2018 Regulation

181HS406 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. To enable the students to understand and internalize the importance of ethical behaviour in
personal and professional lives.
II. To ensure that the students learn / understand the rights and responsibilities as an employee
and citizen.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

 Students would internalize ethical behaviour in personal and professional lives.

 Students become responsible employees and citizens.

UNIT-I INTRODDUCTION TO ETHICS

Basic Concepts-Personal and Professional Ethics; Life skills, Emotional intelligence, Value
Education, Professional and Professionalism.

UNIT-II ETHICAL THEORIES

Theory of moral development, Utilitarianism, Virtue theory, Moral Rationalism, Moral
pluralism, Moral autonomy, Moral dilemmas.

UNIT-III PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Norms of Conduct- Moral values in profession, Code of Conduct- Ethical Responsibilities of
Engineers – Discrimination , Whistle blowing.

UNIT-IV RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Professional right – Professional responsibilities – Ethics in changing domains of Research –
Organizational complaint procedure – Ethics in research – Research misconduct distinguished from
mistakes, Responsible authorship, reviewership.

UNIT-V GLOBAL ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Globalization and MNCs, International Trade, Business Ethics, Sustainable Development,

Energy Concerns, Marketing and Manufacturing Ethics, Media Ethics, Bio-Ethics.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Subramanian, R., ”Professional Ethics”, Oxford University Press, 2015.
2. Manuel G Velasquez, “Business Ethics Concepts and Cases ”, Prentice Hall of India, 2008.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Charles E Harris, Michael S Pritchard, Michael J Rabins, “Engineering Ethics, Concepts
cases”, Cengage learning, 2015.
2. Caroline Whitbeck “Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research”, Cambridge University
Press, 2015.