Integrity, Honesty, Courage, Empathy, Personality, Character, Self-Confidence, Respect for Others – Work culture, Social responsibility, Responsibilities as a citizen, Cooperation and commitment – Religion vs. Spirituality, Philosophy, Customs and practices – Self-interest, Fear, Deception, Ignorance, Ego, Uncritical acceptance of authority
Ethical naturalism-Moral Foundations-Cognitive Evolution-Engineering Ethics: Central Responsibilities of Engineers, Sustainable Engineering Moral socialization-Moral Distress-Social Determinants-Wisdom traditions-Professional Engineering Codes such as ASCE, ASME, IEEE, and ACM.
Harmony in the Family – the Basic Unit of Human Interaction, Values in Human – to- Human Relationships, Trust’ - the Foundational Value in Relationships-‘Respect” – as the Right Evaluation. Case Study - Prevention of harassment, Violence and Terrorism, Hacking and other cyber crimes
Culture and social identity -Culture, ethnicity, and race -Ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice and Discrimination, Global Culture, Social networks, Contemporary social movements.
Multinational Corporations – Business Ethics - Environmental Ethics – Computer Ethics - Role in Technological Development – Weapons Development – Engineers as Managers – Consulting Engineers – Engineers as Expert Witnesses and Advisors – Honesty – Moral Leadership – Sample Code of Conduct
Reference Book:
1. Rowan, J., and Samuel ZinaichJr, Ethics for Professions, Thomson-Wadsworth, (2003). 2. Harris, C. E. Jr., Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J Rabins, Ray James and Elaine Englehardt, Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, (2014).
Text Book:
1. Driver, J., Ethics: The Fundamentals, Wiley-Blackwell, (2006). 2. Van de Poel, I., and Lambèr Royakkers, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction, Wiley-Blackwell, (2011).
