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Sub Code & Name : GE2025PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Objective: To create awareness on Engineering Ethics.
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
Session No. / Topics to be covered / Time allocation / Books Referred / Teaching Methods1 / Introduction to Engineering Ethics / 50 min / TB - 1
(1-10) / BB & SCB
2 / Senses of Engineering Ethics & Variety of inquiry / 50 min / TB- 1
(15-37) / BB & SCB
3 / Moral dilemmas, moral autonomy / 50 min / RB- 1
(45-49) / BB & SCB
4 / Kohlberg’s theory Gilligan’s theory / 50 min / RB- 1
(41-45) / BB & SCB
5 / Consensus and Controversy / 50 min / TB- 1
(22-23) / BB & SCB
6 / Professions and Professionalism / 50 min / TB- 1 (24-32) / BB & SCB
7 / Professional Ideals and Virtues / 50 min / TB- 1
(39-47) / BB & SCB
8 / Customs and religion Uses of ethical theories / 50 min / TB- 1
(63-75) / BB & SCB
9 / Summary of Engineering Ethics / 50 min / TB- 1 (35,76) / -
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Sub Code & Name : GE2025PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Objective: To impart knowledge about engineering as social experimentation.
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
Session No. / Topics to be covered / Time allocation / Books Referred / Teaching Method10. / Engineering as experimentation / 50 min / TB- 1 (81-88) / BB & SCB
11. / Engineers as responsible experimenters / 50 min / TB- 1
(89-94) / BB & SCB
12. / Research
Ethics / 50 min / Lecture Notes / BB & SCB
13. / Codes of Ethics / 50 min / TB- 1
(105-110) / BB & SCB
14. / Industrial Standards / 50 min / TB- 1
(117) / BB & SCB
15. / Balanced outlook on Law / 50 min / TB- 1
(113-120) / BB & SCB
16. / The Challenger Case Study-I / 50 min / TB- 1
(96-103) / BB & SCB
17. / The Challenger Case Study-II / 50 min / TB- 1
(96-103) / BB & SCB
18. / Summary of Engineering as social experimentation / 50 min / TB- 1
(81-103) / BB & SCB
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Sub Code & Name : GE2025 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Objective: To impart knowledge about engineer’s responsibilities and training on safety.
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
Session No. / Topics to be covered / Time allocation / Books Referred / Teaching Methods19 / Safety and Assessment of safety / 50 min / TB- 1 (129-137) / BB & SCB
20 / Safety and Assessment of safety / 50 min / TB- 1 (129-137) / BB & SCB
21 / Risk Assessment of safety and risk / 50 min / TB- 1 (141-148) / BB & SCB
22 / Risk benefit analysis / 50 min / TB- 1 (151-162) / BB & SCB
23 / Reducing risk with examples / 50 min / TB- 1 (161-172) / BB & SCB
24 / The Government Regulator’s Approach to Risk / 50 min / TB- 2 (147-150) / BB & SCB
25 / Disaster Case study – Three mile island / 50 min / TB- 1 (177-179) / BB & SCB
26 / Disaster Case study – Bhopal / 50 min / TB- 1 (299-302) / BB & SCB
27 / Summary of engineer’s responsibility for safety / 50 min / TB- 1
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Sub Code & Name : GE2025PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Objective: To impart knowledge about engineer’s responsibilities and rights
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
Session No. / Topics to be covered / Time allocation / Books Referred / Teaching Methods28 / Collegiality and loyalty / 50 min / TB- 1
(189-194) / BB & SCB
29 / Respect for authority / 50 min / TB- 1
(196-199) / BB & SCB
30 / Collective bargaining / 50 min / TB- 1
(202-207) / BB & SCB
31 / Confidentiality, Conflicts of interest / 50 min / TB- 1 (209-223) / BB & SCB
32 / Occupational crime, Professional rights / 50 min / TB- 1
(224-244) / BB & SCB
33 / Employee Rights / 50 min / TB- 1
(264-272) / BB & SCB
34 / Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) / 50 min / TB- 1
(258-264) / BB & SCB
35 / Discrimination / 50 min / TB- 1
(273-283) / BB & SCB
36 / Summary of engineer’s responsibility and rights / 50 min / TB- 1
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Sub Code & Name : GE2025PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Objective: To impart training on safety, responsibilities, rights and other global issues.
Unit V: GLOBAL ISSUES 9
Multinational corporations – Environmental ethics – computer ethics – Role in Technological Development -weapon development – engineers as managers – consulting engineers – engineers as expert witness and advisor – Honesty – moral leadership – sample code of ethics
Session No. / Topics to be covered / Time allocation / Books Referred / Teaching Methods37 / Multinational Corporations / 50 min / TB- 1 (291-298) / BB & SCB
38 / Environmental ethics / 50 min / TB- 1 (298-302) / BB & SCB
39 / Computer ethics - Role in Technological Development / 50 min / TB- 1 (302-310) / BB & SCB
40 / Weapons development / 50 min / TB- 1 (310-318) / BB & SCB
41 / Engineers as managers, consulting engineers / 50 min / TB- 1 (332-364) / BB & SCB
42 / Engineers as expert witness and advisors / 50 min / TB- 1 (367-373) / BB & SCB
43 / Honesty & Moral leadership / 50 min / TB- 1 (375-380) / BB & SCB
44 / sample code of ethics / 50 min / TB- 1 (397-415) / BB & SCB
45 / Summary of Global issues / 50 min / - / -
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Sub Code & Name : GE2025PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Course Delivery Plan:
Week / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15Units / I / II / III / IV / V
Text Books
1. Mike Martin and Ronald 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.
Reference BOOKS
1. Govindarajan M, Natarajan S., Senthil Kumar V. S., “Engineering Etics”, Printice Hall of India, New Delhi 2004.
2. Charles D Fledderman, Engineering Ethics”, Prentice Hall, New Mexico, 1999.
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. Prof. (Col) P S Bajaj and Dr. Raj Agrawal, “Business Ethics – An Indian Perspective”, Biztantra, New Delhi, 2004.
6. David Ermann and Michele S Shauf, “Computers, Ethics and Society”,
Oxford University Press, (2003).
Prepared by / Approved bySignature
Name / Ms.V.S.Padma @ Dhivya / Dr. Sulochana Somasundaram
Designation / Assistant Professor / Professor & Head
Department / Department of Biotechnology / Department of Biotechnology
Date / 25/06/2013 / 25/06/2013