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LESSON PLAN LP- GE2021

Sub Code & Name : GE2021 LP Rev. No: 01

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN Date:22.06.2010
VALUE Page 1 of 5
Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V

Objective: To create an awareness on Engineering Ethics and Human Values. To instill

Moral and social values and loyalty. To appreciate the rights of others.

Unit I: HUMAN VALUES

Morals, Values and Ethics – Integrity – Work Ethic – Service Learning – Civic Virtue –
Respect for Others – Living Peacefully – caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage –
Valuing Time – Co-operation – Commitment – Empathy – Self-confidence – Character –
Spirituality.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No allocation Referred Methods
1 Introduction to 50 min TB - 1 Black Board
Professional Ethics (1-10)
2 Morals 50 min TB - 1 Black Board
(15-23)
3 Values and Ethics 50 min TB- 2 Black Board
(53-59)
4 Integrity and Work 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
ethics (50-52)
5 Service Learning, Civic 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Virtues (40-47)
6 Respect for others, 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
peace and harmony (46-47)
7 Honesty, Courage 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(41-46 )
8 Valuing Time, Co- 50 min Lecture Black Board
operation, Commitment Notes
9 Empathy, Self 50 min Lecture Black Board
confidence, Character Notes
and Spirituality
10 Summary of Human 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Values (36)
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LESSON PLAN LP- GE2021

Sub Code & Name : GE2021 LP Rev. No: 01

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN Date:22.06.2010
VALUE Page 2 of 5
Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V

Objective: To create an awareness on Engineering Ethics and Human Values.

Unit II: ENGINEERING ETHICS

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

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No allocation Referred Methods
11 Senses of Engineering 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Ethics (3-5)
12 Variety of inquiry 50 min TB- 2 Black Board
(34-37)
13 Moral dilemmas, moral 50 min TB- 2 Black Board
autonomy (45-49)
14 Kohlberg’s theory 50 min TB- 2 Black Board
(41-43)
15 Gilligan’s theory 50 min TB- 2 Black Board
(43-45)
16 Consensus and 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Controversy (22-23)
17 Models for professional 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
roles (39-49)
18 Theories of right 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
action, self interest (51-62)
19 Customs and religion 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(63-67)
20 Uses of ethical theories 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(70-75)
21 Summary of 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Engineering Ethics (76)
22 CAT-I 1 h 15 - -
min

LESSON PLAN LP- GE2021

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN Date:22.06.2010
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Unit III: ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION

Engineering as experimentation – engineers as responsible experimenters – codes of
ethics – balanced outlook on law – the challenger case study
Unit IV: Collegiality and loyalty – respect for others – collective bargaining –
confidentiality – conflicts of interest – occupational crime – professional rights –
employee rights – intellectual property rights - discrimination
Objective: To impart knowledge about engineering as social experimentation.
Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching
No allocation Referred Methods
23 Engineering as 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
experimentation (81-88)
24 Engineers as 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
responsible (89-94)
experimenters
25 Codes of Ethics 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(105-110)
26 Balanced outlook on 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Law (113-120)
27 Collegiality and loyalty 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(189-194)
28 Respect for authority 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(196-199)
29 Collective bargaining 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(202-207)
30 Confidentiality, 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Conflicts of interest (209-223)
31 Occupational crime, 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Professional rights (224-244)
32 Employee rights, 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Intellectual property (264-272)
Rights TB- 2
(108)
33 Discrimination 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(273-283)
34 Summary of 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Engineering as Social (122)
Experimentation
35 CAT-II 1 h 15 - -
min
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN Date:22.06.2010
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Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V
Unit IV: SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
Safety and risk – assessment of safety and risk – risk benefit analysis and reducing risk –
the Three Mile island and Chernobyle case studies.
Unit V: GLOBAL ISSUES
Multinational corporations – Environmental ethics – computer ethics – weapon
development – engineers as managers – consulting engineers – engineers as expert
witness and advisor – moral leadership – sample code of ethics (specific to Chemical
Engineering)
Objective: To impart training on safety, responsibilities, rights and other global issues.
Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching
No allocation Referred Methods
36 Safety and Risk 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(129-137)
37 Assessment of safety 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
and risk (141-148)
38 Risk benefit analysis 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
and reducing risk (151-162)
39 Disaster Case study – 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Three mile island (177-179)
40 Disaster Case study – 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Chernobyl (173-176)
41 Multinational 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Corporations, (291-318)
Environmental ethics
42 Weapons development, 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Engineers as managers, (332-364)
consulting engineers
43 Engineers as expert 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
witness and advisors (367-373)
44 Moral leadership 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(375-380)
45 sample code of ethics 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
(397-415)
46 Summary of Safety 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
Issues (181)
47 Summary of Global 50 min TB- 1 Black Board
issues (343)
48 CAT-III 1 h 15 - -
min
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Sub Code & Name : GE2021 LP Rev. No: 01

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN Date:22.06.2010
VALUE Page 5 of 5
Branch: B. Tech (Bio Technology) Semester : V

Course Delivery Plan:

Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
I I I I I I I I I I I I
I II I II I II
II II II II II II II II II II II II
                           
Units

TEXT BOOKS

1. Mike Martin and Ronald Schinzinger, “Ethics in Engineering”, McGraw-Hill,

New York, 1996.

2. Govindarajan M, Natarajan S., Senthil Kumar V. S., “Engineering Etics”, Printice

Hall of India, New Delhi 2004.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Charles F Fledderman, Engineering Ethics”, Pearson education/ Prestise Hall,

New Jersey 2004 (Indian Reprint)

2. Charles E Harris, Michael S. Protchard and Michael J Rabins, :Engineering ethics

– Concepts and cases”, Wadsworth Thompson Learning, US 2000 (Indian
Reprint)

3. John R Boatright, “Ethics and conduct of Business”, Pearson education, New

Delhi, 2003

4. Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists

and Engineers”, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001
Prepared by Approved by
Signature

Name Mr.S.NagaVignesh Dr. M. Sivanandham

Designation Asst.Professor Prof. & Head
Grade I Department of Bio Technology
Date 01.07.2010 01.07.2010