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Title of Subject Engineer and Society

2. Subject Code EHM3066

3. Credit Hour 3

4. Pre-Requisite None

5. Aim of Subject To expose the students to the history of science and technology, issues of the impact of
technology on development and environment, issues of engineering in the Malaysian context,
the engineering profession, the code of ethics and professionalism.

6. Learning At the completion of the subject, students should be able to:

Outcomes
and Program Learning Outcomes
outcomes of • LO1 - Characterize professional ethics, sustainability and cost-effectiveness in
Subject engineering design and practice.(cognitive, understanding, level 2)
• LO2 - Apply engineering principles in handling societal and environmental issues and
engineering practices (cognitive, applying, level 3)
• LO3 - Apply professional and ethical judgement in design and development of
engineering obligations. (cognitive, applying, level 3)
• LO4 - Establish high integrity of professionalism of engineering practices in societal
and environmental contexts.(cognitive, analysing, level 4)
Programme Outcomes
• PO8 - Understand the importance of sustainability and cost-effectiveness in design
and development of professional engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal
and environmental contexts
• PO9 - Apply and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities of engineering
practice
Tutorial / Assignment • Group assignments 40%
7. Assessment
Scheme Test / Quiz • Written exam 10%
Final Exam • Written exam 50%
8. Details of subject Topics Hours

Engineering Challenges in Modern Society

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The challenges faced by engineers in making modern life possible. Assurance
of public safety, health and clean environment. Impacts of human-induced
climate change, greenhouse effects, global warming. Incorporation of public
and environmental safety in engineering designs. Threat of depletion of fossil
fuels, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Engineering, Technology and Development 10

History of Engineering and Technology. Role of engineering and technology

as indicators of development. The contribution of Government in the
deployment of engineering and technology for economic development. New
advances in world of engineering and technology.
 Engineering, Technology and Environment 6

Environmental quality protection and prevention through engineering and

technology. Roles and functions of international and local organizations
related to the environment. Malaysian statutory and legal requirements on
environment quality. National Environmental Policy. Achievements of
engineering and technology in environment protection.

Engineering Public Safety and Health, Environment and Sustainability

Engineering safety and health awareness and compliance to relevant statutory

and legal requirements. Incorporating imperative safety and health elements
in designing and handling of societal issues and engineering practice. 9
Compliance with environmental legal requirements. Promote environmentally
responsible practice and sustainability design principles; Commitment to
environmental education and awareness; Conservation of energy, water and
other resources.

Ethics and Professionalism

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Importance of laws and ethics. Professional rights of engineers; codes of
ethics; ethical assessment; conflicts of interest; loyalty and dissent, codes of
conduct of engineers; accountability of engineers; development of ethical
engineering professionalism; Engineering professional bodies and Board of
Engineers monitoring and regulating functions.

This subject will be delivered using the following means:

9. Teaching and
Learning Lecture Hours 40 hours
Activities Supervised Tutorial Hours 5 hours

Total Contact Hours 45 hours

10. Laboratory None

11. Reading Text Book None

Material
1. FoongPek Ling, et al, “Engineering Professionalism and
Reference Ethics”, 4th edition, IEM, Malaysia, 1995.
Material 2. Rogene A. Buchholz, Alfred A. Marcus, James E.
3. Post, “Managing Environmental Issues: A Casebook”,
Prentice Hall, 1992.
4. Tenth Malaysia Plan 2011-2015, EPU, Prime Minister's
Department, Putrajaya, 2010
5. R. Logeswaran, Hairul Azhar, Pau Kiu Nai, Sim Hock Kheng,
“Engineers in Society”, 2nd edition, Mc-Graw Hill, Malaysia,
2006.