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    Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, "Ethics in Engineering", Tata Mcgraw Hill, New Delhi, 2003

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    This document is a syllabus for a course on Professional Ethics in Engineering. The course is divided into 5 units that will cover topics like human values, engineering ethics, engineering as social experimentation, safety and responsibilities, and global issues. Some key topics include integrity, service learning, risk assessment, intellectual property rights, and corporate social responsibility. The course aims to help students apply ethics in society and understand their responsibilities and rights. It will draw on various references and theories of ethics and include 45 periods of study.

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    This document is a syllabus for a course on Professional Ethics in Engineering. The course is divided into 5 units that will cover topics like human values, engineering ethics, engineering as social experimentation, safety and responsibilities, and global issues. Some key topics include integrity, service learning, risk assessment, intellectual property rights, and corporate social responsibility. The course aims to help students apply ethics in society and understand their responsibilities and rights. It will draw on various references and theories of ethics and include 45 periods of study.

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    This document is a syllabus for a course on Professional Ethics in Engineering. The course is divided into 5 units that will cover topics like human values, engineering ethics, engineering as social experimentation, safety and responsibilities, and global issues. Some key topics include integrity, service learning, risk assessment, intellectual property rights, and corporate social responsibility. The course aims to help students apply ethics in society and understand their responsibilities and rights. It will draw on various references and theories of ethics and include 45 periods of study.

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    SYLLABUS

    GE6075 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING LT P C


    3003

    UNIT I HUMAN VALUES 10


    Morals, values and Ethics – Integrity – Work ethic – Service learning – Civic virtue – Respect for
    others – Living peacefully – Caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage – Valuing time – Cooperation –
    Commitment – Empathy – Self-confidence – Character – Spirituality – Introduction to Yoga and
    meditation for professional excellence and stress management.

    UNIT II ENGINEERING ETHICS 9


    Senses of ‘Engineering Ethics’ – Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry – Moral dilemmas – Moral
    Autonomy – Kohlberg’s theory – Gilligan’s theory – Consensus and Controversy – Models of
    professional roles - Theories about right action – Self-interest – Customs and Religion – Uses of
    Ethical Theories.

    UNIT III ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION 9


    Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Codes of Ethics – A
    Balanced Outlook on Law.

    UNIT IV SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS 9


    Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis and Reducing Risk -
    Respect for Authority – Collective Bargaining – Confidentiality – Conflicts of Interest – Occupational
    Crime – Professional Rights – Employee Rights – Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) – Discrimination.

    UNIT V GLOBAL ISSUES 8


    Multinational Corporations – Environmental Ethics – Computer Ethics – Weapons Development –
    Engineers as Managers – Consulting Engineers – Engineers as Expert Witnesses and Advisors –
    Moral Leadership –Code of Conduct – Corporate Social Responsibility.
    TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
    OUTCOMES:
    Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to apply ethics in society, discuss the
    ethical issues related to engineering and realize the responsibilities and rights in the society.
    TEXT BOOKS:
    1. Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, “Ethics in Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2003.
    2. Govindarajan M, Natarajan S, Senthil Kumar V. S, “Engineering Ethics”, Prentice Hall of India,
    New Delhi, 2004.
    REFERENCES:
    1. Charles B. Fleddermann, “Engineering Ethics”, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2004.
    2. Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Pritchard and Michael J. Rabins, “Engineering Ethics – Concepts and
    Cases”, Cengage Learning, 2009.
    3. John R Boatright, “Ethics and the Conduct of Business”, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2003
    4. Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, “Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers”,
    Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001.
    5. Laura P. Hartman and Joe Desjardins, “Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity
    and Social Responsibility” Mc Graw Hill education, India Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi, 2013.
    6. World Community Service Centre, ‘ Value Education’, Vethathiri publications, Erode, 2011.

    Web sources:
    1. www.onlineethics.org
    2. www.nspe.org
    3. www.globalethics.org

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