mca Syllabus

Values & Ethics in profession
Code: HU 801
Contact: 3L
Credits: 3

Allotted Hrs:              39L
Science, Technology and Engineering as Knowledge and as Social and Professional Activities                                                                                                                  [2L

Effects of Technological Growth:                                                                              [15L

Rapid Technological growth and depletion of resources. Reports of the Club of Rome. Limits to growth; sustainable development. Energy Crisis; Renewable Energy Resources.
Environmental degradation and pollution. Eco-friendly Technologies. Environmental Regulations. Environmental Ethics. Appropriate Technology Movement of Schumacher: later developments. Technology and developing nations. Problems of Technology transfer. Technology assessment/ impact analysis; Industrial hazards and safety, safety regulations safety engineering. Politics and technology, authorization versus democratic control of technology; Human Operator in Engineering projects and industries. Problems of man machine interaction. Impact of assembly line and automation. Human centred Technology

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

Profession and Human Values                                                                                 [14L
Value Crisis in contemporary society. Nature of values: Value Spectrum of a ‘good’ life
Psychological values: Integrated personality; mental health. Societal values: The modern search for a ‘good’ society, justice, democracy, secularism, rule of law; values in Indian Constitution. Aesthetic values: Perception and enjoyment of beauty, simplicity, clarity
Moral and ethical values: Nature of moral judgments; canons of ethics; Ethics of virtue; ethics of duty; ethics of responsibility. Work ethics, professional ethics.

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
5.Business Ethics: concept and cases, Velasquez, Pearson