Code of Ethics of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education

Resolved on May 31, 2010 by the JSEE assembly meeting.

Revised and resolved on June 18, 2012.
Revised and resolved on June 14, 2013.
The advancement of engineering and technology is expected to play a vital role in the
future of the global environment and human society as well as of Japan. We, the
members of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education (JSEE), seek to foster
practitioners, researchers, and educators of engineering and technology who can
contribute to the future of humanity, Japan and the global environment. Our mission is to
examine engineering education from multiple perspectives in order to enhance its quality,
to propose and implement forward-looking engineering education, and thereby to
contribute to the well-being of mankind and the future of the global environment and
Japan.
The Code of Ethics of the JSEE is herein established so that we, the members of the
JSEE, will make constant efforts to maintain our self-awareness and dignity as
engineering education professionals, and will contribute to the advancement of human
beings and of Japan through responsible practice, research, development, and
implementation of engineering education.
Each of the individual members of the JSEE endeavors to make conscientious and
responsible decisions and to act based upon his/her understanding of the values and
norms proclaimed in this Code of Ethics. The institutional members of the JSEE are to
honor the spirit of this Code, and strive to establish systems that can encourage faithful
behavior of the members in each organization.
<Responsibility to Society>
1. We shall hold paramount the safety, health, and well-being of human beings. We
shall also strive to maintain and improve the sense of security in the public as well
as to build a sustainable society by contributing to the practice, research,
development and implementation of engineering and technological education to
foster engineering practitioners, researchers, and educators with a conscious
awareness of the fact that the source of our expertise, skills, and experiences has
been provided by human society.
<Responsibility for Engineering Education >
2. We shall make sincere efforts for education and research in recognition of the
responsibility of cultivating engineering practitionersresearchersand educators
who have important roles in the future society.
<Continuous Professional Development>
3.

We shall make constant efforts to maintain and enhance our knowledge

competenceand professional capacity as well as our capacity for ethical judgment

in both engineering education and our own fields of specialty.
< Respect for the Rights of the Others and Responsible Conduct of Research>
4. We shall respect the rights of others while engaged in education and research,
paying due attention to their values. We shall refrain from any misconduct such as
fabrication or falsification of data, or plagiarism, nor shall we allow others to
commit such misconduct. Furthermore, we shall not overlook such unethical
behavior.
<Disclosure of Information and Results>
5. We shall actively disclose, in the light of the public welfare, the information and
research findings which we seek and obtain, aiming for new knowledge and
insights, with due respect for the intellectual achievements of others, and thereby
contribute to the development of engineering education.
<Elimination of Discrimination>
6. We shall ensure fairness by eliminating discrimination based on racereligion
genderand social status in due consideration of cultural diversity in global society.
<Evaluation and Judgment with Fairness>
7.

We shall maintain objectivity and fairness in evaluation and judgment when

engaged in engineering education.

<Advancement in the Status of the Engineering Community>

8. We shall strive to raise the social valuation and status of engineering practitioners
and those involved in engineering education.
<Compliance with Laws and Ethical Norms>
9. We shall comply with laws and rules and respect ethical norms and standards of the
organizations and academic and professional societies to which we belong. In case
any inconsistency is found between the above norms and those in this Code, we
shall also, while taking ethical responsibility for ourselves, make utmost efforts to
resolve such inconsistencies.
<Avoiding Conflicts of Interest>
10.

We shall pay due attention and take proper measures in order to avoid any
problems caused by conflicts of interest in practicing engineering education.