Preston Stovall | Professional Virtue, Professional Self-Awareness, and Engineering Ethics

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Preston Stovall | Professional Virtue, Professional Self-Awareness, and Engineering Ethics
Stovall introduces Aristotle's main arguments and definitions from the Nicomachean Ethics and discusses how professional virtue can best be seen as a subset of Aristotle's ethical virtues. He uses the example of professional engineering virtues to make his case, further emphasizing the role of professional self-awareness in developing a flourishing and successful professional career.
-Teaching professional ethics, for Stovall, should occur both in the ___________ and ___________ environments.

• A) virtuous; dishonorable
• B) virtual; habitual
• C) educational; professional
• D) national; international

Understand the concept of generic competition and its examples.

Describe the role and activities of corporate affairs in the analysis of the external environment.

Define data and distinguish it from information, analysis, and insights.

Identify components of the internal environment and their relevance.

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Definitions:

Revenue

The total income generated from normal business operations, such as sales of goods or services, before any expenses are deducted.

Firm Increases Price

A strategic decision by a company to raise the selling prices of its products or services, possibly due to increased costs or in response to high demand.

Rational

Referring to thinking or decision-making that is based on logic or reason rather than emotions.

Optimizing

The process of making something as effective, functional, or profitable as possible.