ABSTRACT
Engineering societies, such as the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, publish ethical codes and guidelines for their members. This chapter describes some points of ethics engineers should consider when writing formal documents. Omitting critical information is a professional disservice and is clearly unethical. It is frustrating to read an article or report about a novel device or procedure, only to find that key information needed to reproduce the work is missing. Engineers are considering an offer to join the board of directors of a small company that manufactures aircraft parts. At the same time they are writing a review article about a component the company manufactures. Engineers are writing a review article about a part that an aircraft company manufactures. Their spouse has a financial interest in the company.
