During my undergrad I took a course "Ethical and Legal dimensions of Engineering". At that time I thought it was boring, but now I realizes how important such a

During my undergrad I took a course "Ethical and Legal dimensions of Engineering". At that time I thought it was boring, but now I realizes how important such a course can be. A lot has changed over the past decade. Engineers have much more influence over the society than it used to be. There is definitely a need to develop a global code of conduct that does not change across geographic boundaries. All engineers should be taught that.