Annexure ‘CD – 01’
Course Title: Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility for Sustainability
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Course Code: PFE701
UNITS
Credit Units: 2 1 - - 2 2
Course Level: PG
Course Objectives:
The subject aims to:
Show awareness of ethical concerns across a wide range of professions,
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of various ethical assumptions and arguments,
Understand various workplace related ethical issues and strategies to address them,
Interpret personal sense of compassion and fairness in the context of your professional roles.
Pre-requisites: - Nil
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Philosophy and Ethics
Descriptors/Topics: 25%
Introduction to ethical philosophy: definition, nature, scope, branches.
Basic Theories (Deontology, Utilitarianism, Virtue Theory, Rights Theory, Casuist Theory)
Morals, values and Ethics
Moral Issues, Moral Dilemmas &Moral Autonomy
Basic Ethical Principles
Contemporary philosophy: action, ethics, and responsibility
Linking philosophy and ethics & its implications
Module II: Ethics at Work place
Professional Ethical Codes
Work Place Rights & Responsibilities (Whistle blowing, )
CSR 20%
Conflicts of Interest
Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships (Socializing with Current or Former Clients, Making Referrals)
Organizational Loyalty
Module III: Ethical Considerations
Basics of Intellectual Property Rights
Confidentiality, Unintentional breaches of Confidentiality 20%
Principles of Natural Justice
Working with minors
Redressal Mechanism- Organizational Complaint Procedure
Legal aspects of professional ethics
Module IV: Global issues in different sectors
Current Scenario
Globalization of MNCs, International Trade, World Summits
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance 15%
Environmental Ethics
Sustainable Development Goals
Corporate Wars
Ethics pertaining to discipline: Manufacturing, Marketing, technology- Ethical Hacking, Teaching Ethics, Media
Ethics, Bio Ethics, Legal ethics, Business ethics, management law, journalism
Module V: Research Ethics and Academic Integrity
20%
Best practices in research / standards setting initiatives and guidelines: COPE, WAME, etc
Academic misconducts: Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism (FFP)
Redundant publications: duplicate and overlapping publications, salami slicing, Selective reporting and
misrepresentation of data.
Violation of publications ethics, authorship, and contributor ship
Use of plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund and other open source software tools
Complaints and appeals examples and fraud from India and abroad
Course Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
Understand the benefits and limitations of various ethical theories ,assumptions and arguments
Distinguish between ethical and unethical practices and create a harmonious work environment.
Evaluate various workplace related ethical issues and apply appropriate strategies to address them,
Develop themselves as responsible engineers, experimenters, researchers or business men etc.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery: Lectures, PPT Presentation, Activities, , Group Discussion, Role Plays, Situational Analysis, Project etc.
Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA)
1. Students will carry out an industrial survey /interview /focus group discussion to identify and understand the translation of professional
values and ethics in daily work practices. Students will compile a minor project report based on it.
2. The students will develop a case study based on any major violation of professional ethics by studying newspaper articles, policy
documents, discussions paper in parliament media interviews and documentaries etc (Give presentation in team of 3).
3. The students will carry out a home assignment by writing a review of literature on ethical issues and practices in his/ her area of study..