Which specific parts of the code are applicable to this situation?
The fi rst part of the defi nition of a profession says that professions involve the use of sophisticated skills. Do you think that these skills are primarily physical or intellectual skills? Give examples from professions such as law, medicine, and engineering, as well as from non-professions.
2.4 Read about the space shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. (You can fi nd infor- mation on this in magazines, newspapers, or on the internet.) Apply an engi- neering code of ethics to this case. What guidance might one of the engineering society codes of ethics have given the Thiokol engineers when faced with a decision to launch? Which specifi c parts of the code are applicable to this situ- ation? Does a manager who is trained as an engineer still have to adhere to an engineering code of ethics?
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