ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the evolution of engineering traditions and ethics, and the extent to which an ethical imperative for continuing professional development must embrace leadership, communication, change management and an ability to empathise with multidisciplinary design team members:
• Engineering traditions and (natural) philosophy (Section 6.1) • Professional engineering ethics and institution
membership (Section 6.2) • Leadership theory (Section 6.3) • Communication (Section 6.3.4) • Change management (Section 6.3.5) • Professional integration in a multidisciplinary design
team (Section 6.4)
An understanding of engineering ethics is essential in attaining chartered membership to the national1-3 and international4 learned professional bodies of engineers.
