Since the conception of engineering, the ethical codes that govern the profession have constantly changed. Early codes of ethics for engineers emphasized loyalty to the employer, regardless of any legal or moral infraction. By the mid-1900s, these codes had been revised to include a new goal: to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public. Even with this new focus, numerous engineering fiascos have demonstrated the need for a reevaluation of engineering ethics. By the early 2000s, ethics had become a mandatory part of engineering education, with the primary goal of protecting the safety, health and well-being of the public above all else. In her essay "Moral Vision and the Landscape of Engineering Professionalism," Elizabeth D. Gee expresses the need for further changes in ethics education, both in the workplace and in educational institutions, to improve engineering as a profession. In the introduction, Gee notes that engineering, like many other professions, often follows the dictum that “it's not one thing after another; it's always the same thing; ” that is, as engineers in the field, repetitive activities provoke a jaded response pattern that the author calls “ethical autopilot.” Gee says that to avoid this cynicism caused by lack of choice, engineers must be free to act according to their own ideas and values. However, for engineers to truly be “morally alert” (Gee) in this sense, certain obstacles must be removed. Due to the environment in which engineers operate, it is difficult, but not impossible, to exist as a morally autonomous engineer if thoughts of profit do not cloud the engineer's judgment. Gee also discusses the idea of ​​professional codes of ethics, pointing out that... .. middle of article......particularly history, allows the reader to use the power of hindsight to adopt different points of view in historical situations. This historical frame of reference is important for thinking about the future to prevent history from repeating itself. In “Moral Vision and the Landscape of Engineering Professionalism,” Gee presents a very clever method for maintaining ethics in engineering using both codes of ethics and his concept of moral vision to prevent cynicism in the workplace and maintain high ethical standards in the field of engineering. I believe this method would be very effective if implemented, as Gee suggests, both in the educational setting and in the workplace by increasing general awareness of the need for ethics in engineering. Works Cited Gee, Elizabeth D. “Moral vision and the Landscape of Engineering Professionalism.” NSPE. NSPE, nd Web. February 3. 2010.