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School name -ID-1

SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies


Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

Program: B Tech (All Program except CBS, Semester : I / II / V / VI


CSDS-311) / MBA Tech (All Program)/ B Tech
Integrated (Computer, Mechanical)

Course : Professional Course Code: 702BS0C005


Ethics

Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme


Practic Tutoria
Lecture Term End Examinations
al l Internal Continuous
(Hours (TEE)
(Hours (Hours Credit Assessment (ICA)
per (Marks- 50 in Question
per per (Marks - 50)
week) Paper)
week) week)
1 0 0 1 Scaled to Marks 50 --
Pre-requisite:
Nil
Course Objectives:

This course is designed to encourage students to inculcate human values, that will enable them to grow as a
responsible human being. The course also helps students to understand how to their maintain ethical conduct in
discharging professional duties, which will be beneficial for them in professional lives.

Course Outcomes:
After completion of the course, students would be able to

1. Understand the engineering code of ethics and be able to apply them as necessary,
2. Understand moral complexities in many engineering activities and decision-making processes,
3. Understand some of the contemporary issues in the engineering professions,
4. Effectively communicate their knowledge and understanding of engineering ethics.

Syllabus :

Unit Description Duration


Introduction to Ethics. 2
1
School name -ID-1
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

 Concept of morals and ethics,


 Study of engineering ethics;
 Laws and ethics;
 Personal and professional ethics.

Professional Practice in Engineering- 2


2
 Common morality ASME code of ethics,
 Technical codes and standards,
 Accepted standards of Engineering practice and the standard of care.

Ethics as design-doing justice to moral Problem- 2


3
 Discuss about ethics as a design to solve moral problems
 Comparison between moral problems and engineering design problems;
 Moral lessons from design problems;
 Implications of the dynamic character of problem situations.

Rights and Responsibilities of Engineers- 4


4
 Moral responsibilities;
 Conflicts of interests;
 Confidentiality,
 Engineers, organizations and ethics,
 Engineer-manager relationships;
 Loyalty;
 The concept of whistleblowing

Responsibility for the Environment. 5


5
 Rapid Technological growth and depletion of resources,
 Reports of the Club of Rome.
 Limits of growth: sustainable development
 Energy Crisis: Renewable Energy Resources
 Environmental degradation and pollution.
 Eco-friendly Technologies.
 Environmental Regulations,
 Environmental Ethics
 Appropriate Technology,
 Movement of Schumacher; later developments of Technology and developing
notions.
 Problems of Technology transfer,Technology assessment impact analysis.
Problems of man, machine, interaction,Impact of assembly line and automation.
Human centered Technology
School name -ID-1
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering

Total 15
Text Books:

1. I. M.W. Martin and R. Schinzinger, Ethics in Engineering, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
2. Charles B. Fleddermann, Engineering Ethics, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2007.
3. P.A. Vesilind and A. S Gunn, Engineering Ethics and Environment, 1st Edition, Cambridge University
Press, 1998

Reference Books:

Caroline Whitbeck, Ethics in Engineering - Practice and Research, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2011

Details of Internal Continuous Assessment (ICA)

Components Weightages Mapping of


Course Outcomes (COs)
Continuous evaluation
- Test M1 10 marks CO1
- Test M2 10 marks CO2, CO3
- Team Work 30 marks CO2, CO3, CO4

End-semester question paper pattern


Nil

Prepared by Approved by

Signature : Signature
(Concerned Faculty/HOD) (Dean)

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