GE2021 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING

GE2021 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING L T P C

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UNIT I 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 – Professions and Professionalism – Professional Ideals and Virtues –

Uses of Ethical Theories

UNIT II ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION 9

Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Research

Ethics - Codes of Ethics – Industrial Standards - A Balanced Outlook on Law – The

Challenger Case Study

UNIT III ENGINEER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY 9

Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis – Reducing

Risk – The Government Regulator’s Approach to Risk - Chernobyl Case Studies and

Bhopal

UNIT IV RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS 9

Collegiality and Loyalty – Respect for Authority – Collective Bargaining – Confidentiality

– Conflicts of Interest – Occupational Crime – Professional Rights – Employee Rights –

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - Discrimination

UNIT V GLOBAL ISSUES 9

Multinational Corporations – Business Ethics - Environmental Ethics – Computer Ethics -

Role in Technological Development – Weapons Development – Engineers as Managers

– Consulting Engineers – Engineers as Expert Witnesses and Advisors – Honesty –

Moral Leadership – Sample Code of Conduct

TOTAL= 45 PERIODS TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mike Martin and Roland Schinzinger, “Ethics in Engineering”, McGraw Hill, New York,

2005.

2. Charles E Harris, Michael S Pritchard and Michael J Rabins, “Engineering Ethics –

Concepts and Cases”, Thompson Learning, 2000.

REFERENCES:

1. Charles D Fleddermann, “Engineering Ethics”, Prentice Hall, New Mexico, 1999.

2. John R Boatright, “Ethics and the Conduct of Business”, Pearson Education, 2003

3. Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, “Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and

Engineers”, Oxford University Press, 2001.

4. Prof. (Col) P S Bajaj and Dr. Raj Agrawal, “Business Ethics – An Indian Perspective”,

Biztantra, New Delhi, 2004.

5. David Ermann and Michele S Shauf, “Computers, Ethics and Society”, Oxford

University Press, (2003)