mca Syllabus

Values and Ethics of Profession
Code: HU 501
CONTACTS: 3L
CREDITS: 3

Science, Technology and Engineering as Knowledge and as Social and Professional Activities                                                                                                    (2 lectures)

Effects of Technological Growth:

Rapid Technological growth and depletion of resources. Reports of the Club of Rome. Limits of growth; sustainable development                                                     (2 lectures)

Energy Crisis; Renewable Energy Resources                                         (2 lectures)

Environmental degradation and pollution. Eco-friendly Technologies. Environmental Regulations. Environmental Ethics                                                                (4 lectures)

Appropriate Technology Movement of Schumacher: later developments            (2 lectures)

Technology and developing nations. Problems of Technology transfer. Technology assessment, impact analysis                                                                           (4 lectures)

Human Operator in Engineering projects and industries. Problems of man machine interaction. Impact of assembly line and automation. Human centered Technology
(4 lectures)

Ethics of Profession:
Engineering profession: Ethical issues in engineering practice. Conflicts between business demands and professional ideals. Social and ethical Responsibilities of Technologists. Codes of professional ethics.
Whistle blowing and beyond. Case studies.                                                       (8 lectures)

Profession and Human Values
Value Crisis in contemporary society                                                     (2 lectures)

Nature of values: Value Spectrum of a ‘good’ life                                              (2 lectures)

Psychological values: Integrated personality; mental health                                  (2 lectures)

Societal values: The modern search for a ‘good’ society, justice, democracy, secularism, rule of law; values in Indian Constitution                                                      (4 lectures)

Aesthetic values: Perception and enjoyment of beauty, simplicity, clarity             (2 lectures)

Moral and ethical values: Nature of moral judgments; canons of ethics; Ethics of virtue; ethics of duty; ethics of responsibility                                                             (8 lectures)

Books:
1.Blending the best of the East & West, Dr. Subir Chowdhury, EXCEL
2.Ethics & Mgmt. & Indian Ethos, Ghosh, VIKAS
3.Business Ethics,Pherwani,EPH
4.Ethics,Indian Ethos & Mgmt., Balachandran,Raja,Nair,Shroff Publishers