Do you have questions for Jim Bender, our guest speaker?

Write them below.

• Mr. Bender, What is the biggest ethical challenge for the "2020 Engineer" considering we are in such a global environment? - Matthew Wickesberg
• Dear Mr. Bender, in your short biography it states that you are a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. How important is it to acquire this title while working in industry? Would you say that it has helped you a lot in your career advancement? - Seth Strege
• Mr. Bender, I see that you led TI's assembly/test quality in 7 Asia based countries. Were you able to follow the same business model in every country, and if not, what were the differences in the overall structure of operation from country to country? - Cody Cusic
• Mr. Bender, is there an easy way make sure we always apply the "golden rule" correctly? - Derek Hancock
• Mr. Bender, have you ever personally had an ethical dilemma on the job? Could you tell us about your experience? Katie Kitamura
• Mr. Bender, right now it seems like your are doing a lot of work as a leader and manager. Have you ever considered or do you it would be better if at some point you had an MBA degree in addition to your BS and MSE? -Artyom Melanich
• Mr. Bender, after 32 years of career, do you think GPA is important as a entry level engineer? - Han Byul Park
• Mr. Bender, have your superiors ever asked you to do something unethical? How would you respond to their request? - John Jachna
• Mr. Bender, throughout your 32 years of industry, what was the most difficult decision you had to make, and how did you come about your answer? - Clayton Dickemann
• Mr. Bender, do you think ethical choices that have to be made in college (ie cheating) relate to ethical choices that must be made in the work place? -Chris Cange
• Mr. Bender, as emerging young engineers, what ethical issues should we be the most aware of in the engineering and technology fields? - Michelle Harris
• Mr. Bender, ethics is a very broad topic with vastly different opinions from person to person. How do you try to remain ethical in workplace where many different people have different ideologies about what is ethical and what is not? - Mike Kobit
• Mr. Bender, How do you deal with the varience of peoples idea of ethics and morals in the work enviroment? - Evan Binkerd
• Mr. Bender,after your extensive carrer where you surely have experienced how new technologies emerge, would you advice upcoming professionals to get a Graduate degree rigth after graduating or gain real-work experience before doing so? - Alberto Peralta
• Mr. Bender, based on your experiences in industry, do more ethical dilemmas arise from technical issues, such as knowledge of design flaws, or business conduct? - Michael Evans
• Mr. Bender, I have seen a couple companies' ethics training material. Much of the contents focused on the business side of ethical decisions, which seemed irrelevant to me. Could you give examples for a practicing electrical engineer when he or she might face technical ethical dilemmas in their work? - Stephen Larew
• Mr. Bender, When it comes to ethics, are there not often a lot of politics involved for when and when not to adhere to ethics strictly? Where is the line drawn for when being ethical becomes a liability? An example would be, it's near impossible to design a perfectly safe car when taking into account market, price, and profit. When and where does one draw the line where something is 'good enough' and all ethics have been placed in full? All companies have limitations, whether they be engineering, or financial, etc. When does one know, how can one tell when they are being as ethical as reasonably possible?--Aaron Beers
• Mr. Bender, Having worked for TI for 32 years, how have you seen changes in ethical conduct and more ethical business decisions made through the year? Are they more relevant now or has TI always held the same ethical standard?--Timothy Scheidler
• Mr. Bender, to what degree would you say industry standards can cover ethical dilemmas, and is it feasible to cover most ethical issues with these standards or do we need to rely on the actions of the company? - Daniel Sabo
• Mr. Bender, most of the ethics training I have been through at previous jobs have had examples that deal with very straightforward situations that seem to be either obviously ethical or not. In your opinion, is this the case for most issues you have dealt with? What is the most difficult question you have encountered in your job regarding whether or not something is ethical? -Reid Erekson
• Mr. Bender, how are ethics viewed differently in various cultures? Is there ever a case where something is deemed unethical by some and acceptable by others, or are peoples' views of what is ethical consistent everywhere? -Craig Lechlitner
• Mr. Bender, is it more important to follow the same ethical guidelines in the workplace as in life outside of work, or would you suggest that people separate their ethical values between each area? -Alec Turner
• Mr. Bender, by the education in unveristy, people always know to have the ethic of Engineering when faced with profit conflict, but how do we deal with the situation when ethic of Engineering has conflict with ethic of a person? --Yangyanze Gao
• Mr. Bender, when you talk about making "right" choices when faced with profit conflict, what do you think of applying for graduate school and looking for a job. Why do you choose to continue your study in graduate school? -Yi Tian
• Mr. Bender, what is the most important thing to keep in mind when conducting business with people from other country that have a very different culture? --Zhi Wang
• Mr. Bender, what have been the pros and cons of becoming a PE and has the title helped you with your career? - Kevin Baumgartner
• Mr. Bender, Throughout your career, what would you say have been some of the largest changes in tech companies as a whole unrelated to technology? - Justin Lindley
• Mr. Bender, how does the global nature of a company as large as Texas Instruments influence its policies regarding ethics in the workplace? - Yang Zhou
• Mr. Bender, what are the advantages and disadvantages of working for the same company for a long time as you did? - Fehim Hatipoglu
• Mr. Bender, which industry do you think has the biggest capacity for growth in the near future? - Omkar Ghaisas
• Mr.Bender, since you are currently dealing with product regulatory and safety compliance, have you ever had people try to sue (reasonably, or not) the creators of a product because something went wrong when they were using the product? Can you tell us about your experience? - Jitbhat Patmastana
• Mr. Bender, what would you consider the greatest ethical conflicts between US ethics and the groups in Asia which you have worked with? -Manish Pati
• Mr. Bender, I remember that you mentioned about the disadvantage of working at the same company for a long time. Then, what made you working at TI for a long time? -Hyunsuk Park
• Mr. Bender, because ethics are not absolute and may change from person to person and culture to culture, do you think big companies should have a written documentation for the code of ethics which every employer should sign and agree to comply with? I am not sure if they do have this already. -Krishna Jhajaria
• Mr. Bender, based on your observation, is the industry as a whole getting more ethical over the years? - Yi Yue
• Mr. Bender, how important do you see to get an MBA after graduation or should I get work experience first? - Javier Giron

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