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Professional Ethics
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UNIT I
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Professional Ethics• Desired norms of behaviour required
exclusively when dealin withcommercial a!!lications"
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$b%ectives• to understand the moral values that
ou ht to uide the En ineerin!rofession
• resolve the moral issues in the!rofession
• %ustify the moral %ud mentconcernin the !rofession
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'arious connotations ofProfessional Ethics
• (orals• 'alues•
Ethics
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(orals• Princi!les based on teachin s and
often uided by societal and reli iousstandards"
• *ay in which !eo!le behave inrelationshi!s and wider society
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'alues• ,ules by which we ma-e decisions about
ri ht and wron . should or shouldn/t.and ood and bad"
• 0lassi cation of uman 'aluesI" ,elatin to an individual"II"'alues where there is an element of
consensus im!lied as in terms such asfair.decent.tolerant"
III",elatin !rimarily to thin s
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Universal 'alues• ,i ht conduct• Peace•
Truth• 4ove• Non violence
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Ethics• Disci!line dealin with what is ood
and bad. with moral duty andobli ation
• Personal ethics6 how treat others inday to day lives
• Professional ethics6choices on anor ani7ational level
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Inte rity• Inte rity is de ned as the unity of
thou ht. word and deed 9honesty:and o!en mindedness"
• It includes the ca!acity tocommunicate the factual informationso that others can ma-e well6informed decisions"
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*or- Ethics• *or- ethics is de ned as a set of attitudes
concerned with the value of wor-. whichforms the motivational orientation"
• *or- ethics in an or ani7ation achieved byi"
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=ervice > 4earnin• =ervice is an act of hel! or assistance
when somebody is in distress"• 4earnin is an act of ainin
-nowled e by study. instruction orscholarshi!"
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0ivic 'irtue• 'irtue is a quality of character that
allows one to succeed at the rolesand activities one underta-es"
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,es!ect for others• ,eco ni7e and acce!t the existence
of other !ersons as human bein s"• ,es!ect others/ ideas 9decisions:.
words. and labour 9actions:"• =how ? oodwill/ on others"
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4ivin !eacefully• *hen there is !eace in the
individual. there will be !eace in thefamily"
• To lead a !eaceful life self esteem.calmness and freedom from anxietiesare necessary"
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0arin and sharin• 0arin 6It is a !rocess which exhibits the
interest in. and su!!ort for. the welfare ofothers with fairness. im!artiality and
%ustice in all activities"• =harin is a !rocess that describes the
transfer of -nowled e9teachin . learnin .and information:.ex!erience9trainin :.commodities9material !ossession: andfacilities with others without anyex!ectation in return"
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onesty• The quality of trustworthiness @ no
lyin . cheatin or stealin• 0haracterised by sincerity and
candour"
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0oura e• =tren th of character to face and
overcome what we fear"• Aear may be !hysical fear or
!sycholo ical"• 'irtues are usually a mean between
two extremes"
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'alue Time• Time is an asset with !erishable
value"• Peo!le are sociali7ed to value
!unctuality and !rom!tness anddisa!!rove tardiness and delay"
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0o o!eration• 0o6o!eration is activity between two
!ersons or sectors that aims atinte ration of o!erations 9syner y:.while not sacri cin the autonomy ofeither !arty"
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0ommitment > Em!athy• 0ommitment @ =tron belief in
somethin . a !romise to dosomethin . dutyBres!onsibility
• Em!athy @ means the !ower ofunderstandin and ima inativelyenterin into another !erson/sfeelin
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0haracter• 6a moral demeanour that refers to
one/s outward demeanour as %ud edby society"
• C !erson of character is one who is-nown to be honest. %ust. fair anddecent to others"
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=elf 0on dence• 0ertainty in one/s own ca!abilities.
values. and oals. is self6con dence"• =elf6con dence is !ositive attitude.
wherein the individual has some!ositive and realistic view of himself.with res!ect to the situations inwhich one ets involved"
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'alue Education• 0haracter oriented education that
instills basic values and ethicalvalues in one s !syche"
• The sub%ect that enables us tounderstand what is valuable forhuman ha!!iness"
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Need for 'alue Education• 0orrect Identi cation of our
as!irations• Understandin universal human
values• Evaluation of our s-ills•
'alues and s-ills are com!lement• Technolo y and human values
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0ontradiction and Dilemma• C situation in which a di cult choice
has to be made between two or morealternatives. es!ecially ones that areequally undesirable"
• C combination of statements. ideas.or features which are o!!osed to oneanotherF
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