UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR SAMPLE COURSE: NCB 40102

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1. Name of Course Engineers in Society

2. Course Code: NCB 40102

3. Name/s of Academic Chong Yuan Foong
Staff:

4. Semester Offered: Semester 7

5. Credit Value: 2

6. Prerequisite: NCB 10102

7. Rationale for inclusion of the course in the programme:
This course aims at providing students exposure to the ethical and responsibilities of
engineers towards the community in which they live in and serve. It will give a general
overview to the student in terms of handling problems related to ethics in human
relationships, management, economics, commerce, as well as the legal aspects of the
profession that are binding in society. The student will be equipped with the necessary
skills, particularly in the moral aspect of communication in engineering related matters
that have significant impact on society and in industry. It will ensure that the student is
proficient in terms of ethical standards, responsibility, environmental, safety and health
issues pertinent to engineering activities, both locally and globally.
8. Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
1. Identify ethical and professionalism issues in engineering. [A4]
2. Evaluate the decisions related to contemporary issues from a balanced
ethical and engineering standpoint. [C4]
3. Explain both oral and written communication functions with a solid and
competent ethical and engineering background. [C5]

9. Synopsis
This course will cover topics on the link between Engineers and Society, Ethical and
Moral Standards demanded in Society, Health and Safety Issues, Professional
Practice, Legal Issues, Communication Skills and Management.
10. Mode of Delivery
Lecture and Tutorials and/or Discussions.

11. Assessment Methods and Types

Test 20% [CLO1, CLO2]

Assignments 20% [CLO2, CLO3]
Final Exam 60% [CLO1, CLO2, CLO3]
TOTAL 100%

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12. Content outline of the course and the student learning time per topic:
F2F Non
TOPIC SLT
L T P O F2F
Engineers and Society
 Scope of inter-dependence
1  Responsibility to Society 1 1 0 2 4
 Professionalism in Society

Reasoning, Morality and

Professionalism
 Dilemmas for the Engineer
2 2 2 0 4 8
 Ethical Framework
 Code of Professional Conduct

Engineering and Societal

Experimentation
 Engineering and Experimentation
3 2 2 0 4 8
 Comprehensive Perspectives
 Autonomy and Accountability

Commitment to Safety
 Concept of Safety
4  Risk Assessment 2 2 0 4 8
 Societal Expectations

Workplace Responsibility and Society

 Teamwork
 Conflicts of Interest
5 2 2 0 4 8
 Societal Rights vs. the Engineers’
Rights
 Honesty and Integrity
Engineers and the Global Society
 Global Engineering and Society
6 1 1 0 2 4
 Multinational Corporations
 Economics and Cost

Case Studies
7  Case Study # 1 4 4 0 8 16
 Case Study # 2
Written Test 2 6 8
Assignment 10 10
FINAL EXAM 2 6 8
TOTAL STUDENT LEARNING TIME 14 14 0 4 50 82
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 2
13. Main references
1. C.B. Fleddermann. (2012). Engineering Ethics. 4th Edition. Prentice Hall.
2. C.E. Harris, M.S. Pritchard, M.J. Rabins. (2009). Engineering Ethics:
Concepts and Cases, 4th Edition, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

Additional references
1. National Academy of Engineering (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of
Engineering in the New Century. 1st Edition. National Academics Press.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If a student is absent for any particular lecture or tutorial class, the initiative should come from
the student himself/herself to ask the lecturer IMMEDIATELY what are the things that have been
missed (the lecturer won’t bother to ask the reason why you are absent or ask you when would
you like to have your remake quiz/test/assignment, so do not blame the lecturer if you miss and
get ‘0’ for any assignment/test, etc.)

2. If you are absent because you are on MEDICAL LEAVE, please make sure you give one
photocopy of your MC the next day or ASAP so that it can be recorded in the attendance. If you
are absent for no particular reason (i.e. you could not wake up from sleep, you got lost in the
academic building) no exception is given at all; your attendance will be recorded as ‘0’.

3. Students must score at least 30% of the total marks allocated for Final Examination in order to
pass the course.

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