PROFESSIONAL ETHICS - Question Bank

Professional Ethics1 Define Engineering Ethics2 Why is it important for engineering students to study engineering ethics3 What are the ethical principles for students4 List the approaches to engineering ethics5 Where and how do moral problems arise in engineering6 List the types of inquiry7 What are the moral rights essential for engineers to fulfill their professional obligations8 What is a profession and professional9 What does it mean when codes of ethics say engineers should protect the safety health and welfare of the public10 Why study engineering ethics11 What are moral dilemmas12 What do you mean by moral autonomy13 Differentiate profession and professionalism14 What do code of ethics exhibit15 Why does engineering have to be viewed as an experimental process16 State some issues on engineering ethics17 How do engineering ethics differ from general ethics18 What are the objectives of ethics19 What are the roles of engineers in engineering societies20 What are the characteristics of a good engineer21 Explain the scope of engineering ethics22 Define morality23 How do moral problems arise in engineering24 What is the need of moral autonomy in the field of engineering ethics25 What are the attributes of a profession26 What are the pleasures offered by engineering27 What is meant by professional responsibility28 How can professionalism be achieved29 What is the significance of ethics in engineering profession29 What are the basic goals of engineering ethics30 Define engineering ethics31 What are the applications of engineering ethics in decision making32 Define ethics and morals33 What is the purpose of studying engineering ethics34 How ethics in engineering differ from ethics of engineers35 Mention the various senses of ethics36 Differentiate moral and ethics37 What are moral reasons38 Give any four technical judgments of an engineer39 Give any four moral aspects of an engineer40 What are the technical functions of an engineer that require involvement in ethical decisions41 Differentiate between Micro-ethics and Macro-ethics in engineering42 Explain briefly how moral issues are related to1048766 Organization1048766 Environment

1048766 Society43 Explain how an engineerrsquos morality is related to(i) Finance(ii) Competitor(iii) Government44 What are the three types of inquiries in engineering ethics45 What is normative inquiry Give an example46 What are conceptual inquiries47 Define factual inquiries48 Under what situation moral dilemma occurs49 What are moral dilemmas50 What are the types of moral dilemmas51 What is conflicting reasons or role conflict52 What do you mean by problems of disagreement53 What are the steps for confronting moral dilemmas54 What are the factors influencing the moral concern55 What is moral autonomy56 What are the three levels of moral development in Kohlbergrsquos theory57 What is conventional level of moral development58 What are the difficulties in Kohlbergrsquos theory59 What are the concepts of Pre-conventional level and conventional level in Gilliganrsquos theory60 How one is able to become morally responsible61 What is Gilligan theory62 What are consensus and controversy63 What is the relationship between moral autonomy and authority64 Define profession and professionalism65 Mention the two basic criteria for the Professional engineers66 What are professional responsibilities67 Explain professional organization68 What are the obstacles or impediments to responsibility in profession69 Define engineer as savior70 Is professionalism based on virtues71 What are the types of virtues72 What are the types of theories about virtues73 What do you mean by public spirited virtues74 What is moral integrity75 What are the components of self respect76 What is accountability77 What do you mean by ethical egoism78 What is honesty in beliefs79 What is honesty in acts80 What is honesty in speech81 Differentiate self esteem and self respect82 What are the senses of responsibility83 Differentiate casual responsibility and legal responsibility84 What are the Rawls two principles85 What is ethical egoism86 What is paradox of happiness87 Define ethical pluralism and ethical relativism88 Write any three uses of ethical theories

89 What are self-direction virtues90 What are public spirited virtues team work virtues and proficiency virtues91 Who are right ethics followers92 Discuss the need for moral autonomy in the field of engineering ethics93 Discuss the skills for improving the moral autonomy94 What are the steps involved in confronting moral dilemmas95 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos theory of moral autonomy96 Discuss Gilliganrsquos theory of moral autonomy97 Discuss Heinzrsquos dilemma with reference to the above theories98 Discuss consensus and controversy99 Discuss the responsibility of professional as a professional virtue100 Discuss the senses of responsibility101 Discuss the challenger disaster with reference to O rings102 Explain the theories of right action103 Write a short note on self-interest and ethical egoism104 Discuss the uses of ethical theories105 What are the salient features of implementing the code of ethics or stressing towards the responsibility of engineers106 What are the responsibilities of engineers for serving the society as responsible engineers107 What are the conditions that are essential for a valid informed consent108 The engineers have the vision as guardians of the public interest-explain109 ldquoEngineers should have imaginative foresight and thought for the futurerdquo- discuss110 Discuss the conscientious commitment of an engineer to live by moral values111 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals112 How did Gilligan recast Kohlbergrsquos levels of moral development Or how did Gilligan view the three levels of moral development initiated by Kohlberg113 Discuss the ethical issues faced by the engineers working in industry114 Enumerate the steps to resolve problems of disagreement in solving moral problems in engineering companies115 Explain the vital role of consensus and controversy while considering moral autonomy in engineering ethics116 How can professionalism be achieved117 ldquoEngineers are obliged to bring integrity and competence to what ever work they undertakerdquo-discuss118 What are the general types of inquiries involved in engineering inspection Give details119 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals120 State the important uses of ethical theories

Engineering as Social Experimentation

121 What are the logics of engineering as social experimentation122 How Titanic tragedy could be brought under engineering as social experimentation123 What are the basic similarities between engineering experiments and standard experiments124 What are the various reasons for the repeated recurrences of tragedies like that of Titanic incident

125 What are the important differences between engineering and standard experiments126 What are the factors that make it appropriate to view engineering projects as experiments127 What is monitoring128 What is the responsibility of a manager129 What is the responsibility of a scientist130 How do you describe informed consent131 What are the conditions for valid consent132 What is the specific role of informed consent in engineering experimentation133 What are the salient features of informed consent in engineering experimentation134 What are the moral responsibilities of engineers to society135 What is conscientiousness in terms of engineers as responsible experimenters136 Bring out the role of conscientiousness in professional engineering137 How engineering could be regarded as preventive technology138 What are the attitudes followed in lsquodefensive engineeringrsquo139 What are the general features of morally responsible engineers140 What are the possible threats and obstacles to an engineer141 What is the responsibility of an engineer142 Mention the role or moral autonomy in professional engineering143 How professional societies are actively associated with moral autonomy of engineers144 What is accountability145 What is the primary reason that caused the failure of space shuttle praogramme Challenger146 Name the aerospace experts and scientists who were associated with the launching of Challenger147 What is the statement of Jerry Mason in the Challenger case148 How exactly the tragic collapse of Challenger space shuttle took place149 Name some of the safety issues concerned with the launching of Challenger150 Mention about the significance of teleconference held before the launching of Challenger151 What are the roles played by cods of ethics152 What is the responsibility of a stockholder153 What are the different types of the industrial standards154 What are the advantages of following industrial standards155 Define code of ethics156 What are the positive aspects of code of ethics157 Name some of the important code of ethics published by engineering societies158 What are the benefits derived by engineers out of ethics159 Mention a few limitations of ethical codes160 What is the responsibility of a consumer161 Give two examples for lsquolearning from the pastrsquo162 What is the significance of industrial codes163 What is the proper role of law in engineering

Engineerrsquos Responsibility for Safety

164 What is safety165 What is meant by risk166 How risk is identified167 Is risk accepted168 What is an accident169 What are the three types of accidents170 How do you assess safety171 What is safe design172 How useful is knowledge of risk to designers173 What are the tests for safety174 Risk benefit-explain175 Is risk accepted by public176 Define hazard177 How risk is reduced178 What is risk management179 How the risk evaluation is done180 Name the methods to control risk181 How is risk accounted182 Give an example for improved safety183 Name the steps involved in design for safety184 What are the ways in which risks are identified185 Give any two action plan that would ensure safe design186 What is risk retention187 Define risk transfer

Responsibilities and Rights

188 Define loyalty189 What is collegiality190 Mention the core elements of collegiality191 What do you understand by lsquorespectrsquo192 What is the meaning of commitment193 Define connectedness194 What are the two senses of loyalty195 What are institutional authority and expert authority196 What is obligation of loyalty197 What is misguided loyalty198 Discuss professionalism and loyalty199 When an engineer is right in withholding identification loyalty200 Differentiate authority and power201 What is moral right202 Distinguish between human moral rights and special moral rights203 What is accepting authority204 State the paramount obligations205 What is collective bargaining206 Who is a faithful agent207 What are the consequences of collective bargaining in public service208 What is confidentiality209 What is trade secret

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

1048766 Society43 Explain how an engineerrsquos morality is related to(i) Finance(ii) Competitor(iii) Government44 What are the three types of inquiries in engineering ethics45 What is normative inquiry Give an example46 What are conceptual inquiries47 Define factual inquiries48 Under what situation moral dilemma occurs49 What are moral dilemmas50 What are the types of moral dilemmas51 What is conflicting reasons or role conflict52 What do you mean by problems of disagreement53 What are the steps for confronting moral dilemmas54 What are the factors influencing the moral concern55 What is moral autonomy56 What are the three levels of moral development in Kohlbergrsquos theory57 What is conventional level of moral development58 What are the difficulties in Kohlbergrsquos theory59 What are the concepts of Pre-conventional level and conventional level in Gilliganrsquos theory60 How one is able to become morally responsible61 What is Gilligan theory62 What are consensus and controversy63 What is the relationship between moral autonomy and authority64 Define profession and professionalism65 Mention the two basic criteria for the Professional engineers66 What are professional responsibilities67 Explain professional organization68 What are the obstacles or impediments to responsibility in profession69 Define engineer as savior70 Is professionalism based on virtues71 What are the types of virtues72 What are the types of theories about virtues73 What do you mean by public spirited virtues74 What is moral integrity75 What are the components of self respect76 What is accountability77 What do you mean by ethical egoism78 What is honesty in beliefs79 What is honesty in acts80 What is honesty in speech81 Differentiate self esteem and self respect82 What are the senses of responsibility83 Differentiate casual responsibility and legal responsibility84 What are the Rawls two principles85 What is ethical egoism86 What is paradox of happiness87 Define ethical pluralism and ethical relativism88 Write any three uses of ethical theories

89 What are self-direction virtues90 What are public spirited virtues team work virtues and proficiency virtues91 Who are right ethics followers92 Discuss the need for moral autonomy in the field of engineering ethics93 Discuss the skills for improving the moral autonomy94 What are the steps involved in confronting moral dilemmas95 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos theory of moral autonomy96 Discuss Gilliganrsquos theory of moral autonomy97 Discuss Heinzrsquos dilemma with reference to the above theories98 Discuss consensus and controversy99 Discuss the responsibility of professional as a professional virtue100 Discuss the senses of responsibility101 Discuss the challenger disaster with reference to O rings102 Explain the theories of right action103 Write a short note on self-interest and ethical egoism104 Discuss the uses of ethical theories105 What are the salient features of implementing the code of ethics or stressing towards the responsibility of engineers106 What are the responsibilities of engineers for serving the society as responsible engineers107 What are the conditions that are essential for a valid informed consent108 The engineers have the vision as guardians of the public interest-explain109 ldquoEngineers should have imaginative foresight and thought for the futurerdquo- discuss110 Discuss the conscientious commitment of an engineer to live by moral values111 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals112 How did Gilligan recast Kohlbergrsquos levels of moral development Or how did Gilligan view the three levels of moral development initiated by Kohlberg113 Discuss the ethical issues faced by the engineers working in industry114 Enumerate the steps to resolve problems of disagreement in solving moral problems in engineering companies115 Explain the vital role of consensus and controversy while considering moral autonomy in engineering ethics116 How can professionalism be achieved117 ldquoEngineers are obliged to bring integrity and competence to what ever work they undertakerdquo-discuss118 What are the general types of inquiries involved in engineering inspection Give details119 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals120 State the important uses of ethical theories

Engineering as Social Experimentation

121 What are the logics of engineering as social experimentation122 How Titanic tragedy could be brought under engineering as social experimentation123 What are the basic similarities between engineering experiments and standard experiments124 What are the various reasons for the repeated recurrences of tragedies like that of Titanic incident

125 What are the important differences between engineering and standard experiments126 What are the factors that make it appropriate to view engineering projects as experiments127 What is monitoring128 What is the responsibility of a manager129 What is the responsibility of a scientist130 How do you describe informed consent131 What are the conditions for valid consent132 What is the specific role of informed consent in engineering experimentation133 What are the salient features of informed consent in engineering experimentation134 What are the moral responsibilities of engineers to society135 What is conscientiousness in terms of engineers as responsible experimenters136 Bring out the role of conscientiousness in professional engineering137 How engineering could be regarded as preventive technology138 What are the attitudes followed in lsquodefensive engineeringrsquo139 What are the general features of morally responsible engineers140 What are the possible threats and obstacles to an engineer141 What is the responsibility of an engineer142 Mention the role or moral autonomy in professional engineering143 How professional societies are actively associated with moral autonomy of engineers144 What is accountability145 What is the primary reason that caused the failure of space shuttle praogramme Challenger146 Name the aerospace experts and scientists who were associated with the launching of Challenger147 What is the statement of Jerry Mason in the Challenger case148 How exactly the tragic collapse of Challenger space shuttle took place149 Name some of the safety issues concerned with the launching of Challenger150 Mention about the significance of teleconference held before the launching of Challenger151 What are the roles played by cods of ethics152 What is the responsibility of a stockholder153 What are the different types of the industrial standards154 What are the advantages of following industrial standards155 Define code of ethics156 What are the positive aspects of code of ethics157 Name some of the important code of ethics published by engineering societies158 What are the benefits derived by engineers out of ethics159 Mention a few limitations of ethical codes160 What is the responsibility of a consumer161 Give two examples for lsquolearning from the pastrsquo162 What is the significance of industrial codes163 What is the proper role of law in engineering

Engineerrsquos Responsibility for Safety

164 What is safety165 What is meant by risk166 How risk is identified167 Is risk accepted168 What is an accident169 What are the three types of accidents170 How do you assess safety171 What is safe design172 How useful is knowledge of risk to designers173 What are the tests for safety174 Risk benefit-explain175 Is risk accepted by public176 Define hazard177 How risk is reduced178 What is risk management179 How the risk evaluation is done180 Name the methods to control risk181 How is risk accounted182 Give an example for improved safety183 Name the steps involved in design for safety184 What are the ways in which risks are identified185 Give any two action plan that would ensure safe design186 What is risk retention187 Define risk transfer

Responsibilities and Rights

188 Define loyalty189 What is collegiality190 Mention the core elements of collegiality191 What do you understand by lsquorespectrsquo192 What is the meaning of commitment193 Define connectedness194 What are the two senses of loyalty195 What are institutional authority and expert authority196 What is obligation of loyalty197 What is misguided loyalty198 Discuss professionalism and loyalty199 When an engineer is right in withholding identification loyalty200 Differentiate authority and power201 What is moral right202 Distinguish between human moral rights and special moral rights203 What is accepting authority204 State the paramount obligations205 What is collective bargaining206 Who is a faithful agent207 What are the consequences of collective bargaining in public service208 What is confidentiality209 What is trade secret

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

89 What are self-direction virtues90 What are public spirited virtues team work virtues and proficiency virtues91 Who are right ethics followers92 Discuss the need for moral autonomy in the field of engineering ethics93 Discuss the skills for improving the moral autonomy94 What are the steps involved in confronting moral dilemmas95 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos theory of moral autonomy96 Discuss Gilliganrsquos theory of moral autonomy97 Discuss Heinzrsquos dilemma with reference to the above theories98 Discuss consensus and controversy99 Discuss the responsibility of professional as a professional virtue100 Discuss the senses of responsibility101 Discuss the challenger disaster with reference to O rings102 Explain the theories of right action103 Write a short note on self-interest and ethical egoism104 Discuss the uses of ethical theories105 What are the salient features of implementing the code of ethics or stressing towards the responsibility of engineers106 What are the responsibilities of engineers for serving the society as responsible engineers107 What are the conditions that are essential for a valid informed consent108 The engineers have the vision as guardians of the public interest-explain109 ldquoEngineers should have imaginative foresight and thought for the futurerdquo- discuss110 Discuss the conscientious commitment of an engineer to live by moral values111 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals112 How did Gilligan recast Kohlbergrsquos levels of moral development Or how did Gilligan view the three levels of moral development initiated by Kohlberg113 Discuss the ethical issues faced by the engineers working in industry114 Enumerate the steps to resolve problems of disagreement in solving moral problems in engineering companies115 Explain the vital role of consensus and controversy while considering moral autonomy in engineering ethics116 How can professionalism be achieved117 ldquoEngineers are obliged to bring integrity and competence to what ever work they undertakerdquo-discuss118 What are the general types of inquiries involved in engineering inspection Give details119 What are the skills required for improving moral autonomy of engineers and professionals120 State the important uses of ethical theories

Engineering as Social Experimentation

121 What are the logics of engineering as social experimentation122 How Titanic tragedy could be brought under engineering as social experimentation123 What are the basic similarities between engineering experiments and standard experiments124 What are the various reasons for the repeated recurrences of tragedies like that of Titanic incident

125 What are the important differences between engineering and standard experiments126 What are the factors that make it appropriate to view engineering projects as experiments127 What is monitoring128 What is the responsibility of a manager129 What is the responsibility of a scientist130 How do you describe informed consent131 What are the conditions for valid consent132 What is the specific role of informed consent in engineering experimentation133 What are the salient features of informed consent in engineering experimentation134 What are the moral responsibilities of engineers to society135 What is conscientiousness in terms of engineers as responsible experimenters136 Bring out the role of conscientiousness in professional engineering137 How engineering could be regarded as preventive technology138 What are the attitudes followed in lsquodefensive engineeringrsquo139 What are the general features of morally responsible engineers140 What are the possible threats and obstacles to an engineer141 What is the responsibility of an engineer142 Mention the role or moral autonomy in professional engineering143 How professional societies are actively associated with moral autonomy of engineers144 What is accountability145 What is the primary reason that caused the failure of space shuttle praogramme Challenger146 Name the aerospace experts and scientists who were associated with the launching of Challenger147 What is the statement of Jerry Mason in the Challenger case148 How exactly the tragic collapse of Challenger space shuttle took place149 Name some of the safety issues concerned with the launching of Challenger150 Mention about the significance of teleconference held before the launching of Challenger151 What are the roles played by cods of ethics152 What is the responsibility of a stockholder153 What are the different types of the industrial standards154 What are the advantages of following industrial standards155 Define code of ethics156 What are the positive aspects of code of ethics157 Name some of the important code of ethics published by engineering societies158 What are the benefits derived by engineers out of ethics159 Mention a few limitations of ethical codes160 What is the responsibility of a consumer161 Give two examples for lsquolearning from the pastrsquo162 What is the significance of industrial codes163 What is the proper role of law in engineering

Engineerrsquos Responsibility for Safety

164 What is safety165 What is meant by risk166 How risk is identified167 Is risk accepted168 What is an accident169 What are the three types of accidents170 How do you assess safety171 What is safe design172 How useful is knowledge of risk to designers173 What are the tests for safety174 Risk benefit-explain175 Is risk accepted by public176 Define hazard177 How risk is reduced178 What is risk management179 How the risk evaluation is done180 Name the methods to control risk181 How is risk accounted182 Give an example for improved safety183 Name the steps involved in design for safety184 What are the ways in which risks are identified185 Give any two action plan that would ensure safe design186 What is risk retention187 Define risk transfer

Responsibilities and Rights

188 Define loyalty189 What is collegiality190 Mention the core elements of collegiality191 What do you understand by lsquorespectrsquo192 What is the meaning of commitment193 Define connectedness194 What are the two senses of loyalty195 What are institutional authority and expert authority196 What is obligation of loyalty197 What is misguided loyalty198 Discuss professionalism and loyalty199 When an engineer is right in withholding identification loyalty200 Differentiate authority and power201 What is moral right202 Distinguish between human moral rights and special moral rights203 What is accepting authority204 State the paramount obligations205 What is collective bargaining206 Who is a faithful agent207 What are the consequences of collective bargaining in public service208 What is confidentiality209 What is trade secret

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

125 What are the important differences between engineering and standard experiments126 What are the factors that make it appropriate to view engineering projects as experiments127 What is monitoring128 What is the responsibility of a manager129 What is the responsibility of a scientist130 How do you describe informed consent131 What are the conditions for valid consent132 What is the specific role of informed consent in engineering experimentation133 What are the salient features of informed consent in engineering experimentation134 What are the moral responsibilities of engineers to society135 What is conscientiousness in terms of engineers as responsible experimenters136 Bring out the role of conscientiousness in professional engineering137 How engineering could be regarded as preventive technology138 What are the attitudes followed in lsquodefensive engineeringrsquo139 What are the general features of morally responsible engineers140 What are the possible threats and obstacles to an engineer141 What is the responsibility of an engineer142 Mention the role or moral autonomy in professional engineering143 How professional societies are actively associated with moral autonomy of engineers144 What is accountability145 What is the primary reason that caused the failure of space shuttle praogramme Challenger146 Name the aerospace experts and scientists who were associated with the launching of Challenger147 What is the statement of Jerry Mason in the Challenger case148 How exactly the tragic collapse of Challenger space shuttle took place149 Name some of the safety issues concerned with the launching of Challenger150 Mention about the significance of teleconference held before the launching of Challenger151 What are the roles played by cods of ethics152 What is the responsibility of a stockholder153 What are the different types of the industrial standards154 What are the advantages of following industrial standards155 Define code of ethics156 What are the positive aspects of code of ethics157 Name some of the important code of ethics published by engineering societies158 What are the benefits derived by engineers out of ethics159 Mention a few limitations of ethical codes160 What is the responsibility of a consumer161 Give two examples for lsquolearning from the pastrsquo162 What is the significance of industrial codes163 What is the proper role of law in engineering

Engineerrsquos Responsibility for Safety

164 What is safety165 What is meant by risk166 How risk is identified167 Is risk accepted168 What is an accident169 What are the three types of accidents170 How do you assess safety171 What is safe design172 How useful is knowledge of risk to designers173 What are the tests for safety174 Risk benefit-explain175 Is risk accepted by public176 Define hazard177 How risk is reduced178 What is risk management179 How the risk evaluation is done180 Name the methods to control risk181 How is risk accounted182 Give an example for improved safety183 Name the steps involved in design for safety184 What are the ways in which risks are identified185 Give any two action plan that would ensure safe design186 What is risk retention187 Define risk transfer

Responsibilities and Rights

188 Define loyalty189 What is collegiality190 Mention the core elements of collegiality191 What do you understand by lsquorespectrsquo192 What is the meaning of commitment193 Define connectedness194 What are the two senses of loyalty195 What are institutional authority and expert authority196 What is obligation of loyalty197 What is misguided loyalty198 Discuss professionalism and loyalty199 When an engineer is right in withholding identification loyalty200 Differentiate authority and power201 What is moral right202 Distinguish between human moral rights and special moral rights203 What is accepting authority204 State the paramount obligations205 What is collective bargaining206 Who is a faithful agent207 What are the consequences of collective bargaining in public service208 What is confidentiality209 What is trade secret

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

Engineerrsquos Responsibility for Safety

164 What is safety165 What is meant by risk166 How risk is identified167 Is risk accepted168 What is an accident169 What are the three types of accidents170 How do you assess safety171 What is safe design172 How useful is knowledge of risk to designers173 What are the tests for safety174 Risk benefit-explain175 Is risk accepted by public176 Define hazard177 How risk is reduced178 What is risk management179 How the risk evaluation is done180 Name the methods to control risk181 How is risk accounted182 Give an example for improved safety183 Name the steps involved in design for safety184 What are the ways in which risks are identified185 Give any two action plan that would ensure safe design186 What is risk retention187 Define risk transfer

Responsibilities and Rights

188 Define loyalty189 What is collegiality190 Mention the core elements of collegiality191 What do you understand by lsquorespectrsquo192 What is the meaning of commitment193 Define connectedness194 What are the two senses of loyalty195 What are institutional authority and expert authority196 What is obligation of loyalty197 What is misguided loyalty198 Discuss professionalism and loyalty199 When an engineer is right in withholding identification loyalty200 Differentiate authority and power201 What is moral right202 Distinguish between human moral rights and special moral rights203 What is accepting authority204 State the paramount obligations205 What is collective bargaining206 Who is a faithful agent207 What are the consequences of collective bargaining in public service208 What is confidentiality209 What is trade secret

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

210 What is patent211 How can one escape from patent violation212 What are gifts and bribes213 Explain insider information214 Explain occupational crime215 What is price fixing Is it illegal216 Is employeesrsquo life protected217 What are professional rights218 What is the basic right of professional conscience219 What is institutional recognition of rights220 What is right of conscientious refusal221 Limited right-explain222 How engineers are made happy223 What are the two basic rights of professional conscience224 Explain rights ethics225 What is duty ethics226 What is utilitarianism227 What is whistle blowing228 List the four man features of whistle blowing229 Discuss external internal and open whistle blowing230 What re the different views about whistle blowing231 What re the moral guidelines for whistle blowing232 Are whistle blowers protected233 Is whistle blowing a right234 What are employee rights235 What is employee bill of rights236 What is discrimination237 What is sexual harassment238 Explain the following abbreviations FAA BART NSPE EPA AFL CIO GATT WTO NASA WIPO239 What is IPR240 What are the main areas of IPR241 What is WIPO242 Distinguish between confidential and privileged information243 How patents differ from trade secrets244 Do you see any special moral issue raised by anonymous whistle blowing245 Present your view on collective action by unions aimed at employers and disloyalty on the part of the employees246 Write short note on utility patent247 Differentiate design patent and plant patent248 What is copyright Whose rights are protected249 What is bootlegging250 What is meant by occupational crime

Global Issues

251 What are global issues252 Distinguish between ethical relativism and descriptive relativism253 What are the roles of international rights in multinational companies254 Differentiate between technology transfer and appropriate technology255 Mention some typical examples for appropriate technology

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

256 Mention the causes of Bhopal tragedy257 What re the important concepts of environmental ethics258 How Cinemarsquos rice oil is associated with the violation of environmental ethics259 What is sentient centered ethics260 Mention about the salient features of eco centric ethics261 What are the characteristic features of human centered environmental ethics262 What are the computer abuses263 What are the roles of power relationships in computer ethics264 What s biased software265 What is embezzlement266 What are hackers267 What re the professional issues that are related with computer ethics268 What are the moral values of engineerrsquos involved in weapons development269 How engineers justify their involvements in weapons works270 List out the various problems of defense industry271 How do you evaluate that engineers are best suited to be managers272 Define an ethical climate273 Briefly give the contribution of Martin Marietta Corporation of US in the promotion of ethical climate274 Name the special features of an ethical corporate climate275 Name the important areas that highlight the responsibilities of consulting engineers276 What are the prerequisites of engineers to act as expert witness and advisers277 Mention the important responsibilities of engineers as expert witness in the court278 Define hired guns279 How engineers could act as morally creative leaders280 What is honesty in beliefs281 What is honesty in acts282 What is honesty in speech283 What does compromise mean284 What are the senses of responsibility285 What is sense of dignity286 What are moral principles287 What are human values288 What are the different types of values289 What are ethical values290 Distinguish values from ethics and culture291 What is integrity292 Define work ethics293 What is service learning294 Mention some civic virtues295 Write a note on caring and sharing296 Write a note on honesty297 What is courage as a value298 Write a note on time management299 Write a note on co-operation and commitment300 What is empathy301 Write a note on self-confidence302 What is character as a human value303 What is Spirituality

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

1 The right to freedom of physical movement2 The right to ownership of property3 The right to freedom from torture4 The right to a fair trial5 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment6 The right to physical security7 The right to freedom of speech and association8 The right to minimal education9 The right to political participation10 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

11 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

12 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

13 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

14 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

15 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

16 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

17 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

18 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

19 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

20 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

21 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

22 List the types of Human Values 23 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence24 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern25 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the profession and

8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

26 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

27 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

28 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

29 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

30 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

1 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

2 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

3 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

4 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

5 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

6 Precise use of common ethical language7 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts and

tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people8 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

1 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

GE-1301 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUESQUESTION PAPERS

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

1 What are the three different levels of moral development suggested by Kholberg The three different levels of moral development as suggested by Kholberg are i) Pre-conventional ii) Conventional and iii) Post-conventional

2 List the different models of professional roles i) Engineers as saviours Ii) Engineer as guardiansrsquo iii) Engineer as bureaucratic servants iv) Engineer as social servants v) Engineer as social eanablers and catalysts and vi) Engineer as game player

3 Mention the five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories The five widely used tests for evaluating ethical theories are i) The theory must be clear and logical The concept of the theory should be formulated to enhance applicability ii) The theory should be consistent with its principles The principles of the same theory should not contradict each other iii) The theory and its defense should rely only upon facts truths and correct information iv) The theory should be adequately complete so that to provide guidance for our required specific situations v) The theory should be well-matched with moral convictions such as judgments and intutions about concrete situations

4 Give the limitation of the code i)Codes are restricted to general and vague wording Hence it is impossible to apply for all situations ii) The codes are different and conflicting and thereby create the moral dilemma which one to apply for a particular situation iii) The codes cannot serve as a final moral authority for professional conduct iv) The limitation of codes are due to their proliferation

5 What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes Lack of established channels of communication misplaced pride in not asking for information embarrassment at failure or fear of litigation and plain neglect often impede the flow of such information lead to many repetitions of past mistakes

6 Give Lowrancersquos definition for safety and acceptability of mistakes William Lowrance defined safety as lsquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablersquo That means a thing is safe for a person if the perceived risk is less Similarly a thing is unsafe if the perceived risk is high

7 List the methods that can be applied when testing inappropriate The methods for testing inappropriate are 1 Scenario analysis 2 Failure modes and effects analysis 3 Fault-tree analysis and 4Even-tree analysis

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

8 Define whistle-blowing and when it occurs Whistle-blowing is the act by and employee informing the public or higher management of unethical or illegal behaviour by an employer or superviosor It occurs to discourage the organization to continue the unethical activity When repeated information was ignored and no steps were taken to prevent the activity by the management or superiors

9 List any four international rights listed by Donaldson Thomas Donaldson in his book lsquoThe ethics of International Businessrsquo has listed the following as the International rights

11 The right to freedom of physical movement12 The right to ownership of property13 The right to freedom from torture14 The right to a fair trial15 The right to nondiscriminatory treatment16 The right to physical security17 The right to freedom of speech and association18 The right to minimal education19 The right to political participation20 The right to subsistence

10 What you mean by appropriate technology Appropriate technology refers to the identification transfer and implementation of the most suitable technology for a new set of conditions

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

31 Define moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the ability to think critically and independently about moral Issues and apply the same to the situations that arise during the professional engineering practices

32 What you mean by lsquoProfessionrsquo Profession means ldquoThe occupation which one professes to be skilled and follow a vocation in which professed knowledge of some branch of learning is used in its application to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art based upon itrdquo In general it is synonym for job or occupation

33 What is lsquoSafe Existsrsquo When a product fails it will fail safely the product can be abandoned safely or the user escapes safely from the adversity of the product All the three conditions are referred as lsquoSafe Existsrsquo

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

34 Define Ethics The term ethics is derived from the Greek word lsquoEthosrsquo which means customs Ethics are the study of the characteristics of morals It concerned with what is wrong and what is right

35 What is the meaning of lsquoSafetyrsquo Safety means being in the safe state ie Protected from harm and danger It is defined by William W Lowrence as ldquoA thing is safe if its risks are judged to be acceptablerdquo

36 Define lsquoRiskrsquo Risk can be defined as a potential that is something unwanted and harmful may occur It is the possibility of suffering harm or loss

37 Define Confidentiality Confidentiality is the obligation of keeping certain information of employerclient secret or confidential It is one of the external responsibilities of Engineer

38 What do you mean by external whistle blowing It is the whistle blowing where in the information is passed outside the organization

39 List out four examples of Multinational Corporations Large corporations having investment and business in number of countries are known as Multinational or Transnational corporation Some of them are Hindustan Lever Ford Toyota Sony LG Smith Kline Beecham ITC Ponds etc

40 Define Computer Ethics The study of ethical issues that are associated with computer its peripheral and accessesseries and the computing profession is called as computer ethics

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashA (2MARKS)

41 Define Self Confidence Having confidence in oneself is called Self Confidence

42 List the types of Human Values 43 What are the professional responsibilities The professional responsibility is an umbrella virtue that can be grouped into four categories They are 1 Self-direction virtues that are fundamental in exercising moral autonomy and responsibility 2 Public-spirited virtues are those focused on the good of clients and the public 3 Team-work virtues those are essential in enabling the professionals to work successfully with other people an 4 Proficiency virtue is the competence

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

44 What is meant by moral autonomy Moral autonomy is the skill and habit of thinking rationally on ethical issues based on moral concern45 What are the functions of code of Ethics The various functions of code of Ethics are

1 Inspiration2 Guidance3 support for responsible conduct4 Deterring and disciplining unethical professional conduct5 Education and promotion of mutual understanding6 Contributing to positive public image of the profession7 Protecting the status quo and suppressing dissent within the

profession and 8 Promoting business interests through restraint of trade

46 What do you understand by the term authenticity People are morally autonomous hen their moral conduct and principles of action are their own That is moral belief and attitude must be held on the basis of crtitical reflection rather than merely on the conviction and convention of the society church or authority This is called as authenticity in onersquos commitment to moral values

47 What are the faulty assumptions about safety The faulty assumptions about safety are 1 The cause of accident is due to the operator error and negligence 2 Producing safe product always increases the cost 3 We learn about the safety after a product has been completed and tested 4 Warning about harms are sufficient Insurance cover is cheaper than planning for safety

48 What is meant by voluntary risk The risk taken by a person knowingly it is unsafe is called as voluntary risk

49 Define conflict resolution Conflict resolution is the result based on some objective standard and corporate usually uses general standards for evaluating the results

50 What is contextualism In accordance to Gilligan women try hard to preserve personal relationship will all people This context-oriented emphasis on maintaining personal relationship is called as ethics of care in contrast with ethics of rules and rights

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

MAY JUNE 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

1 Explain the skills needed to handle problems about moral issues in engineering ethics

(8) Adult moral concern can be evoked on specific occasions by any number of influences such as friends politicians social events novels movies family and role model etc The main goal of the engineering ethics is to improve the ability to reflect critically on moral issues This is accomplished by improving various practical skills that will help produce effective independent thought about moral issues The following skills are needed to handle the moral issues in the engineering ethics

9 Proficiency in recognizing moral problems and issues ndash to differentiate and relate the problems in law economics religious doctrine description in science etc

10 Skill in comprehending clarifying and assessing arguments of the opposing sides of moral issues

11 The ability to form consistent and comprehensive view points based on the facts

12 Imagine the alternate responses to the issues and find solutions for practical difficulties

13 Sensitivity to difficulties and subtleties ndash willingness to undergo and tolerate uncertainty in making troublesome moral judgment

14 Precise use of common ethical language15 Appreciation of the using rational dialogue in resolving moral conflicts

and tolerance of differences in perspective of morally reasonable people16 Integration of onersquos professional life and personal conviction in

maintaining the moral integrity

2 Discuss the different models of professional roles (8)The profession of engineering aims the promotion of public good by taking care of public safety public health and welfare There are general models that are followed by the engineers These models help the engineer to organize thinking and crystallize the attitudes and they are as follows

2 Service 2 Guardian 3Bureaucratic servant 4 Social servant 5Social enabler and catalyst 6 Game player

3 State the similarities to view engineering projects as experiments (8)The engineering projects are more or less are experiments However there are similarities and differences between engineering projects and experiments The similarities between the engineering projects and experiments are

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

1 The engineering projects like the experiments are carried out in partial uncertainties They include in the

Design calculations Exact properties of raw materials used Constancies of materials processing and fabrication and Nature of working of the final product

4 How engineering projects differs from standard experimentation (8)

5 Discuss on the roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional societies

6 Explain in detail the effects of information on risk assessment with an example (8)

7 Write notes on Personal risk Public risk (8)

8 Describe the concept of risk ndashbenefit analysis (8)

9 Give any four examples of improved safety and explain (8)

10 Explain the concept of collegiality and loyalty

11 Write short notes on Professional rights (8)

12 Write short notes on employee rights to privacy and choice of outside activities (8)

13 Describe the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using computers to the right to privacy (8)

14 Describe the concept of environmental ethics with a case study (8)

15 Discuss the three senses of lsquoRelativersquo values (8)

16 Give the philosophical views of nature and discuss them (8)

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2006 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

17 Explain the scope of Engineering Ethics

18 Discuss the importance of Duty ethics and Virtues in engineering profession

19 How do you call an Engineer as a responsible Experimenter

20 Write short notes on Ethical Relativism (8)

21 Write short notes on abuses on the codes of ethics (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

MAY JUNE 2007 PART ndashB (4-16 MARKS)

28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

22 Explain the various measures for assessing and reducing Risk

23 Discuss the concept of safety exists in the Chernobyl Case Studies

24 Define the Collective Bargaining Explain the role of collective bargaining in workplace rights and responsibilities

25 How will you apply confidentiality for avoiding harmful conflicts of interest in workplace

26 Is there any relationship among Engineering Ecology and Economics Discuss

27 Explain the issues related to computer ethics and internet with personal experience

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28 What is spirituality How spirituality is promoted in work place What are spiritual traits to be developed for excellence in corporate activities

29 Define virtues List the types of virtues with suitable example for each (10)

30 Discuss the term respect for others (6)

31 Discuss Kohlbergrsquos model of moral development and Glligan theory of moral development

32 Define Self Respect (4)

33 List the steps in confronting moral dilemma (12)

34 In the Challenger Disaster examine if and how the principal actors behaved as responsible experimenters

35 Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard experiments (10)

36 What is the proper role law in Engineering (6)

37 Discuss the notion of safe exit using evacuation plans for communities near nuclear

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)

power plants or chemical processing plants

38 Discuss on the ways and means of reducing occupational crimes in industries (8)

39 Discuss the intellectual property plants (8)

40 Write a brief account on Consulting Engineering (8)

41 Explain Engineers as expert witness and advisors (8)

42 Discuss an Engineers involvement in weapons work (8)

43 Discuss on the Professional Societies (8)