UNIT I Human Values (Chapter - 1) Morals, Values and ethics - Integrity - Work ethic - Service learning - Civic virtue - Respect for others - Living peacefully - Caring - Sharing - Honesty - Courage - Valuing time - Cooperation - Commitment - Empathy - Self-confidence - Character - Spirituality - Introduction to yoga and meditation for professional excellence and stress management. UNIT II Engineering Ethics (Chapter - 2) Senses of 'Engineering Ethics' - Variety of moral issues - Types of inquiry - Moral dilemmas - Moral autonomy - Kohlberg’s theory - Gilligan’s theory - Consensus and controversy - Models of professional roles - Theories about right action - Self-interest - Customs and religion - Uses of ethical theories. UNIT III Engineering as Social Experimentation (Chapter - 3) Engineering as experimentation - Engineers as responsible experimenters - Codes of ethics - A balanced outlook on law. UNIT IV Safety, Responsibilities and Rights (Chapter - 4) Safety and risk - Assessment of safety and risk - Risk benefit analysis and reducing risk - Respect for authority - Collective bargaining - Confidentiality - Conflicts of interest - Occupational crime - Professional rights - Employee rights - Intellectual property rights (IPR) - Discrimination. UNIT V Global Issues (Chapter - 5) Multinational corporations - Environmental ethics - Computer ethics - Weapons development - Engineers as managers - Consulting engineers - Engineers as expert witnesses and advisors - Moral leadership - Code of conduct - Corporate social responsibility.
