Describe the ethical considerations

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Consider the two scenarios outlined below, and describe (100-400 words each) what you would do if placed in such a situation_ Describe the ethical considerations you made when choosing a course of action, and justify your decision.

1. Your company urgently needs a new manager in another division, and you have been invited to apply for the position. However, one of the job requirements is competence in the use of some sophisticated CAD (computer aided design) software_ Currently you do not have that competence, but you are enrolled in a CAD course, so eventually you will have that competence (but not before the deadline for filling for the job). The application from for the job requires you to state whether or not you have the necessary CAD software competence_

Is it ethically permissible to claim that you have (in order to get the job for which otherwise you are well qualified), even though strictly speaking this is not true? Would your answer be any different if your current boss informally (off the record) advised you to misrepresent your qualifications in this way, giving as his/her reason that you are overall the best qualified person for the new managerial position?

2. Your automotive company is expanding into off-road and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). As a design engineer you are considering two alternative design concepts for a new vehicle, one having three wheels and another four_ Engineering research has shown that three-wheeled vehicles are considerably less stable and safe overall than four-wheeled ones_ Nevertheless, both designs would satisfy the existing safety standards for the sale of each class of vehicles, so either design could be chosen without any legal problems for the company.

However, there is another factor to consider. Market research has shown that a three-wheeled version would be easier to design and produce, and would sell many more vehicles at higher profit margins than would a four-wheeled version.

Is it ethically acceptable for you as an engineer to recommend that your company should produce the three-wheeled version, in spite of its greater potential safety risks? Or do engineers have an ethical obligation always to recommend the safest possible design for any new product?

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