Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara
End-Semester Examination, April 2025
Duration 2 Hours Maximum marks 50
Programme B.Tech. Electrical Engineering Semester IV
Course Title Ethics in Engineering Practices Course Code
1a Define two types of whistle-blowing. 2
b What are the conditions when whistle-blowing should be attempted? 3
c List five aspects of engineering decisions that highlight important aspects of many moral 5
decisions in general.
2 a What are the two main categories of intellectual property rights (PR)? 2
b What are the three categories of issues in solving ethical problems? 3
c What are the stages in the intellectual property chain of activities? 5
3 a What is research misconduct? 3
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b What are the three ways to credit a research contribution? 3
c List at least 4 habits of highly moral leaders? 4
4 a What is the minimum protection term under the Berne Convention? What are "free uses" 3
under the Berne Convention?
b What is the role of engineers in nuclear safety? 3
c How is engineering like a social experiment? 4
5 a What does copyright protect? When is copying copyrighted material fair? 2
b What is the difference between apatent and credit for an invention? 2
c List at least 6 ethical values that are fundamental for engineers? 6