UNIT I ENGINEERING ETHICS
Senses of ‘Engineering Ethics’
Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry
Moral dilemmas – Moral Autonomy
Kohlberg’s theory – Gilligan’s theory – Consensus and Controversy
Use of Ethical Theories.
Weapons Development (Content Beyond Syllabus)
UNIT II ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION
Engineering as social experimentation
Engineers as Responsible Experimenters
Codes of Ethics
A Balanced Outlook on Law, Plagiarism
Case studies
UNIT III RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
Collegiality and Loyalty, Respect for Authority
Occupational Crime, Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest
Professional Rights- Employee Rights,
Intellectual Property Rights
Discrimination
UNIT IV UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES - INTRODUCTION
Need, Basic Guidelines
Content and Process for Value Education
Understanding Harmony in the Human Being
Harmony in Myself
Understanding Harmony in the Family and Society
Harmony in Human- Human Relationship
UNIT V UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES - HARMONY
Understanding Harmony in Nature
Understanding Harmony in Existence
Whole existence Implications
Co-existence Implications
Holistic Understanding of Harmony
CONTENT BEYOND SYLLABUS
Weapons Development
Situational Decision Making
Reference Book:
Engineering Ethics, Concepts Cases: Charles E Harris Jr., Michael S Pritchard, Cengage learning, 2015
Laura P. Hartman and Joe Desjardins, “Business Ethics: Decision Making for
Personal Integrity and social responsibility†McGraw Hill education, India Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi 2013
Business Ethics concepts & Cases: Manuel G Velasquez, 6e, PHI, 2008.
Text Book:
Professional Ethics: R. Subramanian, Oxford University Press, 2015.
Ethics in Engineering Practice & Research, Caroline Whitbeck, Cambridge University Press 2015.
Govindarajan M, Natarajan S, Senthil Kumar V. S, “Engineering Ethicsâ€, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004. (Unit I, II, III, IV, V)
