GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
                                          Subject Code: 3150709
                                 SUBJECT NAME: Professional Ethics
                                          Semester V
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
             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
             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
             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
             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
             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
             Karma, Quality of Working life, Ethics of Vivekananda, Gandhiji, Aurobindo and Tagore.
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                     GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
                                      Bachelor of Engineering
                                      Subject Code: 3150709
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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