Engineering Professional Ethics
Course Code: HUM 321
Credit Hour: 3
Course Group: General Courses
Definition of scope of ethics, Different branches of ethics, Social change and the emergence of new technologies, History and development of ethics, Science and technology – necessity and application, Study of ethics in engineering, Applied ethics in engineering.
Human quality of an engineer, Obligation of an engineer to the clients, Attitude of an engineer to other engineers, Measures to be taken in order to improve the quality of engineering profession. Ethical expectations: Employers and employees, Inter-professional relationship, Professional organization, Maintaining a commitment of ethical standards, Desired characteristics of a professional code, Institutionalization of ethical conduct.
Reference Books:
- Richard D. Parsons-The Ethics of Professional Practice
- John R. Rowan and Jr., Samuel Zinaich -Ethics for the Professions