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GE6075 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING L T P C
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OBJECTIVES:
To enable the students to create an awareness on Engineering
Ethics and Human Values, to
instill Moral and Social Values and Loyalty and to appreciate
the rights of others.
UNIT I HUMAN VALUES 10
Morals, values and Ethics !ntegrity "or# ethic Service learning
$ivic virtue %espect for
others Living peacefully $aring Sharing Honesty $ourage Valuing
time $ooperation $ommitment Empathy Self confidence $haracter
Spirituality !ntroduction to &oga andmeditation for
professional e'cellence and stress management.
UNIT II ENGINEERING ETHICS 9
Senses of (Engineering Ethics) Variety of moral issues Types of
in*uiry Moral dilemmas Moral+utonomy ohlberg)s theory -illigan)s
theory $onsensus and $ontroversy Models ofprofessional roles
Theories about right action Selfinterest $ustoms and %eligion /ses
ofEthical Theories
UNIT III ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION 9
Engineering as E'perimentation Engineers as responsible
E'perimenters $odes of Ethics
+ 0alanced 1utloo# on Law.
UNIT IV SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AN RIGHTS 9
Safety and %is# +ssessment of Safety and %is# %is# 0enefit
+nalysis and %educing %is# %espect for +uthority $ollective
0argaining $onfidentiality $onflicts of !nterest 1ccupational$rime
2rofessional %ights Employee %ights !ntellectual 2roperty %ights
3!2%4 5iscrimination
UNIT V GLOBAL ISSUES !
Multinational $orporations Environmental Ethics $omputer Ethics
"eapons 5evelopment Engineers as Managers $onsulting Engineers
Engineers as E'pert "itnesses and +dvisors Moral Leadership $ode of
$onduct $orporate Social %esponsibility
TOTAL: "5 PERIOS
OUTCOMES : /pon completion of the course, the student should be
able to apply ethics in society, discuss
the ethical issues related to engineering and reali6e the
responsibilities and rights in thesocietyTEXTBOO#S:
7. Mi#e ". Martin and %oland Schin6inger, 8Ethics in
Engineering9, Tata Mc-raw Hill, :ew 5elhi,;an S, Senthil umar V. S,
8Engineering Ethics9, 2rentice Hall of !ndia, :ew5elhi, ;
