Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D.
Dr.
Mattei received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from
Tulane
University
in 1982. She worked as a design engineer and project engineer in Louisiana for
seven years before earning a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Tulane in 1994. She
worked as an instructor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge until December of 1994. She
currently works as an associate professor at the University of New Orleans where
she has been honored twice with the DSOC Teaching Award. She was also named
Assistant Professor of the Year by Alpha Chi Epsilon.
Dr. Mattei served for several years on the ASCE New Orleans Branch Board and held many offices including President. She has also served on the ASCE Louisiana Section Board, the ASCE New Orleans Branch Structures Committee Steering Committee, and the University of New Orleans Faculty Senate. Her research interests include design codes of ships, buildings and bridges, diversity and ethics issues in engineering education and testing of structures, materials, and components.
Engineering Ethics and Business Ethics: Is There a Difference?
Both the engineering and business professions have established codes of conduct to which members of each profession prescribe. Engineering’s professional societies, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the National Society of Professional Engineers, as well as each state’s board of registration for professional engineers, also have rules that apply to members/registrants in regard to required professional conduct. Business professionals also have established codes of professional conduct. Are engineering and business codes similar? If they differ, how do they differ? This presentation will explore ethics from an engineering and business point of view. It will also compare engineering and business codes in the US.