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Unit – I - ENGINEERING ETHICS

1. Define Ethics?* Study of right or wrong.* Good and evil.* Obligations & rights.* Justice.* Social & Political deals.

2. Define Engineering Ethics?

* Study of the moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizationsengaged in engineering / profession.* Study of related questions about the moral ideals, character, policies and relationshipsof people and corporations involved in technological activity.* Moral standards / values and system of morals.

3. What is the need to study Ethics?

* To responsibly confront moral issues raised by technological activity.* To recognize and resolve moral dilemma.* To achieve moral autonomy.

4. Differentiate Moral and Ethics?

MORAL:ETHICS:developing moral criteria to guide human behavior.& Refers only to professional behavior.

5. What is the method used to solve an Ethical problem?

Recognizing a problem or its need.Gathering information and defining the problem to be solved or goal to beachieved.Generating alternative solutions or methods to achieve the goal.Evaluate benefits and costs of alternate solutions.Decision making & optimization.Implementing the best solution.

6. What are the Senses of Engineering Ethics?

• An activity and area of inquiry.• Ethical problems, issues and controversies.• Particular set of beliefs, attitudes and habits.• Morally correct.

7. Differentiate Micro-ethics and Macro-ethics?

Micro-ethics : Deals about some typical and everyday problems which play an importantrole in the field of engineering and in the profession of an engineer.Macro-ethics : Deals with all the societal problems which are unknown and suddenlyburst out on a regional or national level.

8. What are the three types of Inquiry?

• Normative Inquiry – Based on values.• Conceptual Inquiry – Based on meaning.• Factual Inquiry – Based in facts.

9. What are the sorts of complexity and murkiness that may be involved in moralsituations?

• Vagueness• Conflicting Reasons• Disagreement

10. What are the steps in confronting Moral Dilemmas?

1. Identify the relevant moral factors and reasons.2. Gather all available facts that are pertinent to the moral factors involved.3. Rank the moral considerations in order of importance as they apply to thesituation.4. Consider alternative courses of actions as ways of resolving dilemma,tracing the full implications of each.5. Get suggestions and alternative perspectives on the dilemma.6. By weighing all the relevant moral factors and reasons in light of the facts,produce a reasoned judgment.

11. Define Moral Autonomy?

• Self-determining• Independent• Personal Involvement• Exercised based on the moral concern for other people andrecognition of good moral reasons

12. Give the importance of Lawrence Kohlberg’s and Carol Gilligan’s theory?

Kohlberg gives greater emphasis to recognizing rights and abstract universal rules.Gilligan stresses the importance of maintaining personal relationships based on mutualcaring.

13. Give the need for Authority?

Authority provides the framework in which learning can take place.

14. What are the criteria required for a Profession?

• Knowledge• Organization• Public Good

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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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