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GE8076 - Professional Ethics in Engineering Syllabus (Elective IV) Regulation 2017

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Code – GE8076, this article about B.E/B.Tech./B.Arch Mechanical Engineering Semester VIII Professional Ethics in Engineering (Elective IV) Syllabus. Students are requested to make notes or PDFs of the semester in Professional Ethics in Engineering Syllabus for effective preparation from here. It will help you to understand what are the topics in the syllabus of Professional Ethics in Engineering.

And to make preparation strategies to score well in the examinations. Unit-wise detailed syllabus is given below in one place, in the following article GE8076 – Professional Ethics in Engineering. If the information helps you, kindly share it with your classmates.

If you want to know more about the syllabus of B.E Mechanical Engineering connected to an affiliated institution’s four-year undergraduate degree programme. We provide you with a detailed Year-wise, semester-wise, and Subject-wise syllabus in the following link B.E Mechanical Engineering Syllabus Anna University Regulation 2017.

Aim Of Concept:

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.

GE8076 – Professional Ethics in Engineering Syllabus (Elective IV) 

Unit I: Human Values

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

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

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

Unit IV: Safety, Responsibilities And Rights

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

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.

Text Books:

  1. Govindarajan M, Natarajan S, Senthil Kumar V. S, “Engineering Ethics”, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004.
  2. Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, “Ethics in Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2003.

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. Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, “Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers”, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001.
  4. John R Boatright, “Ethics and the Conduct of Business”, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2003.
  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.

If you want to check the syllabus of other branches provided by Anna University, Anna University syllabus Regulation 2017 will assist you in a clear path. Hope you find the required details.

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