Your rewrite is due Sept. 30. I will give you the average between your grade on the rewrite and your original grade. Please type your rewrite and hand it in on paper along with the graded version of your original test.
It is not sufficient on a rewrite to simply change a
few
sentences where the person who graded your test made comments.
You
must substantially revise your essay to do a better job of answering
the
question, organizing your argument, and using specific examples.
We
expect a slightly higher standard of writing and particularly of
organization on a rewrite where you are not so limited by time.
Here are the original questions:
1. One of the
ways in which technology is shaped
by the people who do it is that those people bring ethics to their work. When we think of that we usually think of
each individual’s personal ethics, but engineers must also consider
codes of
professional ethics. When should engineers
make a decision on the basis of personal ethics and when should they
make that
decision on the basis of professional ethics?
Use three specific examples involving science and technology to
illustrate your point, at least one of which must be a case where
personal
ethics matter most and one a case where professional ethics matter most. Draw a conclusion about where the line should
be drawn between matters of personal ethics and matters of professional
ethics.
2. When did
engineering come to meet the formal
definition of a profession in the