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Running head: Role of Ethics in Computer Engineering 1 Ethics has many definitions. However, a common and easily understandable meaning of ethics is; the specific morals, principles, regulations and agreements human beings adopt for their daily live progress. Ethics is a fundamental requirement for human nature (Michael, 1998). It entails our variant modes of decision making. Minus ethics, then our actions are unscrupulous. Progress and prosperity is propelled by ethics. Without ethics working towards set goals is a target that is unachievable since we are unable to choose among limitless number of targets (Michael, 1998). This report seeks to study the importance of ethics in computer engineering field. It aims to discuss, some of the common ethical behaviors that at least can help an organization achieve its objectives, indentify some unethical practices commonly practiced in a certain company and the importance of ethics in computer engineering department. Ethical behavior refers to the moral standards hold by individuals and organizations. It consists of respecting some basic moral values like: honesty, integrity, equality, fairness, empathy , respecting the dignity, diversity and rights of other people. Fairness and equity in allocation of resources in every field is an essential ethical practice. For example rewarding employees respectively to the volume of work they give to an organization. Honesty refers to indulging in the clean ways to gain what is legally yours. Rendering your skill and services genuinely without supervision is an ethical quality that each worker should posses (Chadwick, 1998). Respect is acknowledging the authority and adhering to a certain organizational culture fully. Subordinating to those in power and honoring colleagues in your work place. Taking seriously the instructions given by the management as well as considering advice from your work mates is an important practice (Chadwick, 1998). Accountability and credibility are crucial moral behaviors that many organizations fail to practice. For example, a senior accountant failing to clearly indicate the total expenditure of an organization falls short of accountability. The accountant in turn collaborates with the finance manager to embezzle the unaccounted money hence falling short of credibility. Treating people in respect to their actions is known as justice. This virtue applies the principle of identity to individuals. It acknowledges the fact that all people are not equal and bear Role of Ethics in Computer Engineering 2 different abilities that is why we have ranks in any aspect of life. Integrity entails the practicing of what we advocate for. Abiding by the stipulated mode of grooming as per the regulations of an organization; like wearing name tags for identification purposes by managers’ shows how realistic a manager is. According to Kelly, Benevolence is a dynamic hunt of the colossal value that we can acquire by relating to others. Eventually, ethics is a vast discipline that cannot be exhaustively be discussed since it behaves similar to technology. Every new technology leads to development of a new ethical behavior (Chadwick, 1998). In my computer-engineering field, ethics has been neglected to a very hazardous level. Hacking for example, is an unacceptable vicious practice that fellow engineers are lucratively earning from. However, it is very crucial to advocate for moral behaviors in this technological field. Unfair competition will be completely stopped and hence healthy relations will be enhanced between the players in the industry (Tibor, 2010). The main importance of ethics in computer engineering is bringing equity and fairness such that every participant will be given the rightful region according to the skill and knowledge. Morton Thiokol, unethically launched a rocket in the year 1986 despite the advice by vice president engineer Robert Lund on the repercussions the rocket could pose to the ecosystem incase it explode before its intended destination (Michael, 1998). Role of Ethics in Computer Engineering 3 References Chadwick, R.T. (1998). Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Vol 3, San Diego, CA. Academic Press Michael,D. (1998). Thinking Like an engineer: studies in the Ethics of a Profession. New York. Oxford University Press. Tibor, V. (2010). Knowledge and Computing: A Course on Computer Epistemology. Budapest. Central European University Press.