IIT Kharagpur - Ethics in Engineering Practice

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Ethics in Engineering Practice
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Overview

To help them recognize and think through ethically significant problem situations that are common in Engineering and to evaluate the existing ethical standards for Engineering Practice.

Duration	8 weeks
Total fee	Free
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Explore Free Course
Credential	Certificate

Ethics in Engineering Practice
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Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur
The program conducts workshops for NPTEL certified students in niche domains
It also offers internships and jobs for NPTEL certified students in niche domains
Course toppers are provided an opportunity to take internship with industry /course instructor
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INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Being ethical is an integral part of being a good engineer. So this course will have strong industry support

Ethics in Engineering Practice
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Course details

Skills you will learn

Software Testing Engineering Design

More about this course

Engineering ethics is the study of moral issues and decisions confronting individuals and organizations engaged in engineering and the study of related questions about the moral ideals, character, policies and relationships of people and corporations involved in technological activity.
To prepare students for their professional responsibilities as Engineers

Ethics in Engineering Practice
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NPTEL
Curriculum

Module 1

Lecture 1 : Introduction to Ethical Reasoning and Engineering Ethics

Lecture 2 : Introduction to Ethical Reasoning and Engineering Ethics (Contd.)

Lecture 3: Introduction to Ethical Reasoning and Engineering Ethics (Contd.)

Lecture 4 : Professional practice in enginnering

Lecture 5 : Professional practice in enginnering (Contd.)

Module 2

Lecture 6 : Central Professional responsibilities of engineers

Lecture 7 : Central Professional responsibilities of engineers (Contd.)

Lecture 8 : Workplace Rights and Responsibilities

Lecture 9 : Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Contd.)

Lecture 10 : Ethics as Design doing Justice to Moral Problems

Module 3

Lecture 11 : Ethics as Design doing Justice to Moral Problems (Contd.)

Lecture 12 : Intellectual Property Rights and Ethics

Lecture 13 : Intellectual Property Rights and Ethics (Contd.)

Lecture 14 : Trade related Intellectual Property Rights

Lecture 15 : Trade related Intellectual Property Rights in India

Module 4

Lecture 16 : A brief on Paris Convention, 1967 & The Berne Contract, 1971

Lecture 17 : Computer Software and Digital Information

Lecture 18 : Computer Software and Digital Information (Contd.)

Lecture 19 : Engineers, Nuclear Testing and Weapons

Lecture 20 : Engineers, Nuclear Testing and Weapons (Contd.)

Module 5

Lecture 21 : Responsibility to Environment

Lecture 22 : Responsibility to Environment (Contd.)

Lecture 23 : Environmental Ethics and Spirituality

Lecture 24 : Engineering as Social Experimentation

Lecture 25 : Research Ethics

Module 6

Lecture 26 : Research Ethics (Contd.)

Lecture 27 : Engineers as Managers Consultants and Leaders

Lecture 28 : Engineers as Managers Consultants and Leaders (Contd.)

Lecture 29 : Engineers as Managers Consultants and Leaders (Contd.)

Lecture 30 : Key Questions - Ethical Conduct of Engineers

Ethics in Engineering Practice
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NPTEL
Faculty details

Prof. Susmita Mukhopadhyay

Susmita Mukhopadhyay's areas of specialization include Human Resource Management and Industrial Psychology, Business Values and Ethics, and Organizational Behaviour. A gold medalist in M.Sc., she is the recipient of the Young Scientist Award and Search of Excellence Award. She was selected for the Microfinance Researchers Alliance Fellow Program Centre for microfinance, Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai, in 2009.