Gujarat Technological University: SUBJECT NAME:Professional Ethics Semester IV

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code:3141007
SUBJECT NAME:Professional Ethics
Semester IV

Type of course:

Prerequisite: NA

Rationale:

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total


L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE(E) PA ESE (V) PA(I)
3 0 0 3 70 30 0 0 100

Content:

Sr. No. Content Total


Hrs
1 Concepts and theories of Business Ethics: Definitions of Ethics, Personal ethics and Business 6
ethics, Morality and law, How are moral standards formed? Religion and Morality, Morality,
Etiquette and Professional codes, Indian Ethical Traditions.

2 Business Ethics: Principles of personal Ethics, Principles of Professional ethics, Evolution of 6


Ethics Over the years, Honesty, Integrity and Transparency are the touchstones of Business
Ethics, Distinction Between Values and Ethics, Roots of unethical Behaviour, Ethical Decision –
Making
3 Ethical Dilemmas, Sources and Their resolutions: What is an Ethical Dilemma, Sources of 5
Ethical Behaviour, Code of Personal Ethics for Employees, How to Resolve an Ethical Problem,
How to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas.
4 Ethical Decision – marking in Business: Ethical Models that Guide Decision making, Which 10
Approach to use, Ethical Decision Marking with Cross – holder conflicts and competition,
Applying Moral Philosophy to Ethical Decision Making, Kohlberg’s Model of Cognitive Moral
Development, Influences on Ethical Decision Making, Personal values and Ethical Decision
Marking
5 Individual factors: Moral Philosophies and values – Moral Philosophy defined, Moral 9
philosophies, Applying Moral Philosophy to Ethical decision Making, Cognitive moral
Development, White – Collar Crime, Individual factors in Business Ethics
6 Human Values for Indian Managers, Lessons from Ancient Indian Education system, The law of 9
Karma, Quality of Working life, Ethics of Vivekananda, Gandhiji, Aurobindo and Tagore.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code:3141007
Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):

Distribution of Theory Marks

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level


25 20 10 25 20 0

Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create and


above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:

1. Business Ethics by AC Fernando


2. Business Ethics by Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell.
3. Ethics in Management and Indian Ethos by Biswanath Gosh

Course Outcomes: After learning the course the students will able to

Sr. No. CO statements Marks


%Weightage
CO-1 Awareness of types of ethical challenges and dilemmas confronting members 25
of a range of professions (business, media, police, law, medicine, research)
CO-2 Identify and describe relevant theoretical concepts related to professional ethics 20
in engineering
CO-3 Understand the basic perception of profession, professional ethics, various 20
moral issues & uses of ethical theories
CO-4 Distinguish among morals, values, ethics, and the law and to explore how 25
they each impact engineering practice
CO-5 Apply learning from Indian history and ethos to ethical practices in engineering. 10

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