ethics is the formal study of morality. Engineering ethics are the standards of an engineer. Engineering ethics helps to improve my decision making skills. It also helps to improve my public and private behavior when interacting with people. Codes of ethics teach me to put the safety, health and welfare of public at first and makes me a responsible engineer (casually, legally and morally). We know different code of ethics serves different purposes. These codes also allow an engineer to object the unsafe practices not just a matter of individual conscience but with the weight of entire profession. By violating these code of ethics an engineer may lose its license as well.
Engineering ethics also helps to deal with complexity of problems in projects that an engineer face while working in a firm. It also helps me to improve my special knowledge and intellectual skills on professional level. It also teaches me how to cooperate in a group especially when working on a project. It also helps me to boost my confidence. As an engineer in company code of ethics also teach me to avoid all the conflicts of interest because it seems to be unethical and due to perceived deception we may lose the trust of our client that we are dealing personally or professionally. These codes teach to avoid bribery in all its forms and also helps to appreciate the efforts of others. These codes also state as an engineer it is our duty to treat all persons fairly regardless of their race, cast etc.
After code of ethics there are several NSPE code of ethics that we learnt in this course as well. An engineer should not affix its signature to any plan or documents dealing with subject matter in which they lack competence and shall not accept finances from then one party at a time on the same project unless agreed by both parties. Working as an engineer in industry engineering ethics also teaches us to keep the information of their clients confidential and always prefer to the company in which they are currently working. An engineer should be loyal to his company and never reveal its secrets. By virtue of being a professional engineer it is also a duty of an engineer not to reveal the trade secrets of its former company/employ. Engineering ethics also helps me to enhance my ethical skills. It also teaches to avoid injuring other by false or malicious actions.
In the end engineering ethics helps us to remain positive and to think more deeply about the concerns. It also helps us to rebuild an ethical community. It is the core part of who we about to become in future. This whole course also teaches me to put the safety of others first, to think creatively in difficult situations, to deal with others when working in a group, talk to the clients confidentially, to ensure our design have the best possible impact in other person life and always benefits best interest in people.