Gerald Andrews Emison | American Pragmatism as a Guide for Professional

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Gerald Andrews Emison | American Pragmatism as a Guide for Professional Ethical Conduct for Engineers
Emison argues that the field of engineering is unique in that the rapid advance of technology makes it difficult to rely on a rigid model of professional ethics. Rather, an adaptive and flexible engineering ethics is required, one that will respond to changes in the social, economic, and research worlds. Pragmatism offers an exemplary template for guiding ethical choice in engineering based on the social context of particular circumstances.
-Engineers as employees are concerned with issues beyond wages, benefits, and job security, such as

• A) stress reduction.
• B) job satisfaction
• C) personal fulfillment.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The rift between the financial input consumers are willing to make for acquiring a good or service and the actual amount they spend.

Demand

Represents the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices over a given period.

Consumer Surplus

The contrast between the overall amount consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the total they actually pay.

Supply

The total amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a certain period.