Introduction

Ethic is supposed to be methodical philosophical study of morality, it is basically to judge whether something is right or wrong in human conduct, and that set of rules or principles should govern the code of conduct.

According to Robinson ethic is often divided into three i.e. Meta-ethics, applied ethics, and Professional ethics.

However, some authors believe that ethics is closely divided into: Normative Ethics, Social Ethics, Professional Ethics, and Personal Ethics.

Where professional ethics is a set of code that is employed in professional world. Broadly speaking professional ethics is the set of standards that is adopted by professionals, Harris has mentioned in his book Engineering Ethics: Concept and cases that there are quite a lot of significant characteristics of professional ethics.

• Professional ethics is frequently connoted as “Formal Code”.

• These Formal codes are promulgated by different societies.

• Professional ethics precedence over personal morality.

Yet many believe that there is pressing need of ethics in the field of engineering. In spite of the fact that engineers holds widely divergent sets of moral beliefs as do other professionals.

According to National Society of Professional Engineer (NSPE) code of ethics: An engineer is bound to follow ethical obligations and he or she is to act in professional manner and has to work as “faithful agent and trustee” in professional matters.

Professional ethics are very important for an engineer and what governs that professional ethic is normative ethics. Hence this study focuses on importance of normative ethics in engineering and relation between normative ethics and professional ethics.