
This course introduces students to engineering ethics and an engineer’s responsibilities toward the safety, health and welfare of the public. It places emphasis on the engineer as a professional man, engineers & society, the code of ethics and professional conduct, standards, laws and regulations pertaining to professional engineering practice. At the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate and apply engineering professional ethics in their career as an engineer.
Course details
Course learning outcomes
- Outline the professional engineering bodies and route to professional engineer
- Outline the professional Engineering related issues and ethics
- Analyze the ethical problems and plan for solutions using systematic approaches
- Demonstrate discipline through attendance
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Courseworks
- Assignment 1 (hand-in on week 3)
- Assignment 2 (hand-in on week 5)
- Group project (hand-in on week 11-15)
Coursework submission link SEMM 4902 (2021/2022_2)
Important dates
- Test 1
- Date:
- Time
Assessment rubrics
| No | Type of assessment | Percentage |
| 1 | Assignment 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Assignment 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Test | 30 |
| 4 | Peer evaluation | 5 |
| 5 | Attendances in Professional talk | 5 |
| 6 | Written groupwork | 30 |
| 7 | Presentation group community project | 10 |
References
Textbook
- Engineering Ethics (4th Edition), Charles B. Fleddermann, Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 14, 2011)
Main references
- Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, 4th Edition, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 1995
- Occupational Safety And Health Act and Regulations, Laws of Malaysia Act 514, MDC Publishers Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur 2003.
- Ethical Problems in Engineering, Alger P.L, John Wiley & Son 1965
- Professional Ethics, Bayles, M.D, Wadsworth Pub. Co, California 1981
- The Professional Engineers in Society by S. Colin
Additional references
- Wu Min Aun, Industrial Relations Act, 1967 (Updated till 1980), The Industrial Relations Law of Malaysia, Heinmann Education Books (Asia) Ltd., 1985.
- Safety at Work, 4th Edition, J. Ridley (Editor), Butterworth, Heinmann Ltd. 1904, UK.
- Ethics in Engineering, Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, 2005.