This document provides information about a professional ethics course taught by Dr. Muhammad Junaid at the Military College of Engineering in Risalpur. The course code is HU-222 and it is worth 2 credit hours. It covers key topics in professional ethics like ethical theories and resolving ethical dilemmas. The syllabus, assignments, and grading scheme are also outlined. Various textbooks and reference materials on ethics are listed.
This document provides information about a professional ethics course taught by Dr. Muhammad Junaid at the Military College of Engineering in Risalpur. The course code is HU-222 and it is worth 2 credit hours. It covers key topics in professional ethics like ethical theories and resolving ethical dilemmas. The syllabus, assignments, and grading scheme are also outlined. Various textbooks and reference materials on ethics are listed.
This document provides information about a professional ethics course taught by Dr. Muhammad Junaid at the Military College of Engineering in Risalpur. The course code is HU-222 and it is worth 2 credit hours. It covers key topics in professional ethics like ethical theories and resolving ethical dilemmas. The syllabus, assignments, and grading scheme are also outlined. Various textbooks and reference materials on ethics are listed.
This document provides information about a professional ethics course taught by Dr. Muhammad Junaid at the Military College of Engineering in Risalpur. The course code is HU-222 and it is worth 2 credit hours. It covers key topics in professional ethics like ethical theories and resolving ethical dilemmas. The syllabus, assignments, and grading scheme are also outlined. Various textbooks and reference materials on ethics are listed.
Taxonomy No CLO Domain PLO Level 1 Define and discuss, key ethical terms to Cognitive 3 8 recognize ethical conflicts in the work environment, moral theories to apply them to specific ethical problems in engineering, and impact of individual and corporate decisions on human life, society, and the environment. 2 Resolving the ethical dilemmas using Affective 3 6 common ethical values and identifying possible actions to be taken in response.
PLO 6 - The engineer and society
PLO 8 - Ethics Grade Distribution
Instrument of Testing Marks
Quizzes 10% Assignments 10% Sessional 35% Final Examination 45% Text and Material Textbook (s) a. Ethics in Engineering by Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger b. Engineering Ethics by Charles E. Harris Jr, Michael S. Pritchard, Michael J. Rabbins. c. “A Guide to Ethics by Steven Luper. d. Ethics for life by Judith A Boss. e. Ethics--- Concepts and Cases by Haris CE Pritchard. f. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephan R. Covey. References Material: g. How to Manage by Ray Wild. h. The Concept of Happiness by Bertrand Russel. i. Rules and Tools for Leaders by Major General Perry M. Smith US Air Force. j. Wining Attitudes by Air Commodore (R) AslamBazmi. Class Rules
Attendance will be taken in first 10 minutes.
Avoid use of Mobile phone, Laptops or any gadgets. Obedience to all laws, discipline code, rules and community norms. Respect peers, faculty and staff through actions and speech. Bring writing material. Interactive sessions. Assignments
Group of Maximum 5 members are allowed.
At the end of each assignment/task related to the chosen project, it
is mandatory to mention the activities performed by each member. Syllabus 1. Ethics and morality, subdivisions of ethics, morality and law, morality and etiquettes. 2. Profession, professional ethics, principles of ethics, Kohlberg moral development theory. 3. Ethical theories. 4. Ethical leadership - benefits, approaches and styles. 5. Ethics in engineering - typical engineering ethical issues & Codes. 6. Ethics from Islamic perspective. 7. Workplace diversity, and harassment. 8. Moral responsibilities of Cross functional area professionals. 9.Decision making - Krolick categorization. Ethics vs Morality The terms ethics and morality are used interchangeably. Morality and ethics loosely have to do with distinguishing the difference between “good and bad” or “right and wrong. Many believe morality is personal whereas ethics is the standards of “good and bad” distinguished by a certain community or social setting. The distinction between the two is as substantial as a line drawn in the sand. Ethics
Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or
the conducting of an activity.
The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
Set of standard of conducts and moral judgment to determine
“rightness” and “Wrongness” in behavior and actions.
Oxford Dictionary Morality
Principles governing right and wrong and good and
bad behavior.
The degree to which something is right or wrong, good, or
bad, and so on.
A system of moral principles followed by a particular group of people.
Why Teach professional Ethics
• A profession is a job that requires specific training and is
regulated by certain standards.
• Roscoe Pound defined profession as a group perusing a
learned art as a common calling in the spirit of public service Engineering Ethics The word “Ethics” originates from the Greek word “ethos” meaning “character”. “Ethics are a set of rules or principles that are generally considered as standards or good and bad or right and wrong, which are usually imposed by an external group or a society or a profession or so”. “Engineering is the process of developing an efficient mechanism which quickens and eases the work using limited resources, with the help of technology”. Ethics are the principles accepted by the society, which also equate to the moral standards of human beings. An engineer with ethics, can help the society in a better way. “Engineering Ethics is the study of decisions, policies & values that are morally desirable in engineering practice and research”. The study of Engineering ethics, where such ethics are implemented in engineering by the engineers, is necessary for the good of the society. Ethics and its Subdivisions Ethics can be studied through these dimensions
Meta ethics (What does "right" even mean?).
Descriptive (Comparative) ethics (What do people think is right way to act?). Normative (prescriptive) ethics: (How Should people act? What is a correct action? What should I do?). Applied ethics: (How do we take moral knowledge and put it into practice?). Example CASE
Normative ethics asks how people should act
Should I throw a Frisbee for the dog to catch, because he will sit there and curse me if I don’t. Descriptive: do you think it is good for me to throw this Frisbee at the dog Applied: we have the moral knowledge how do I apply it to practice…throw the Frisbee. Meta: what is right? What is good? Not about an action being right or wrong Meta Ethics Concerns with meaning of language used in ethics. What is the meaning of ethical terms, Right, Wrong, Love, Compassion. Addresses questions such as “What is goodness?” and How can we tell what is good from what is bad. Deals with the origin of ethical principles that govern the specification of right and wrong behavior. A major issue of debate is whether ethical principles are eternal truths or created by humans. Descriptive Ethics Studies people’s beliefs, claims, customs, principles, and practices of people and cultures about morality (in different times, places, cultures). What do people think about their behavior as right or wrong A psychologist tells you how the person is thinking, and sociologists/anthropologist will tell you how cultures believe an act is right or wrong. Taking dowry was ethical in Pakistan, now not. Sociologists in particular pay special attention to the concrete moral practices of social groups around the world, and they view them as cultural facts much like facts about what people in those countries eat or how they dress. Normative Ethics The word normative is based on Norms meaning Rules- Standards. It attempts to discover which actions are in fact right or wrong, which things are in fact good or bad, and what it takes to in fact be a good or bad person. Ethics and morality is a branch of philosophy or theology which deals primarily with normative questions to find out what is it that makes an action morally and ethically right. Not concerned about what people think is right and instead find out what is actually right.
Normative (Various theories as to decide what/Why an action
is right or wrong) • Virtue ethics • Consequentialism ethics (utilitarianism, ethical egoism, ethical altruism, hedonism. • Deontological ethics Example Case A gang member might believe it is right to avenge one killing with another and all members of the group might agree with him and say you have to do it, now in a descriptive sense we can describe that the gang believe that the statement is true. Similar what we say, what teenagers think, what I think is the case. However, is has to be changed with should makes it normative, should one killing be answered by another, when we answer this question Applied Ethics The application of ethical theories to determine the morality of a given action. Is a philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular issues in private and public life that are matters of moral judgment. Primarily deals with the study of ethically controversial issues such as imposition of death penalty and cloning.
Applied ethics can be classified further into a large number of
categories such as bioethics, computer ethics, and medical ethics. Morality and Law
The two are quite closely related, and some people even equate the two practices. A case of a Death Trial.
Lying is usually immoral, there is no general law against it.
College newspapers publish advertisements by vendors who offer ‘‘assignment assistance’’.
It is impractical to have laws against bad intentions, these intentions
are still bad, still morally wrong. Morality and Etiquette
Etiquette is a code of social behavior that directs a more
surface behavior involved with how we treat each other is social situations. Etiquette concerns determines what is polite behavior rather than what is right behavior in a deeper sense. “icing on the cake” It represents society’s decision as to how we are to dress, greet one another etc.
It can be immoral to disregard or defy etiquette.
An ethical person may lack etiquettes and the other way around can also be true. Is it correct to say this? is it important to have both the qualities in a work place?
