Name: Notes for Professional Ethics - PE by Abhisek Patra
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Author: Abhisek Patra

Basic terms- Moral, Ethics, Ethical dilemma, Emotional intelligence, Moral development theories of Kohlberg and Piaget, View on ethics by Aristotle, Governing factors of an individual's value system, Personal and professional ethics

Introduction To Ethics

Clarification of the concepts: Profession, Professional, Professionalism, Professional accountability, Professional risks, Profession and Craftsmanship, Conflict of interest, Distinguishing features of a professional, Role and responsibilities of professionals, Professionals’ duties towards the organization and vice-a-versa

Profession And Professionalism

Various ethical theories and their application- Consequentialism, Deontology, Virtue theory, Rights Theory, Casuist theory, Ethical terms: Moral absolutism, Moral Relativism, Moral Pluralism etc., Resolving Ethical Dilemma

Ethical Theories

Purpose and concept of Engineering Ethics, Engineering as social experimentation, Types of inquiry, Issues in engineering ethics

Ethics In Engineering

Safety, Risk, Underestimating the risk, Over estimating the risk, Risk-benefit analysis, Causes of an accident and identification of the preventive measures to be taken, Case Studies

Engineers Responsibility And Safety

Different ethical issues in business, environment, IT, Bioethics, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Research, Media, CSR etc.