August, 2024 Presentation

Speaker: Michael W. Johnson, PE

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Topic:  Engineering Ethics – Ethics in the workplace (and life) – Focusing on choosing right v. wrong and recognizing the difference on a daily basis

Presentation: N.A.

Summary: As engineers, much of our job function and performance is directly related to public safety and quality of life. This presentation will illustrate the principles that engineers should embrace in order to uphold the highest standard of professional ethics. This topic applies to any profession, any job as well as daily life. This presentation examines the National Society of Professional Engineer’s; Engineer’s Creed, Fundamental Canons, Rules of Practice and Profession Obligations. We will also examine the topics of engineers' responsibility regarding; liability, standard of care, negligence and duty.

This presentation works through some real world examples of each of the above responsibilities and allows the audience to decide which actions are right or wrong.

The presentation is divided into 4 sections:

• Section 1: What does Ethics mean? To you as an individual, to the collective public.

• Section 2: History of Ethics, Current standards and practices

• Section 3: Ethics in Practice – Business/Life

• Section 4: Case Studies

Bio: Michael Johnson, P.E., received his BS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina. He worked as a consulting engineer for 5 years, and as a sales manager in the water and wastewater infrastructure market for approximately 17 years. As of 2019, Mike transitioned into a marketing role for engineered products and is currently the Southeast Marketing Manager for Concrete Pipe and Precast.