VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

VIII SEMESTER
GE 6075 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING

Regulation – 2013

Academic Year 2018 – 19 (Even)

Prepared by

SUMA.S, Assistant Professor (Sr.G)/CSE

 VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING
COLLEGE
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur –
603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT : GE6075 -PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING
SEM / YEAR: VII / 2018-19 (Even)

UNIT I- HUMANVALUES
Morals, values and Ethics – Integrity – Work ethic – Service learning – Civic virtue – Respect for
others – Living peacefully – Caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage – Valuing time – Cooperation –
Commitment – Empathy – Self-confidence – Character – Spirituality – Introduction to Yoga and
meditation for professional excellence and stress management

PART – A
Q. No Questions BTL Level Competence

1 Define human values. BTL-1 Remember

2. Identify the ethical values. BTL-1 Remember

BTL-2 Understand
3. Distinguish values from ethics and culture.

4. Explain briefly integrity. BTL-4 Analyze

5. Examine work ethics. BTL-1 Remember

6. Summarize What is service learning. BTL-5 Evaluate

List out some civic virtues.
7. BTL-1 Remember
Discuss briefly on caring and sharing. Understand
8. BTL-2
Illustrate empathy. BTL-3 Apply
9.
10. Express courage as a value. BTL-2 Understand

11. Examine the meaning of cooperation. BTL-3 Apply

Describe honesty as best ethical value. Understand
12. BTL-2
13. Show what is spirituality. BTL-3 Apply

14. Point out the importance of integrity. BTL-4 Analyze

15. List out any two aspects of honesty. BTL-1 Remember

16. Analyze briefly compromise. BTL-4 Analyze

17. Define self-respect and self-esteem. BTL-1 Remember

18. Formulate What is commitment. BTL-6 Create

19. How to Evaluate the self-confidence. BTL-5 Evaluate

20. Formulate what is stress management. BTL-6 Create

PART – B
1. i. Describe moral and values and their importance. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Describe the importance of ethics in engineering. (6)
2. i. Summarize the caring concept. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Interpret the importance of sharing. (6)
3. i. Identify in detail the service learning concept. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Examine the importance of civic virtue. (6)

4. i. Discuss about how respect for others play important role in BTL-2 Understand
ethics. (7)
ii. Express the art of living peacefully. (6)

5. i. Describe the integrity and importance in Ethics. (7)

ii. Identify the meaning of work ethics and importance in BTL-1 Remember
ethics. (6)
6. i. Summarize the importance of honesty in detail. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Discuss courage in detail. (6)
7. i. Illustrate the importance of valuing time. (7) BTL-3 Apply
ii. Examine the concept of co-operation. (6)
8. i. Pointout spirituality in detail. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Explain importance of yoga. (6)
9. Formulate how yoga and meditation are useful for stress BTL-6 Create
management and professional excellence. (13)
10. i. Examine the importance of commitments. (7) BTL-3 Apply
ii. Illustrate the importance of empathy. (6)
11. i. Explain self-confidence with example. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Pointout character and its importance. (6)
12. List out and describe various time wasters. (13) BTL-1 Remember
13. i. Recommend how one can manage time properly. (7) BTL-5 Evaluate
ii. Deduce how self-respect and respect for others differ.(6)
14. Explain some important human values. (13) BTL-4 Analyze

Part C (15 MARKS)

1. Consider how integrity plays a major role in work ethics? BTL-5 Evaluate
Support with suitable example.
2 Formulate the spiritual traits to be developed for excellence
in an organization. Discuss with the suitable example. BTL-6 Create

3 Consider three examples of responsibilities that you BTL-5 Evaluate

believe would be incumbent on engineers. Explain
4 Formulate the following claim:” It is irrelevant what the
motives of professionals are: what matters is that they do BTL-6
what is right.” In your answer, distinguish questions about Create
the motives for a specific right action and questions about
habits or patterns of motivation throughout a career.
 UNIT II - ENGINEERING ETHICS
Senses of ‘Engineering Ethics’ – Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry – Moral
dilemmas – Moral Autonomy – Kohlberg’s theory – Gilligan’s theory – Consensus and
Controversy – Models of professional roles - Theories about right action – Self-interest –
Customs and Religion – Uses of Ethical Theories.
PART - A
Q. No Questions BTL Level Competence

1. List what are the senses of Engineering Ethics. BTL-1 Remember

BTL-2 Understand
2. Summarize the implications of Controversy.
BTL-3 Apply
3. Demonstrate the significance of Self Interest.
BTL-4
4. Analyze various ethical theories available. Analyze
BTL-5
5. Access the problem of vagueness. Evaluate
BTL-4
6. Evaluate the various types of inquiries available. Analyze
BTL-6
7. Generalize what is meant by ethical egoism. Create
BTL-1
8. Define Moral Dilemma. Remember
BTL-2 Understand
9. Describe few steps in confronting Moral Dilemma.
BTL-4
10. Point out the problem of conflicting reasons. Analyze
BTL-5
11. Assess the principle of Utilitarianism. Evaluate
BTL-1
12. Describe what Moral Autonomy is. Remember
BTL-2 Understand
13. Discuss the models of professional roles.
BTL-1
14. Identify Kohlberg’s theory. Remember
BTL-6 Create
15. Fomulate the idea of customs relativism?
BTL-1
16. Examine Gilligan’s theory. Remember
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17. t Show the significance of religion. BTL-3 Apply
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18. sName what is meant by consensus. Remember
m BTL-2 Understand
19. Express the theories about right action.
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1. i. Describe in detail about the concept of Moral Dilemmas. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii.Tabulate the idea of Moral Autonomy. (6)
2. i. Summarize in details about Gilligan’s Theory. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Discuss Kohlberg’s Theory. (6)
3. Illustrate in details the various theories about right action. (13) BTL-3 Apply
4. i. Classify in detail the Traits of Self Interest. (7) BTL-4
ii. Analyze the importance of Customs. (6) Analyze
5. Develop how beliefs influence the moral values. (13) BTL-1 Remember
6. i. Express your view of a Professional. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Discuss in detail about Professionalism. (6)
7. i. Infer Ethical pluralism. (7) BTL-4
ii. Explain in brief Ethical relativism. (6)
Analyze
8. i. List the scope of Engineering Ethics. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Define the importance of Ethics. (6)
9. i. Contrast Consensus and Controversy. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Express Heinz’s Theory. (6)
10. i. Examine the ideals of Professionalism. (7) BTL-3 Apply
ii. Demonstrate in detail the Professionalism virtues. (6)
11. Assess divine command ethics. (13) BTL-5 Evaluate
12. i. Describe the senses of Engineering Ethics. (7)
ii. Identify variety in Moral issues. (6) BTL-6 Create
13. i. Point out the various Ethical theories. (7) BTL-4
ii. Infer the uses of ethical theories. (6) Analyze

14. i. Examine in detail the various types of Moral issues. (7)

ii. Name and Explain the various types of Ethical inquiries BTL-1 Remember
available. (6)

PART C (15 MARKS)

1. Generalize the motives for professionalism and the model for

professional engineers. BTL-6 Create
2. Compare and contrast the theories of moral autonomy by
Kohlberg and Gilligan. BTL-5 Evaluate
3. Formulate how do the functions of standards, regulations,
and laws differ from one another in their effects on BTL-6 Create
engineering products and practice?
4. A work ethic is a set of attitudes, which implies a motivational
orientation, concerning the value of work. Assess, if any, of
the work ethics do you find attractive and why? Which of
them, as applied to engineering, are compatible or BTL-5 Evaluate
incompatible with the kinds of commitments desirable for
professionals?
 UNIT III- ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION
Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Codes of Ethics
– A Balanced Outlook on Law
PART - A
Q. No Questions BTL Competence
1.
List what are the senses of Engineering Ethics. BTL-1 Remember
2.
Give the limitations of ethical codes. BTL-2 Understand
3. Demonstrate what are the uncertainties occur in the model
Designs. BTL-3 Apply
4.
Analyze Ethical Conventionalism. BTL-4 Analyze
5.
Assess the importance of Ethical codes. BTL-5 Evaluate
6.
Prepare what are the two elements of two informed consent. BTL-6 Create
7. List what are the conditions required defining a valid
BTL-1 Remember
Consent.
8. Illustrate the importance of learning from the past taking
BTL-3 Apply
titanic disaster as an example.
9. Point out what is meant by Engineering Experimentation.
BTL-4 Analyze
10. Generalize in what ways engineering experiment differs
BTL-6 Create
from standard experiments.
11. Describe what is the need to view engineering projects as
BTL-2 Understand
Experiments.
12. Identify what is the purpose of various types of standards.
BTL-1 Remember
13. Summarize what are the problems with the law in
BTL-2 Understand
Engineering.
Show any two prominent features of contemporary
14. engineering practice that differentiates casual influence BTL-3 Apply
and moral accountability in engineering
15. Describe what are the general features of morally
BTL-1 Remember
responsible engineers.
16. Explain what do you understand by balanced outlook on
BTL-5 Evaluate
Law.
17. What are the two main elements, which are included to
BTL-1 Remember
understand informed Consent.
18. Differentiate scientific experiments and engineering
BTL-2 Understand
Projects.
19. Examine Code of ethics.
BTL-1 Remember
20. Explain some universally accepted ethical principles.
BTL-4 Analyze
PART - B
1. i. List how can engineer become a responsible BTL-1 Remember
Experimenter. (7)
ii. Define the code of ethics for Engineers. (6)
2. Summarize that engineers would learn not only from their
earlier design and operating results. (13) BTL-2 Understand
 3. i. Demonstrate the various problems of law in Engineering. (7) BTL-3 Apply
ii. Show what is meant by conscientiousness. (6)
4. i. Explain limitations of code of ethics. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Analyze objections of code of ethics. (6)
5. i. Assess how Engineering societies can promote ethics. (7) BTL-5 Evaluate
ii. Evaluate the General responsibilities of moral engineers. (6)
6. i. Prepare industrial standards. (7) BTL-6 Create
ii. Develop the purpose of industrial standards. (6)
7. i. Discuss in detail about balanced outlook on law. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Express in detail about industrial standards. (6)
8. Illustrate in detail about engineering as experimentation.
(13) BTL-3 Apply
9. i. Examine the roles played by the codes of ethics. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. List codes of ethics set by professional societies. (6)
10. Express in detail about engineers as responsible
BTL-2 Understand
experimenters. (13)
11. i. Analyze what are codes of ethics. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Explain What regulated society is. (6)
12. i. Describe the engineering experiments with examples (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Define the standard experiments with suitable examples.
(6)
13. i. Point-out the proper role of law of engineering. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Analyze Moral responsibility. (6)
14. i. Describe what the important code of ethics is. (7)
BTL-1 Remember
ii. Identify a brief account on‘4’canons of codes of ethics
quoted by international standard or association. (6)
PART C (15 MARKS)

1. Compare and evaluate engineering experiment with

standard experiments. BTL-5 Evaluate
2. Develop the models of research ethics with relevant BTL-6 Create
examples.
3. No topic in engineering ethics is more controversial than
whistleblowing. To what extent, if any, do engineers have a
right to whistle blow, and when is doing so immoral and
imprudent? Recommend when is whistleblowing morally BTL-5 Evaluate
permissible?

4. Generalize the “last person scenario”: You are the last

person on earth and can press a button(connected to nuclear BTL-6 Create
bombs) destroying all life on the planet.Is there a moral
obligation not to press the button,and why?
UNIT IV- SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis and Reducing Risk -
Respect for Authority – Collective Bargaining – Confidentiality – Conflicts of Interest – Occupational
Crime – Professional Rights – Employee Rights – Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) – Discrimination.
PART – A
Q.No Questions BT Competence
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1. Classify the conflict of interest. Give example.
BTL-3 Apply
2. Compare the terms authority and power.
BTL-5 Evaluate
3. Generalize the employees’ rights.
BTL-6 Create
4. Summarize significance of Event Tree Analysis.
BTL-2 Understand
5. Examine the specific rights.
BTL-1 Remember
6. Give few steps to reduce risks.
BTL-2 Understand
7. Summarize the term Safe Exit.
BTL-5 Evaluate
8. Point out the causal responsibility.
BTL-4 Analyze
9. Define disaster loyalty.
BTL-1 Remember
10. Design the assessment curve on safety and risk.
BTL-6 Create
11. Show the types of occupational crime.
BTL-3 Apply
12. Define FMEA.
BTL-1 Remember
13. Classify the collective bargaining.
BTL-4 Analyze
14. Differentiate between Risk analysis and Risk benefit
BTL-2 Understand
Analysis.
15. List the guidelines to reach an agreement.
BTL-1 Remember
16. Express the term Liability.
BTL-2 Understand
17. Point out the intellectual property right.
BTL-4 Analyze
18.
Define Risk Collegiality. BTL-1 Remember
19. Illustrate the disadvantages of collective bargaining.
BTL-3 Apply
20. List the significance of Scenario Analysis.
BTL-1 Remember
PART – B
1. i List out the main elements of IPR. Give examples of BTL-1 Remember
Discrimination. (7)
ii Describe the necessity of Risk Benefit Analysis. (6)
2. Discuss the features, guideline and procedures of whistle
blowing. (13) BTL-2 Understand

3. i. Write short notes on Occupational crime. (7)

ii. Tabulate the difference between employee rights BTL-1 Remember
and professional rights. (6)
4. i. Discuss the significance of Intellectual Property rights. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Express the legislation covering of IPR in India. (6)
 5. i. Describe a short note Risk Benefit analysis and its
BTL-1 Remember
Importance. (7)
ii. Quote why RBA is conducted and the limitation of
RBA? (6)
6. i. Discuss Event Tree analysis. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii. Give a practical example of risk analysis. (6)
7. Explain the concept of liability with suitable example. (13) BTL-4 Analyze
8. i. Define the term Risk and Safety. How we an engineer
assess the safety. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. List out the factors that affect risk acceptability. Where
is the use of knowledge of risk acceptance to engineer? (6)
9. Explain the concept of Confidentiality in detail. (13) BTL-4 Analyze
10. i. Demonstrate the types of conflicts of interests. (7)
BTL-3 Apply
ii. Explain in detail the different ways to avoid conflicts of
interests. (6)
11. i. Develop an idea about an engineer act to safeguard the
BTL-6 Create
public from risk. (7)
ii. Design the criteria, which help to ensure a safety design. (6)
12. i. Classify and Discuss about the respect for authority. (7) BTL-3 Apply
ii. Relate the terms Collegiality & Loyalty. (6)
13. i. Pointout the facts in Chernobyl Case. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii. Analyze Three Mile Island Case. (6)
14. i. Explain RBA. How will you reduce Risk? (7)
BTL-5
ii.Summarize Fault Tree Analysis for the Water System. Evaluate
(6)
Part C (15 MARKS)

1. Safety is a commodity with a price. Assess with

explanation. Summarize how the knowledge of risk is BTL-5 Evaluate
always better for safety with suitable examples.
2. Generalize the testing strategies for safety with suitable
BTL-6 Create
examples. Mention the difficulties in assessing the personal
risks.
3. Debates over responsibility for safety in regard to
technological products often turn on who should be
considered mainly responsible the consumer or the BTL-6 Create
manufacturer. Compose how might an emphasis on the idea
of informed consent influence thinking about this question?
4. The Titanic remains a haunting image of technological
complacency. Evaluate the factors that led to the mishap
and what measures if undertaken would have avoided the BTL-5 Evaluate
sinking.

UNIT V - GLOBAL ISSUES

Multinational Corporations – Environmental Ethics – Computer Ethics – Weapons Development –
Engineers as Managers – Consulting Engineers – Engineers as Expert Witnesses and Advisors –
Moral Leadership –Code of Conduct – Corporate Social Responsibility

PART – A
Q.No Questions BT Competence
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1. Define hackers.
BTL-1 Remember
2. Generalize the term Professional obligations.
BTL-6 Create
3. Show some Value guided advocates.
BTL-3 Apply
4. Explain about Value.
BTL-2 Understand
5. Generalize the term Conflict resolution.
BTL-6 Create
6. Select some Global cyber business.
BTL-5 Evaluate
7. Point out the water balances.
BTL-4 Analyze
8. List out problems of Defense industry.
BTL-1 Remember
9. Classify few global issues.
BTL-3 Apply
10. Express the term acid rain.
BTL-2 Understand
11. Define Globalization.
BTL-1 Remember
12. Differentiate Privacy and Anonymity.
BTL-4 Analyze
13. Summarize computer crime.
BTL-5 Evaluate
14. Define Code of conduct. BTL-1 Remember

Give some Ethical climate. BTL-2 Understand

15.
16. Point out special features of an ethical corporate climate.
BTL-4 Analyze
17. Define environmental ethics.
BTL-1 Remember
18. Express the term corporate responsibility.
BTL-2 Understand
19. Name some social responsibility.
BTL-1 Remember
20. Examine moral leadership.
BTL-3 Apply
PART – B
1. i Describe the three versions of Relativism. (7)
ii. List out the various advantages and disadvantages of BTL-1 Remember
MNCs. (6)
2. Classify the Management of conflicts in detail. (13) BTL-3 Apply
3. Explain the Bhopal Plant Case and its reasons. (13) BTL-4 Analyze
4. i. Interpret the statements of Milton Friedman about the
BTL-2
social responsibility movement of engineers as professional
managers. (7) Understand
ii. Give the ideals of voluntary service in engineering
profession. (6)
5. Summarize the IEEE Code of Ethics. (13) BTL-5 Evaluate
6. Illustrate the various Global Issues. (13) BTL-3 Apply
7. i. Give any ten International rights suggested by
Donaldson. (7) BTL-2 Understand
ii Summarize the role of Martin Marietta Corporation of
.
US in the promotion of Ethical climate. (6)
8. i. Describe Environmental Ethics. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Examine in detail the Code of Conduct. (6)
9. i. Describe the significance of the concept of Computer Understand
BTL-2
Ethics. (7)
ii. Discuss in details about Moral Leadership. (6)
10. i. Quote the responsibilities of a Corporate individual. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Describe in details about the Global issue of Weapons
development. (6)
11. i. Explain how should engineers act as leaders and its
importance. (7) BTL-4 Analyze.
ii.Infer the code of ethics of engineers. (6)

12. i. Describe in detail about the Principles of conflict

Resolution. (7) BTL-1 Remember
ii. Identify the characteristic features of human
entered environmental ethics.
(6)
13. i. Infer how engineers can act as better managers. (7) BTL-4 Analyze
ii.Pointout the engineers role as consultant and its
importance. (6)
14. i. Generalize the engineer as manager and consultant in
detail. (7) BTL-6 Create
ii. Prepare a comparison of an engineer as leader and
Innovator. (6)

PART C (15 MARKS)

1. Explain the Challenger space shuttle disaster. Assess the
violation of moral, ethical, professional codes of standards BTL-5 Evaluate
in it. Deduce a conclusion to avoid such disasters in future.
2. Formulate the ethical role of engineers as a consulting BTL-6 Create
engineer with suitable examples.
3. Assess the Bhopal gas tragedy. Evaluate the violation of
moral, ethical, professional codes of standards in it.
Conclude with suitable ideas to avoid such tragedy in BTL-5 Evaluate
future.
4. Compose the ethical role of engineers in weapon BTL-6 Create
development with suitable examples.