GE2025 – PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING

GE2025 – PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING


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GE2025 – PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING
Semester : VIII							Duration : 3 Hrs
							Max. Marks : 100
Answer ALL questions
PART   A    −  ( 10 x 2 = 20 marks )
1.				Define engineering ethics. * Study of right or wrong. * Good and evil. * Obligations & rights. * Justice. * Social & Political deals.
2.				What do you mean by moral dilemma ? Complex ethical problems are professionally termed ad dilemmas Types : a) Vagueness  b) conflicting reasons  c) Problems of disagreemen
3.				State Rawl’s principles. 1.Each person is entitled to the most extensive amount of liberty compatible with an equalamount for others. 2.Differences in social power and economic benefits are justified only when they are likelyto benefit everyone, including members of the most disadvantaged groups
4.				Enumerate roles of code. -Inspiration and Guidance  -Support -Deterrence and Discipline -Education and Mutual Understanding  - Protecting the Status Quo -Contributing to the Profession‟s Public Image -Promoting Business Interests
*5.				Describe briefly the importance of ‘safe exit’.
6.				Give the categories of risk. Ans: Low consequence,Low probability (which can be ignored) Low consequence,High probability High consequence, Low probability High consequence, High probability
*7.				Contrast agency loyalty and identification loyalty. AGENCYLOYALTY: •Itisactingtofulfillone’scontractualdutiestoanemployer.Thesearespecifiedinthetermsofparticulartasksforwhichoneispaid,aswellasmoregenerallyitisamatterof“ACTIONS” IDENTIFICATIONLOYALTY: •Identificationloyaltydealswithattitudes,emotions,andsenseofpersonalidentitywithactions. •Itimpliesseekingone’smoraldutiestoagroupwillingly,withpersonalattachmentandaffirmation.Peoplewhogrudginglydotheirworkarenothavingidentificationloyalty.
8.				List the central elements of collegiality. Ans: i.                    Respect ii. Commitment iii. Connectedness iv.Cooperation
9.				State any four code of conduct of an engineer given by IEEE.
10.				What should an ethical expert witness, even though hired by a company,  expected to do?
PART   B    −  ( 5 x 16 = 80 marks )
11.		(a)			(i)	Describe the levels of moral development in human beings as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg. How do the views of Carol Gilligan differ from that of Kohlberg?		(16)
Or
			(b)		(i)	Explain the uses of ethical theories with necessary diagrams.		(16)
12.			(a)		(i)	Describe the roles of "Codes of Ethics” formulated by various professional engineering societies. Indicate the relative importance of the broad categories into which these roles are classified.		(10)
					(ii)	Discuss the limitations of code.		(6)
Or
		(b)			(i)	State and explain the similarities and contrasts between standard experiments and engineering as experimentation.		(16)
13.		(a)			(i)	Explain the assessment of Safety & Risk.		(16)
Or
			(b)		(i)	Explain the Chernobyl and Bhopal case studies.		(16)
14.			(a)		(i)	Collegiality is an important virtue of team work - Justify.		(16)
Or
			(b)		(i)	Explain the various occupational crimes.		(10)
					(ii)	Write short note on intellectual property rights.		(6)
15.			(a)		(i)	Write a detailed note on the various aspects connected with the wide new field of computer ethics.		(10)
					(ii)	Explain the environmental problems that are global in nature, not confined to national boundaries, using examples.		(6)
Or
			(b)		(i)	What care should be taken by the multinational companies, while transferring hazardous technology? Give your answer with Bhopal tragedy as the example. Also describe appropriate technology.		(16)

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