The Field Of Computer Engineering

We’ve had a lot of discussion about ethics, values and morals this week and have drawn some lines between the meaning of each that applies to our personal and professional lives. Our values help guide us in our understanding of right and wrong, basically what we believe to be acceptable action in any situation we’re presented with. Morals are types of values that deal more with good and bad, the foundation for our behavior and decisions (The Definition of Morality, 2014). Ethics use shared morals and values in a system of accepted rules that a specific group of people agree to abide by. For example, most physicians agree to abide by the Code of Medical Ethics established by the American Medical Association since it is considered to be the most comprehensive code available (AMA's Code of Ethics, 2015).

This is a requirement that a person acts towards others and the public with the watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would use. If a person 's actions do not meet this standard of care, then their actions may be considered negligent, and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. Professional workers owe a specific duty of care to all vulnerable people with whom they work. The standard of conduct and behaviour expected of people in their professional role is higher than for other people because of the professional training they have received and the level of responsibility they assume.

When it comes to engineering, building, and designing something that will be used by humans, safety is the most important step in the entire process. It should be taken very seriously by all who are involved in a project, but the engineers should be the ones who double, triple or even quadruple check safety issues. Mainly the engineers because it is in their code and law of ethics and safety is the first Canon on the list, “Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.” (NSPE, 2012). There are very bad consequences that happen when someone decides not to fallow the Code of Ethics for Engineers, for example the Space shuttle Challenger disaster that happened in January of 1986. There were issues with parts and conflicts

Engineers play an integral role in shaping in day-to-day life from designing the structural components of buildings to coding the computer software that makes the modern lifestyle possible. Engineers have an ability to greatly improve the standard of living that is unparalleled by most careers, and also must actively ensure their work leads to good. Many standards have been put in place to act as guides, but their role is largely limited to prohibitive and preventive ethics, terms referring to the ethical claims that seek to prevent unethical conduct and reduce the threats technology could pose to the public, respectively (Harris). These codes do not specify the virtues, or commendable character traits, that make engineers successful in both work and community. Yet virtues are important, especially within the field of Biomedical Engineering, where medical care intersects technology and human lives are directly at stake.

I have many goals in mind for my life. I want to graduate university, possibly go to graduate school, and obtain a career in which I am happy and satisfied. Yes, I know this sounds very cliché as many people want to obtain this kind of life. I don’t mind obtaining a “normal” happy life as long as I am happy with it. I am familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and I want to make sure I fulfill my lower needs before I start trying to achieve my goals. I have never actually applied the GIOADA process to my decision making in the past. After reading the document that describes the GIOADA process, I will start applying this process to future decisions I make in life. Also, as I look back at some of the big decisions I made

Imagine being a computer engineer, constantly fixing, improving, and creating the one thing that keeps the world going. Computer Engineers work on(“About Computer Engineering”). Without computer engineers, technology wouldn’t be able to improve as rapidly as it is today. This is true because computer engineers are the people who works on the hardware and software of electrical devices. They work on hardware and software to prevent electrical devices from getting viruses or crashing .In order to be a computer engineer one must obtain a bachelor’s or master's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science. A future computer engineer must also have volunteer hour in the computer engineering workforce

Ieee.tv video titled “Doing the Right Thing: Social Implications of Technology” covered topics on some ethical issues concerning engineering, the “Codes of Ethics”, and how to be a successful engineer.

2. Since technology is continually changing, Computer systems analysts resolve computer issues and make recommendations for entering new technology into a company's workplace. They design new computer systems by selecting hardware and software and discover ways to utilize existing technology. Systems analysts either work with business, engineering, scientific, accounting, or financial jobs.

According to Huff, Chuck; Furchert, Almut (2014)? If we want to teach ethical practice in computing, we must therefore ask what competencies, skills, or virtues are needed to translate ethical

Computer hardware engineers research, develop, and test computer systems and components such as processors, circuit boards, memory devices, and many more (Bureau of Labor Statistics). They design new computer hardware, create blueprints of computer equipment to be built. Test the completed models of the computer hardware that they design. Update existing equipment so that it will work will new software. Oversee the manufacturing process for the computer hardware. Maintain knowledge of computer engineering trends and new technology(Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Ethics of virtue is the belief that if a person wants to be considered good, they do good things (Pollock, 1988). In ethics of virtue, happiness is always the outcome of a situation. The main premise of virtue theory lies upon three main principles; virtues, practical wisdom and eudemonia. A virtue is a mean state which lays between two vices. A virtue is a characteristic a virtuous person possesses, for example courage. Courage is a virtue which lays between 'cowardice ' and ‘foolhardiness’. Virtue can vary in meaning for each individual depending on their background and history.

Almost everyone now a days has a computer, or uses them on a regular basis. When you are using a computer so much, and accessing the Internet all the time, sometimes you can slow down your computer, sometimes even get it to the point where it crashes, or on the rare rare occasion it will need to get a new operating system. It really just depends on how well you take care of your computer while you have it.

Computers are a tool that we as human beings are learning to use and are accustomed to. Humans are relying on them more and more everyday to get them to their destination or to make an important phone call to mom. Computer software engineers are the people that make the computers and mobile devices able to be used. Without software a computer or mobile device is just a piece of metal or plastic like a paperweight. Windows and Mac OS were designed by these people. Computer software engineers are becoming more needed throughout the computer driven United States and other countries.

Chapter 1 is about a lot of various topics. It starts off with a comical story at the beginning telling the readers that "Software is dead" this is of course far from true. This is used as a way to capture the reader 's attention as well as describe how the history of software distribution has developed over time. The chapter proceeds to describe commonly asked questions of programmers like "Why does it take so long to get a software finished" or "Why are development costs so high?". Moving onward the book not only defines the word, software, in the literal textbook sense but also proceeds to contrast it from hardware by identifying it as a logical element and gives a list of characteristic differences of the two. The three characteristics it lists are how software is developed, how software ages, and how it is custom built unlike most of the things in the world.

Introduction to Software Engineering Somnuk Keretho, Assistant Professor Department of Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University Email: sk@nontri.ku.ac.th URL: http://www.cpe.ku.ac.th/~sk Somnuk Keretho/Kasetsart University Outline of this presentation • • • • • • Scope of Software Engineering Object-Oriented Software Development Software Process Software Life-Cycle Models Object Orientation Software Quality Assessment Reference to Chapter 1/2/3 of “Software Engineering with JAVA”, S.R. Schach, McGraw-Hill, 1997. Somnuk Keretho/Kasetsart University 2 Scope of Software Engineering • Software engineering is a discipline whose aim is the production of fault-free software, that