SEMM 4902 Engineering Professional Practice

 

IEM Membership and Registration - Institution of Mechanical Engineers

 

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

  1. Course Information (CI)
  2. Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
  3. Knowledge profile

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

Presentation slide

  1. Lecture 1
  2. Lecture 2
  3. Lecture 3
  4. Lecture 4
  5. Lecture 5
  6. Lecture 6

Courseworks

  1. Assignment 1 (hand-in on week 3)
  2. Assignment 2 (hand-in on week 5)
  3. Group project (hand-in on week 11-15)

Coursework submission link SEMM 4902 (2021/2022_2)

SUBMISSION LINK

Important dates

  1. Test 1
    • Date:
    • Time

Assessment rubrics

  1. Rubric for Presentation Report and Presentation
  2. Peer Assessment form
NoType of assessmentPercentage
1Assignment 110
2Assignment 210
3Test30
4Peer evaluation5
5Attendances in Professional talk5
6Written groupwork30
7Presentation group community project10

References

Textbook

  1. Engineering Ethics (4th Edition), Charles B. Fleddermann, Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 14, 2011)

Main references

  1. Engineering Professionalism and Ethics, 4th Edition, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 1995
  2. Occupational Safety And Health Act and Regulations, Laws of Malaysia Act 514, MDC Publishers Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur 2003.
  3. Ethical Problems in Engineering, Alger P.L, John Wiley & Son 1965
  4. Professional Ethics, Bayles, M.D, Wadsworth Pub. Co, California 1981
  5. The Professional Engineers in Society by S. Colin

Additional references 

  1. Wu Min Aun, Industrial Relations Act, 1967 (Updated till 1980), The Industrial Relations Law of Malaysia, Heinmann Education Books (Asia) Ltd., 1985.
  2. Safety at Work, 4th Edition, J. Ridley (Editor), Butterworth, Heinmann Ltd. 1904, UK.
  3. Ethics in Engineering, Mike W. Martin and Roland Schinzinger, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, 2005.