... engineers go through that are not apparent to most people. Examples of this include organizational, ethical, and legal pressures that an engineer must face. Ethics would probably bee the most important of these factors. The engineering code of ethics must be followed in the course of a job, and if it's neglected in any way, an engineer can most likely lose his employment ... , and respect by fellow engineers and companies. I believe that some of the character traits I posses that would help me succeed in the computer engineering field are honesty, dedication, time management ... ...

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If Bill Gates hired his kids over veteran computer programmers to be his partners in business, people would be mad. If President Bush hired his daughter to be the secretary of state, people would more than likely be mad. ... these people getting benefits, the company suffers. So nepotism is clearly unethical because happiness is not attained for the most people, just two out of the whole company. In "Thinking Ethics: The Rules of the Game" by Robert C. Solomon, the author lists 8 different ethical rules. One of these, rule number four, states "Think of yourself--and your company--as part of ...

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... also hurting millions. By being always available, we are increasing our stress levels. In the article Caught in the Web: Combating Work Stress in the Information Age, by B. Statland, "The computer, the fax, the cell phone, the pager - all the trappings of the information age - cause stress in the work place." Again, these advances make us available all of the time ... stress. It has been said that cell phones lead to brain tumors. There are also problems with people sitting at computers all day, affecting sight and causing carpral tunnel syndrome. Ethics Amazingly, when the pressure is ...

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