Chapter 7 Homework - VW Emissions Scandal (Case 38 in "Engineering Ethics")

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template for answering the homework questions. Use concepts and definitions discussed in the text to

answer the questions.

1. What business pressures did VW face when choosing to "manufacture" their test results? What

type of "clean enough" criterion do you think the Clean Air Act tries to follow? (3 pts)

2. What type of industry attitude did VW have with respect to the environment, especially

considering the CAA? (4 pts)

3.

How could VW have used the CAA as a way to move towards sustainable development? (4 pts)

4. What type of responsibility (moral and legal - if legal, to what degree) do the engineers involved

in fabricating test results have within this case study? (4 pts)