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Professional Ethics

UNIT I

Professional Ethics
Desired norms of behaviour required
exclusively when dealing with
commercial applications.

Objectives
to understand the moral values that
ought to guide the Engineering
profession
resolve the moral issues in the
profession
justify the moral judgment
concerning the profession

Various connotations of
Professional Ethics
Morals
Values
Ethics

Morals
Principles based on teachings and
often guided by societal and religious
standards.
Way in which people behave in
relationships and wider society

Values
Rules by which we make decisions about
right and wrong, should or shouldnt,
and good and bad.
Classification of Human Values
I. Relating to an individual.
II.Values where there is an element of
consensus implied as in terms such as
fair,decent,tolerant.
III.Relating primarily to things
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Universal Values

Right conduct
Peace
Truth
Love
Non violence

Ethics
Discipline dealing with what is good
and bad, with moral duty and
obligation
Personal ethics- how treat others in
day to day lives
Professional ethics-choices on an
organizational level

Integrity
Integrity is defined as the unity of
thought, word and deed (honesty)
and open mindedness.
It includes the capacity to
communicate the factual information
so that others can make wellinformed decisions.

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Work Ethics
Work ethics is defined as a set of attitudes
concerned with the value of work, which
forms the motivational orientation.
Work ethics in an organization achieved by
By establishing appropriate company policy
or a code of ethics
ii. By using a formally appointed ethics
committee
iii. Teaching ethics in management development
programs.
i.

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Service & Learning


Service is an act of help or assistance
when somebody is in distress.
Learning is an act of gaining
knowledge by study, instruction or
scholarship.

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Civic Virtue
Virtue is a quality of character that
allows one to succeed at the roles
and activities one undertakes.

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Respect for others


Recognize and accept the existence
of other persons as human beings.
Respect others ideas (decisions),
words, and labour (actions).
Show goodwill on others.

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Living peacefully
When there is peace in the
individual, there will be peace in the
family.
To lead a peaceful life self esteem,
calmness and freedom from anxieties
are necessary.

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Caring and sharing


Caring-It is a process which exhibits the
interest in, and support for, the welfare of
others with fairness, impartiality and
justice in all activities.
Sharing is a process that describes the
transfer of knowledge(teaching, learning,
and
information),experience(training),
commodities(material
possession)
and
facilities
with
others
without
any
expectation in return.
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Honesty
The quality of trustworthiness no
lying, cheating or stealing
Characterised by sincerity and
candour.

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Courage
Strength of character to face and
overcome what we fear.
Fear may be physical fear or
psychological.
Virtues are usually a mean between
two extremes.

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Value Time
Time is an asset with perishable
value.
People are socialized to value
punctuality and promptness and
disapprove tardiness and delay.

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Co operation
Co-operation is activity between two
persons or sectors that aims at
integration of operations (synergy),
while not sacrificing the autonomy of
either party.

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Commitment & Empathy


Commitment Strong belief in
something, a promise to do
something, duty/responsibility
Empathy means the power of
understanding and imaginatively
entering into another persons
feeling

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Character
-a moral demeanour that refers to
ones outward demeanour as judged
by society.
A person of character is one who is
known to be honest, just, fair and
decent to others.

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Self Confidence
Certainty in ones own capabilities,
values, and goals, is self-confidence.
Self-confidence is positive attitude,
wherein the individual has some
positive and realistic view of himself,
with respect to the situations in
which one gets involved.

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Value Education
Character oriented education that
instills basic values and ethical
values in one's psyche.
The subject that enables us to
understand what is valuable for
human happiness.

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Need for Value Education


Correct Identification of our
aspirations
Understanding universal human
values
Evaluation of our skills
Values and skills are complement
Technology and human values
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Contradiction and Dilemma


A situation in which a difficult choice
has to be made between two or more
alternatives, especially ones that are
equally undesirable.
A combination of statements, ideas,
or features which are opposed to one
another:

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