认证委员会要求工程系向学生讲授伦理。主题通常包括刑法、民法、职业道德和注册。案例研究可从国家专业工程师协会获得。然而，一旦学生毕业，他或她在道德方面的培训往往就停在公司门口。工程学，尤其是承包工程，往往以残酷的竞争为特征，这会让一个新毕业生的幻想破灭。 在公司中，有关对待自己员工的商业惯例也会让新员工失望，并让他/她想知道职业道德的后果。虽然大学应该继续教授道德，但该行业应该认真审视一切照常进行的方式。关键词:1996年，教育、学生、工程、工程师、法律、培训、设计、人事:研讨会论文，佐治亚州亚特兰大，1996年

Engineering departments are required by the Accreditation Board to include the teaching of ethics to students. Topics usually include criminal law, civil law, and professional ethics and registration. Case studies are available from the National Society of Professional Engineers. Once the student graduates, however, his or her training in ethics often stops at the company door. Engineering, and especially contracting, is often characterised by cut-throat competition that can disillusion a new graduate. Company, business practices regarding treatment of its own employees also can disillusion the new employee and cause him/her to wonder what became of professional ethics. While colleges should continue to teach ethics, the profession should take a serious look at the way in which business as usual is conducted.KEYWORDS: year 1996, education, students, engineering, engineers, law, training, designing, personnel