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)
Engineering as social experimentation Engineers as Responsible Experimenters Codes of Ethics A Balanced Outlook on Law, Plagiarism Case studies
Collegiality and Loyalty, Respect for Authority Occupational Crime, Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest Professional Rights- Employee Rights, Intellectual Property Rights Discrimination
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
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)