🔍 Standard Topics & Syllabus Coverage:-
While the specific internal index varies across printings, textbooks matching this foundational Indian university syllabus generally cover the following structural modules:
- Definition of morals, values, and professional ethics.
- Work ethic, civic virtue, honesty, integrity, and responsibility.
- Stress management, cooperation, and commitment in the workplace.
2. Fundamentals of Engineering Ethics
- The concept and variety of moral issues faced by engineers.
- Moral dilemmas, moral autonomy, consensus, and controversy.
- Moral development frameworks: Kohlberg’s theory and Gilligan’s theory.
- Classic ethical theories and their applications to right actions.
3. Engineering as Social Experimentation
- Viewing engineering projects as live societal experiments.
- The engineer’s role as a responsible experimenter.
- Evolution and adherence to Professional Codes of Ethics (e.g., IEEE, ASME, NSPE).
- Balanced perspectives on legal regulations vs. ethical actions.
4. Safety, Responsibilities, and Rights
- Assessment of safety, industrial risk, and risk-benefit analysis.
- Managing conflicts of interest, occupational crimes, and bribery.
- Protecting client-professional confidentiality and intellectual property rights (IPR).
- Employee rights and the ethics of whistleblowing.
5. Global Issues in Engineering
- Environmental ethics, sustainable engineering, and eco-friendly design.
- Computer and internet ethics, software piracy, and ethical hacking.
- Ethical dilemmas within multinational corporations (MNCs).
- Engineers serving as expert witnesses and consulting advisors.
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