GE 8076 QUESTION BANK.docx

DEPARTMENT OF ECE
IV YEAR / VIII SEMESTER
QUESTION BANK
GE8076 Professional Ethics in Engineering
UNIT I HUMAN VALUES
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
1. Define human values.
2. Write notes on 'Human values'.
3. What are human values in engineering ethics? (Nov/Dec 2016)
4. What is morality?
5. Define Descriptive Ethics.
6. Define Moral.
7. What are the 'Values'? (May/June 2016)
8. Define moral values with suitable examples. (May 2017)
9. What are the general characteristics of values? (Dec 2017)
10.What is ethics?
11.Define engineering ethics.
12.What is normative ethics/prescriptive ethics?
13.What is metaethics/analytical ethics?
14.What is integrity?
15.What is meant by integrity? How is it related to work ethics? (Dec
2018)
16.List the types of integrity.
17.What is Personal Integrity?
18.What is Professional Integrity?
19.What is Business Integrity?
20.What is Academic Integrity?

21.What is Research Integrity?
22.Define work ethics. (Apr 2019)
23.Write a short note on 'Work Ethic'.
24.What are the factors that demonstrate a strong work ethic.
25.What are the characteristics of a good work ethics?
26.What is negative work ethic?
27.Define the term ‘Service Learning’. (May 2017)
28.What is Service Learning? (Nov/Dec 2019)
29.What are the various service learning methods followed?
30.What is civic virtue?
31.Mention some civic virtues.
32.How can you show your respect for others?
33.What is meant by civic virtue and how is it related to respect for
others? (Apr 2018)
34.Define the term ‘caring’.
35.Define the term ‘Sharing’.
36.Define Honesty. (Nov/Dec 2019)
37.List out any two aspects of honesty. (Nov/Dec 2016)
38.Define Dishonesty.
39.Differentiate self-respect and self-esteem.
40.Define Courage.
41.List the two forms of courage.
42.What are the two important ways of building courage? (Dec 2017)
43.What is meant by time management?
44.Define co-operation.
45.What are the types of co-operation exists and define them?
46.What is social co-operation?
47.Define commitment.
48.Define Organization commitment.
49.What is professional commitment?
50.What are the types of commitment?
51.Define Empathy.
52.Define the term empathy and how is it related to Emotional
Quotient. (Apr 2018)
53.What are the two major components of empathy? (2)
54.What is meant by self-confidence? (May/June 2016)
55.What are the qualities of a self-confident people? (Nov/Dec 2015)
56.Define the term self-confidence. How is it related to character
development? (Dec 2018)
57.Write the importance of self-confidence in ethics.
58.Define character.
59.Define spirituality. (Nov/Dec 2015)
60.Brief on spirituality. (Apr 2019)
61.Differentiate between spirituality and religion.
62.What are the benefits of practicing Yoga?
63.What is meditation?
64.What are benefits of meditation?
65.What are the physical benefits of mediation?

66.Give some of the mental benefits of meditation.
67.List some ways for stress management.
PART B
1. Write notes on ‘Morals’.
2. Explain some important human values.
3. Explain various disciplines of ethics.
4. What are the three types of ethics? Explain.
5. Explain the scope and importance of professional ethics in
engineering. (May 2017)
6. Explain integrity and honesty in ethics. (Nov/Dec 2016)
7. Write short notes on honesty and integrity. (Apr 2019)
8. Explain various types of integrity.
9. What is integrity? How integrity plays a major factor in work ethics?
Discuss with suitable examples. (Apr 2018)
10.Write a detailed note on work ethics.
11.List and explain the five characteristics of a good work ethic.
12.Explain the factors that demonstrate a strong work ethic.
13.Explain how the employee work ethic can be increased.
14.Write notes on 'Negative Work ethics'.
15.How are bad ethics in co-worker to be dealt with?
16.Explain key components of service learning and types of service learning.
17.Write notes on Comprehensive Action Plan for Service Learning (CAPSL).
18.What is service learning? Why service learning is important? Explain
the characteristics of service learning. (Dec 2017)
19.What is service learning? Discuss its role in caring and sharing in
society with suitable examples. (Dec 2018)
20.Write notes on ‘Civic Virtue’.
21.Write notes on ‘Respect for others’.
22.Write notes on ‘Living peacefully’.
23.Explain ’Caring and Sharing’.
24.Explain integrity and honesty in ethics.
25.Write short notes on Honesty. (Nov/Dec 2015)
26.What is courage? What are salient features of courage? (Nov/Dec
2015)
27.List important time wasters. How can one manage time properly?
28.Write notes on ‘Valuing time’.
29.Write note on ‘Cooperation’.
30.Explain commitment and empathy.
31.Define empathy. State and explain the elements, benefits of
empathy and compare empathy with sympathy. (Dec 2017)
32.What is empathy? Discuss its role in the spiritual development for
excellence in an organization with suitable examples. (Dec 2018)
33.Explain the importance of self confidence in ethics. (May/June
2016)
34.Explain civic virtue and respect for others and also explain importance of
cooperation.

35.Write note on ’Character and importance’.
36.Explain character and spirituality and their importance in ethics. (May/June
2016)
37.Explain spirituality and importance in ethics.
38.What is spirituality? What are the spiritual traits to be developed for
excellence in an organization? Discuss with suitable examples. (Apr
2018)
39.Explain the different ways to improve the Spirituality in Corporate
Environment. (Nov/Dec 2019)
40.Write brief notes on Yoga and meditation for Professional Excellence
and stress management. (Nov/Dec 2015)
41.Explain the role of Yoga and meditation in the field of professional
excellence and stress management. (Nov/Dec 2016)
42.Discuss the role of Yoga for professional excellence and stress
management. (May 2017)
43.Write short notes on Yoga and Meditation for professional
excellence and stress management. Explain the different ways to
improve the human values. (Nov/Dec 2019)
44.Explain the role of Yoga in professional ethics. (Apr 2019)
45.Explain Stress Management.
PART C
1. Explain in detail about the yoga and meditation for professional
excellence and stress management. (Dec 2017)
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
1. What is ethics?
2. Mention some universally accepted ethical standards.
3. What is engineering ethics?
4. What is the need to study ethics?
5. What is the significance of engineering ethics?
6. Differentiate moral and ethics.
7. What is the method used to solve an ethical problem?
8. What are the senses of Engineering Ethics?
9. Differentiate micro-ethics and macro-ethics.
10.Differentiate Moral and Ethics.

11.Mention the various types of inquiries. (Nov/Dec 2015)
12.State the three types of inquiry. (Nov 2017)
13.What is normative inquiry?
14.What is conceptual inquiry?
15.What is factual inquiry?
16.What are the sorts of complexity and murkiness that may be involved in
moral situations?
17.Define Moral Dilemma. (Nov/Dec 2016)
18.What is Moral Dilemma? (Apr 2019)
19.Mention few steps in confronting Moral Dilemma.
20.What is meant by Moral Autonomy? (Nov/Dec 2015) (Nov/Dec
2019)
21.What are the merits of Moral Autonomy? (Apr 2018)
22.Define the term Moral Autonomy. (Nov 2018)
23.What is the relationship between moral autonomy and authority?
24.List the two theories of Moral Development.
25.Give the importance of Lawrence Kohlberg’s and Carol Gilligan’s theory.
26.State Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory.
27.State Gilligan’s theory. (May/June 2016)
28.State Kohlberg’s theory. (Nov/Dec 2016)
29.Give the need for authority.
30.Give the general criteria to become a Professional engineer.
31.Define compromise.
32.Differentiate between consensus and controversy.
33.What is meant by consensus? (May/June 2016)
34.What is meant by controversy?
35.State the implications of Controversy.
36.Define Profession.
37.What are the chief characteristics of a profession?
38.Define professionalism.
39.Mention the models of professional roles.
40.List the theories about right action. (Nov 2018)
41.Give classification of ethical theories. (Nov/Dec 2019)
42.What is utilitarian theory?
43.What are the two important versions of utilitarianism? (Nov 2017)
44.Give the drawbacks of Utilitarianism.
45.What is Duty Ethics?
46.Give the drawback of duty ethics.
47.What is rights theory?
48.Give the drawbacks of rights ethics.
49.State the virtue theory.
50.What is virtue ethics?
51.What is Self-realization ethics?
52.What is Justice (Fairness) theory?
53.Write brief note on ‘Self-Interest’.
54.What is ‘Ethical Pluralism’?
55.What is ‘Ethical Relativism’?
56.What is ‘ethical egoism’?

57.Differentiate ethical relativism and ethical egoism.
58.Write brief note on ‘religion’ about ethics.
59.State the importance of ethical theories. (April 2017)
60.Write the uses of ethical theories. (Apr 2018)
PART B
1. Highlight the importance of engineering ethics.
2. What are the scopes of engineering ethics?
3. Explain in details about the senses of Engineering Ethics. (May/June
2016)
4. Write notes on morality.
5. Explain variety of moral issues.
6. Explain the three types of inquiries, in solving ethical problems.
7. Enumerate on Moral issues and types of inquiry. (Apr 2019)
8. Discuss in detail about the concept of (i) Moral Dilemma (ii) Moral
Autonomy (Nov/Dec 2016)
9. What is ‘moral dilemma’? What are causes of moral dilemma? What are steps
in confronting moral dilemmas?
10.What is meant by ‘moral autonomy’? Discuss the factors influencing
a person’s concern and skills required to improve moral autonomy?
(Nov 2017)
11.Explain the Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory for moral development.
12.Explain the Gilligan’s theory for moral development. (Nov/Dec
2015)
13.Describe Kohlberg and Gilligan’s theories on moral autonomy. (April
2017)
14.Explain the three levels of moral developments with respect to
Gilligan Views. (Nov/Dec 2019)
15.Discuss the theories of Moral Autonomy by Kohlberg and Gilligan.
(Nov 2018)
16.What is moral autonomy? Compare and contrast the theories of
moral autonomy by Kohlberg and Gilligan. (Apr 2018)
17.Write notes on Consensus and Controversy.
18.Explain the vital role of consensus and controversy while considering moral
autonomy in engineering ethics.
19.Write notes on profession, professional and professionalism.
20.What are the different types of model of professional roles?
(Nov/Dec 2015)
21.Describe the professional roles played by an Engineer. (Nov 2017)
22.What is professionalism? Discuss the motives for professionalism
and the models for professional engineers. (Apr 2018) (Nov 2018)
23.What is meant by virtues? Do engineers need virtues?
24.Explain theories about virtues (Aristotle’s theory of virtue and Macintyre’s
theory of virtue).
25.Discuss in details the various ethical theories and their uses.
(May/June 2016)

26.Explain theory of human right ethics and its classifications.
(Nov/Dec 2015)
27.Discuss in details the various theories about right action. (Nov/Dec
2016)
28.(i) Name and describe the theories of right action. (ii) Discuss the
role of Self-interest with an example. (April 2017)
29.Discuss any two theories on Ethics. (Apr 2019)
30.What is duty ethics? Explain in detail. (Nov/Dec 2019)
31.What is meant by Self-interest? Relate the term with “Ethical goism”
with suitable examples. (Nov/Dec 2015)
32.Write notes on ‘Self-interest’, ‘Customs’, and ‘Religion’.
33.What are the different ethical theories available for right action, self-interest,
and duty Ethics?
34.Explain (i) Professional responsibility (ii) Integrity and self-respect. (iii)
Utilitarianism
35.Write notes on i) Self Interest ii) Ethical Pluralism iii) Ethical Relativism
PART C
1. Discuss the role and importance of Ethics in Engineering.(Apr 2019)
UNIT III ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION
Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Codes
of Ethics – A Balanced Outlook on Law.
PART A
1. How can an engineering work/project/activity view as an experiment?
2. What are the merits of standardized experiments? (Apr/May 2018)
3. What are the limitations of standardized experimentation?
(Nov/Dec 2018)
4. What is the need to view engineering projects as experiments?
(Nov/Dec 2016)
5. Why is engineering referred as a social experimentation?
6. What are similarities between engineering projects and standard
experiments?
7. Differentiate scientific experiments and engineering projects.
(May/June 2016)
8. What is the need to view engineering projects as experiments?
(Nov/Dec 2016)
9. What are the uncertainties occur in the model design? (Apr/May
2017) (Apr/May 2019)
10.What is continuous monitoring?
11.What is experimental control?

12.What are the conditions required to define a valid consent?
13.What is meant by ‘informed consent’?
14.What are the elements of informed consent? (Nov/Dec 2019)
15.What are the two main elements which are included to understand informed
consent?
16.What are the conditions that are essential for a valid informed consent?
(Nov/Dec 2015)
17.What are responsibilities (general features) that engineer, as an experimenter
owe to the society?
18.What are the general features of morally responsible engineers?
19.What is meant by conscientiousness? (Nov/Dec 2017)
20.Write note on ‘Big Five Model of Personality’.
21.What does conscientious moral commitment mean?
22.What are replicable facets of conscientiousness?
23.What are non-replicable facets of conscientiousness?
24.What is accountability?
25.What is research ethics?
26.Why is research ethics important?
27.What is the purpose of various types of standards?
28.Define code.
29.What is the purpose of code of ethics?
30.What are the features of code of ethics?
31.What are the codes of ethics? (Apr/May 2019)
32.What are the codes of ethics referred to? (Nov/Dec 2017)
33.Enumerate the roles of codes in ethics of profession. (Nov/Dec
2016)
34.What are advantages of codes of ethics? (Nov/Dec 2018)
35.What are the limitations of code of ethics? (Nov/Dec 2015)
(Apr/May 2018) (Nov/Dec 2019)
36.Give the limitations of codes. (May/June 2016)
37.Mention some forums or organizations that formulate codes for engineers.
38.What are the pros and cons of industrial standardization?
39.List the advantages of industrial standards.
40.Name some of the important code of ethics published by engineering
societies.
41.What is the need for laws?
42.What are the problems with the law in engineering?
43.How does the law facilitate ethics in engineering? (Apr/May 2017)
44.What is voluntary and involuntary risk?
45.What are the major components of a Space Shuttle?
46.What are the major causes for the failure of Challenger Space Shuttle?
47.Name the aerospace experts and scientists who were associated with the
Launching of challenger?
PART B
1. Explain elaborately ‘Engineering as experimentation’.
2. Compare between Engineering projects and Standard Experiments.

3. Compare and contrast engineering experiments with standard
experiments (with suitable examples). (Apr/May 2018) (Nov/Dec
2018)
4. How can engineer become a responsible experimenter? Highlight
the code of ethics for engineers. (May/June 2016) (Apr/May 2017)
5. Explain in detail about engineers as responsible experimenters.
(Nov/Dec 2016)
6. Discuss on ‘Engineers as responsible experimenters’. (Nov/Dec
2019)
7. Explain the characteristics of Morally Responsible Engineers.
(Apr/May 2019)
8. Discuss about ‘Ethics in research’.
9. What is research ethics? Discuss the models of research ethics with
suitable examples. (Apr/May 2018) (Nov/Dec 2018)
10.Explain the code of Ethics to be followed by an Engineer. (Apr/May
2019)
11.Define code of ethics. Explain about the purpose of code of ethics, features of
engineering code of ethics and, duties and professional obligations of
engineers.
12.What are codes of ethics? State and explain the functions of codes
of ethics and the objections to codes. (Nov/Dec 2017)
13.What is the importance of codes of ethics? Explain in detail.
(Apr/May 2017)
14.What are the different roles and function of ‘Code of Ethics’?
(Nov/Dec 2015)
15.What are the functions of codes of ethics? (Nov/Dec 2019)
16.What are the limitations of code of ethics?
17.Discuss on the roles played by the code of ethics set by professional
societies. (May/June 2016)
18.Write note on ‘Industrial Standards’.
19.Explain in detail the powerful support and proper role of law in
engineering. (Nov/Dec 2015)
20.Explain in detail about Balanced Outlook on Law. (Nov/Dec 2016)
21.Discuss the problems associated with laws in Engineering and
Enumerate the proper Role of Law in Engineering. (Nov/Dec 2017)
22.With a case study, explain the ‘learn from the past’ in engineering
experimentation. (Nov/Dec 2015)
23.Discuss the ethical issues involved in challenger case study.
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

1. Define safety.(Nov/Dec 2017)
2. Define risk.
3. Define risk in professional ethics perspective (Nov/Dec 2016)
4. State the reasons that may cause risk. (Nov/Dec 2019)
5. Define the term safety and relate it to risk. (Apr/May 2018)
(Nov/Dec 2018)
6. Write note on ‘safety and risk’.
7. What are the factors for safety and risk?
8. List the different methods to determine the risk.
9. What are the positive uncertainties in determining risks?
10.What are the criteria that one should have knowledge, in order to determine
the risk?
11.Define acceptability of risks.
12.Explain the two types of risk.
13.What is safe risk and acceptability of risk?
14.What is ‘Safe Exits’? (Nov/Dec 2019)
15.Define risk-benefit analysis. (Nov/Dec 2015)
16.What are the reasons for Risk-benefit analysis?
17.What are the limitations in risk-benefit analysis?
18.What is the use of risk analysis? (Apr/May 2017)
19.Differentiate between risk analysis and risk-benefit analysis.
(May/June 2016)
20.List the methods that can be applied when testing is inappropriate.
21.What is voluntary risk?
22.What is risk management?
23.What are elements of risk management programme?
24.What are internal responsibilities of engineers?
25.What are external responsibilities of engineers?
26. What are the virtues involved in team-play?
27. What is collegiality?
28.List the elements of collegiality.
29.What are two senses of loyalty?
30.What is agency loyalty?
31.What is attitude loyalty / identification loyalty?
32.What is authority?
33.What are two types of authority?
34.What is institutional authority?
35.What is expert authority?
36.What is collective bargaining? (Nov/Dec 2016)
37.Define the term collective bargaining. (Apr/May 2017)
38.What does the term Collective Bargaining refer to? (Nov/Dec 2017)
39.What are the processes of collective bargaining?
40.Distinguish between professionalism and unionism.
41.What is meant by Confidentiality? Why it is needed? (Apr/May
2018)
42.Write note on ‘Privileged Information’.

43.Write note on ‘Proprietary Information’.
44.What is trade secret?
45.What is meant by Conflicts of Interest? (Nov/Dec 2018)
46.What are the types of ‘Conflict of Interest’?
47.Why does a conflict of interests arise?
48.What is a bribe?
49.What are the ethical reasons for not tolerating bribery?
50.What is a gift?
51.What are the differences between a gift and a bribe?
52.When is a gift a bribe?
53.What is meant by ‘kickbacks’?
54.What are occupational crimes?
55.Write note on ‘white collar crime’.
56. List the types of occupational crimes.
57.List the three types of rights.
58.Define employee rights.
59.Differentiate between contractual and non-contractual rights.
60.What is Professional right? (Apr/May 2019)
61.Differentiate between Human rights and Professional rights.
62.Differentiate between Weak Preferential Treatment and Strong Preferential
Treatment.
63.What is meant by whistle blowing? (Nov/Dec 2015)
64.Define Discrimination.
65.What is intellectual property?
66.What is Intellectual Property Right (IPR)? (May/June 2016)
67.Define IPR. (Apr/May 2019)
68.What are the essential elements of IPR?
69.What is the need for protection to IPR?
70.What is the importance of IPR?
71.What is meant by copyright?
72.What is patent?
73.What are the requirements of Patents?
74.What is trademark?
75.What is trade secret?
PART B
1. Define the term Risk and Safety. How we, Engineers assess the
safety? (Nov/Dec 2016)
2. Discuss the testing strategies for safety with suitable examples.
Mention the difficulties in assessing the personal risks. (Apr/May
2018)
3. ‘Safety in a commodity comes with a price’ – Substantiate with
explanation. Discuss how the knowledge of risk is always better for
safety with suitable examples. (Apr/May 2018) (Nov/Dec 2018)
4. What are the different methods (testing) to determine the risk
(testing for safety)?

5. Explain risk-benefit analysis, difficulties in risk-benefit analysis, and ethical
implications on risk-benefit analysis.
6. Describe the concept of Risk-Benefit analysis with an example.
(Apr/May 2017)
7. Explain the risk benefit analysis and conceptual problems associated
with it. (Nov/Dec 2019).
8. Explain the procedure in risk benefit analysis and discuss its role in
reducing risks with suitable examples. (Nov/Dec 2018)
9. State the necessity of risk-benefit analysis.
10.Describe the concept of (1) Risk benefits analysis (2) Fault tree analysis.
11.Discuss the Event Tree Analysis with some practical example of risk
analysis. (Nov/Dec 2016)
12.Write notes on Personal risk, Public risk, voluntary risk, and reducing risk.
13.What are the factors that affect risk acceptability? What is the use
of knowledge of risk acceptance to engineer? (May/June 2016)
14.What are the safety lessons from ‘The Challenger’?
15.Discuss the concept of safe exit in the Chernobyl Case Study.
(Nov/Dec 2015)
16.Write notes on (i) Collegiality (ii) Loyalty (iii) (ii) Respect for Authority (iv)
Collective bargaining
17.Discuss on the importance of Collective Bargaining. (Apr/May 2019)
18.Discuss the ‘faithful agent argument’ and ‘public service
argument’of collective with suitable examples. (Nov/Dec 2018)
19.Explain Institutional Authority and Expert Authority.
20.Write note on (i) Confidentiality (ii) Conflicts of Interest
21.What is meant by Conflict of Interest? Distinguish between General
and Professional Conflicts of Interest and Discuss the various types
of Conflict of Interest. (Nov/Dec 2017)
22.What are occupational crimes? Explain any one in detail. (Nov/Dec
2015)
23.Explain Professional rights.
24.Discuss in detail about the “Employee Rights” and its role in the
organizations. (Apr/May 2017)
25.Explain “Employee Rights” and its role in Business Organisations.
(Apr/May 2019)
26.Explain Employee rights and the two types.
27.Write note on ‘whistle blowing’.
28.Explain elaborately ‘Discrimination’.
29.What is Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)? Explain any one
essential element an IPR. (Nov/Dec 2015)
30.What are Intellectual Property Rights? Explain the elements of
Intellectual Property Rights in detail and benefits of IPRS. (Nov/Dec
2017)
31.What are the elements of intellectual property rights? Explain.
(Nov/Dec 2019)
32.Write notes (i) Trade mark (ii) Trade Secret (iii) Copyrights (iv) Patents
33.What are the benefits of IPR? Why is IP enforcement important?

34.Discuss the significance of intellectual property rights. Also explain
the legislation covering IPR in India. (May/June 2016)
35.Discuss the Bhopal disaster. Explain the responsibility of engineer in the
design stage itself before the event of an accident.
PART C
1. Explain in detail about the assessment of safety and risk. (Nov/Dec
2017)
2. 'Safety in a commodity comes with a price' - substantiate with
explanation. Discuss how the knowledge of risk is always better for
safety with suitable examples. (Dec 2018)
3. Explain the challenger space shuttle disaster. Discuss the violation
of moral, ethical and professional codes of standards in it. Write a
conclusion to avoid such disaster in future. (Apr 2018)
4. Explain the Bhopal gas tragedy. Discuss the violation of moral,
ethical and professional codes of standards in it. Write a conclusion
to avoid such tragedy in future. (Apr 2018)
5. Explain in detail the challenger accident. What are the ethical
problems involved in this? (Dec 2019)
6. 'A nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere'.
Explain this with respect to Three Mile Island Case Study. (Dec
2019)
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
1. What is meant by ‘globalization’? (May/June 2016)
2. Write note on ’Multinational Corporation (MNC)’.
3. What are the advantages of MNC?
4. What are the advantages of MNCs to host country? (Apr/May 2018)
5. What are demerits of MNCs to host country? (Nov/Dec 2018)
6. List a few international rights to be considered.
7. What is ‘technology transfer’? (Nov/Dec 2015) (Nov/Dec 2017)
8. What is appropriate technology (Aptech)?
9. Define appropriate technology. (Nov/Dec 2019)
10.What are the factors to be considered for determining the appropriateness?
11.How appropriate is Appropriate Technology (Aptech)?
12.Write note on MNCs and Morality.
13.Write note on ‘ethical balance’.
14.What is ethical relativism?

15.What is ethical absolutism?
16.Give some of the environmental issues of concern to engineers.
17.What is environmental ethics? (Apr/May 2019)
18.List the duties of engineers as experimenters towards environmental ethics.
19.What are the categories of environmental ethics?
20.What is libertarian extension?
21.What is ecological extension?
22.What is conservation ethics?
23.List the environmental disasters.
24.What is acid rain? How is it caused?
25.What is human centered environmental ethics?
26.What is nature centered environmental ethics?
27.What is meant by computer ethics? (Nov/Dec 2016)
28.What are the different types of problems/issues found in computer ethics?
29.What are the ethical problems initiated by computers in the workplace?
30.Explain Hacking.
31.How viruses are spread over computers?
32.What is computer crime?
33.What are the property issues concerned with the computers?
34.Define physical and logical security related to computer.
35.What are the ethical features involved in computer crime?
36.Write note on privacy and anonymity.
37.List some issues concerned with the privacy.
38.What is Trojan horse attack?
39.What is “The Right to Information (RTI) Act”?
40.What are the characteristics of engineers as managers?
41.What are ways to promote an ethical climate?
42.List conflicts in case of project managers arise.
43.List the principles for resolving the conflicts.
44.What are the ethical responsibilities of consulting engineers?
45.Point out the responsibilities of Consulting Engineers. (Nov/Dec
2017)
46.How can deceptive advertising be done?
47.What is competitive bidding?
48.What is contingency fee?
49.Write note on ‘Engineers as Expert Witness’.
50.Distinguish between eye-witness and expert – witness.
51.What are hired guns?
52.What are the various issues and requirements for engineers who act as
advisors in public planning and policy making?
53.What is meant by moral leadership? (Nov/Dec 2015) (May/June
2016)
54.Explain the meaning of ‘moral leadership’. (Nov/Dec 2019)
55.Why is moral leadership required for engineers? What are the
reasons?
56.Define code of conduct. (Nov/Dec 2016)
57.What is code of conduct and mention its significance. (Apr/May
2018)

58.Give the usage of the code of conduct.
59.Enumerate the code of ethics of engineers.
60.Why are the codes formulated for engineers by National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE)?
61.What are the codes formulated for engineers by Institution of Engineers
(IEI)?
62.Write note on ‘corporate responsibility’.
63.What is meant by corporate social responsibility? (Nov/Dec 2018)
64.Define CSR. (Apr/May 2019)
65.How is corporate social responsibility practiced? (Apr/May 2017)
66.What are the benefits of CSR?
67.What are the limitations of CSR?
PART B
1. Discuss about the pros and cons of globalization.
2. Discuss in detail about Multinational Corporation (MNC) including international
human rights, technology transfer, morality and ethical balance.
3. Explain in detail the various advantages and disadvantages of MNCs.
(Nov/Dec 2016)
4. Discuss about Bhopal Gas Tragedy as a Case Study.
5. State the most important ethical mistake made by the multinational
corporation which caused Bhopal gas plant disaster.
6. Discuss about environmental ethics. Explain environmental disasters.
7. State the types of concern for environment by the Engineers.
Discuss the approaches to resolve environmental problems. What do
professional codes of Ethics about the environment? (Nov/Dec
2017)
8. Discuss the ethical issues related to computer ethics. (Nov/Dec
2015) (Nov/Dec 2019)
9. What is meant by Computer Ethics? State and Explain the categories
of ethical problems and the unethical acts computer as an
instrument of unethical behavior. What is meant by hacking?
(Nov/Dec 2017)
10.Write notes on (i) Computers in workplace (ii) Property issues concerned with
the computers (iii) Computer crime (iv) Privacy and anonymity (v) Right to
Information (RTI) Act.
11.Discuss in detail about the moral and ethical issues involved in use
of computers. (Apr/May 2017)
12.Discuss in detail about the moral and ethical issues involved in use
of computer technology. (Apr/May 2019)
13.Discuss the ethical issues related to computer ethics and internet.
14.Describe in details about the Global issues of Weapon development.
(May/June 2016)
15.Discuss the ethical role of engineers in weapon development with
suitable examples. (Apr/May 2018)
16.Discuss about ‘Engineers as Managers’. What are conflicts in case of
engineers as managers? How are these conflicts resolved?

17.Discuss the ethical role of engineers as a consulting engineer with
suitable examples. (Apr/May 2018)
18.Explain the role of engineers as “Consulting Engineers”. (Nov/Dec
2019)
19.Discuss the ethical role of engineers as consultants with suitable
examples. (Nov/Dec 2018)
20.Discuss the following in detail: (i) Engineers as consultants (ii)
Engineers as expert witness and advisors. (Nov/Dec 2015)
21.Explain the role of engineers as consultant and expert witnesses.
(Apr/May 2017)
22.Write in detail about Engineers used as Consultant and Advisor.
(Apr/May 2019)
23.Justify Engineers as Expert witness and Advisors with suitable
examples. (May/June 2016)
24.Discuss the ethical role of engineers as expert witness with suitable
examples. (Nov/Dec 2018)
25.Write note on ‘Moral leadership’.
26.Write note on ‘Code of conduct’.
27.What are the fundamental canons, rule of practice, and professional
obligations given by code of conduct?
28.Describe the scope and functions of corporate responsibility.
(Nov/Dec 2016)
29.Discuss the various global issues that have an impact on business.
PART C
1. Discuss the ethical role of engineers in weapon development with
suitable examples. (Dec 2018)
2. Explain the significance of Environmental ethics for an Engineer by
giving an examples of environmental issue. (Apr 2019)

GE8076 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN ENGINEERING
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
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.
1. _________ means integration of countries through commerce, transfer of
technology, and exchange of information and culture.
A. Nationalization
B. Globalization
C. Localization
D. None of the above
Ans: B
2. Organizations, who have established business in more than one country, are
called _______________.
A. National Corporation
B. Multinational Corporation
C. Internal Corporation
Ans: B
3. The Western organizations doing business in less-economically developed
(developing, and overpopulated) countries gain the advantanges of the following.
A. inexpensive labor
B. availability of natural resources
C. conducive tax atmosphere, and virgin market for the products.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
4. Because of the Multinational Corporations (MNCs), the advantages to host
countries are the following.
A. fresh job opportunities and jobs with higher remuneration and challenges
B. transfer of technology
C. several social benefits by the wealth developed.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
5. Demerits of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) to host countries are the following.
A. Loss of jobs for the home country
B. loss or exploitation of natural resources
C. political instability for the host countries

D. All of the above
Ans: D
6. _____________ is a process of moving technology to a new setting and
implementing it there.
A. Technology Transfer
B. Borrowed technology
C. Outsourcing
Ans: A
7. Identification, transfer, and implementation of most suitable technology for a set
of new situations, is called ________________.
A. appropriate technology
B. technology transfer
C. modern technology
Ans: A
8. Appropriateness of technology is to be determined based on the following.
A. availability of resources
B. physical conditions
C. capital opportunity costs, and the human value system
D. All of the above
Ans: D
9. Which of the following is/are correct about the Multinational Corporations (MNCs)?
A. MNC should respect the basic human rights of the people of the host countries.
B. The activities of the MNC should give economic and transfer technical benefits,
and implement welfare measure of the workers of the host countries.
C. The business practices of the MNC should improve and promote the cultures of
the host countries.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
10. Actions are morally right when they are approved by law, custom etc. This is
called __________.
A. Moral relativism
B. Ethical pluralism
C. Ethical relativism
D. Ethical egoism
Ans: C
11. The Multinational Corporations may practice laws of the home country, without
adjustments to the host culture. This stand is called ____________.
A. ethical relativism
B. ethical absolutism
C. ethical egoism

D. ethical pluralism
Ans: B
12. _________ is the acceptance that there may be more than one correct moral
framework (justifiable) that we can use.
C. ethical egoism
Ans: D
13. ____________________ is the normative ethical position that moral agents
ought to act in their own self-interest.
C. ethical egoism
Ans: C
14. __________ Ethics is the study of moral issues concerning the environment, and
moral perspectives, beliefs, or attitudes concerning those issues.
A. Personal
B. Engineering
C. Medical
D. Environmental
Ans: D
15. Environmental ethics is essential now to
A. Ensure protection (safety) of environment.
B. Prevent the degradation of environment, and
C. Slow down the exploitation of natural resources.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
16. Engineers as experimenters have the following duties towards environmental
ethics.
A. Environmental Impact Assessment
B. Establish standards: Study and fix the tolerable and actual pollution levels.
C. Counter Measures for immediate implementation & Educate the people on
environmental issues and possible remedies.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
17. The following are the categories of environmental ethics:
A. Libertarian Extension, Ecologic Extension and Conservation Ethics
B. Libertarian Extension, Ecologic Extension and Dereliction Ethics
C. Dictorial Extension, Ecologic Extension and Conservation Ethics

Ans: A
18. _____________ echoes a civil liberty approach (i.e. a commitment to extend
equal rights to all members of a community). In environmentalism, though, the
community is generally thought to consist of non-humans as well as humans.
A. Ecologic Extension
B. Conservation Ethics
C. Libertarian Extension
Ans: C
19. _______________ places emphasis not on human rights but on the recognition
of the fundamental interdependence of all biological (and some abiological) entities
and their essential diversity.
Ans: A
20. ______________ is an extension of use-value into the non-human biological
world. It focuses only on the worth of the environment in terms of its utility or
usefulness to humans.
Ans: B
21. Disasters in the context of environmental ethics are the following.
A. Plastic Waste Disposal & e-Waste Disposal
B. Industrial Waste Disposal & Depletion of Ozone Layer
C. Global Warming & Acid Rain
D. All of the above
Ans: D
22. Computer ethics has its roots in the work of ___ during World War II.
A. Hermen Horllerith
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Charles Babbage
D. Norbert Wiener
Ans: D
23. __________ ethics is defined as study and analysis of nature and social impact
of computer technology, and formulation and justification of policies, for ethical use
of computers.
A. Engineering
B. Computer

C. Medical
D. Personal
Ans: B
24. Different types of problems that are found in computer ethics are the following.
A. Computer as the Instrument of Unethical Acts
B. Computer as the Object of Unethical Act
C. Problems Related to the Autonomous Nature of Computer
D. All of the above
Ans: D
25. Problems related to the computer as the Instrument of Unethical Acts are:
A. The usage of computer replaces the job positions.
B. Breaking privacy.
C. Defraud a bank or a client, by accessing and withdrawing money from other’s
bank account.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
26. Problems related to the computer as the Object of Unethical Act are:
A. Hacking: The software is stolen or information is accessed from other computers.
B. Spreading virus: Through mail or otherwise, other computers are accessed and
the files are erased or contents changed altogether. ‘Trojan horses’ are implanted to
distort the messages and files beyond recovery.
C. Health hazard: The computers pose threat during their use as well as during
disposal.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
27. Problems related to the Autonomous Nature of Computer
A. Security risk
B. Loss of human lives: Risk and loss of human lives lost by computer, in the
operational control of military weapons.
C. In flexible manufacturing systems, the autonomous computer is beneficial in
obtaining continuous monitoring and automatic control.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
28. The ethical problems initiated by computers in the workplace are:
A. Elimination of routine and manual jobs.
B. Health and safety: (ill-effects due to electromagnetic radiation, especially on
women and pregnant employees, mental stress, wrist problem known as Carpel
Tunnel Syndrome, and back pain due to poor ergonomic seating designs, and eye
strain due to poor lighting and flickers in the display and long exposure)
C. Computer failure: Failure in computers may be due to errors in the hardware or
software.
D. All of the above

Ans : D
29. The property issues concerned with the computers are:
A. Computers are used to cheat and steal by current as well as previous employees.
B. Cheating of and stealing from the customers and clients, & Conspiracy as a group,
especially with the internet, to defraud the gullible, stealing the identity and to forge
documents.
C. Violation of property rights
D. All of the above
Ans: D
30. ________ is a self- replicating program that can cause damage to data and
files stored on the computer.
A. Freeware
B. Virus
C. Piracy
D. None of the given
Ans: B
31. The protection of hardware, facilities magnetic disks, and other illegally
accessed, stolen, damaged or destroyed items refers to ____
A. Personal security
B. Physical security
C. Personnel security
Ans: B
32. ____ refers to software setups that permit only authorized access to the
system.
A. Personnel security
C. Physical security
B. Personal security
Ans: C
33. ____ is the illegal access to the network or computer system.
A. Security
B. Virus
C. Malware
D. Cracking
Ans: D
34. General guidelines of computer ethics are needed for ____
A. Cracking
B. Computer crime
C .Protection of personal data
D. All of the above
Ans: D

35. Cracking comes under ____
A. Website Service
B. Transcription
C. Data Security
D. Computer Crime
Ans: D
36. General guidelines of computer ethics are needed for ____
A. Cracking
B. Computer crime
C .Protection of personal data
D. All of the above
Ans: D
37. Cracking comes under ____
A. Website Service
B. Transcription
C. Data Security
D. Computer Crime
Ans: D
38. Running other software on idle computer without the knowledge of the
organization is called theft of ____
A. Computer
B. Software
C. Computer time
D. Utility
Ans: C
39. We can protect sensitive data from prying eyes using ________
A. File locks
B. File permissions
C. Passwords
D. Encryption
Ans: B
40. A hacker contacts one’s phone or E-mail and attempts to acquire his/her
password is called _________.
A. Spamming
B. Phishing
C. Spoofing
Ans: B
41. Engineers involve in weapons development because of the following reasons:
A. It gives one job with high salary.
B. One takes pride and honor in participating in the defense activities.

C. One believes the he fights a war on terrorism and thereby contribute to peace
and stability of the country.& By R&D, the engineer is reducing the risk from enemy
weapons, and saving one’s country from disaster.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
42. The characteristics of engineers as managers are:
A. Promote an ethical climate
B. Resolving conflicts
C. Social responsibility to stakeholders, customers and employers.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
43. Which of the following is/are true about consulting engineers?
A. The consulting engineers work in private. There is no salary from the employers.
B. They charge fees from the sponsor and they have more freedom to decide on
their projects.
C. Still they have no absolute freedom, because they need to earn for their living.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
44. The consulting engineers have the following ethical responsibilities.
A. Advertising
B. Competitive bidding & Contingency fees
C. Safety and client needs
D. All of the above
Ans: D
45. Engineers are required to explain the causes of accidents, malfunctions and
other technological behavior of structures, machines, and instruments, e.g., personal
injury while using an instrument, defective product, traffic accident, structure or
building collapse, and damage to the property, are some of the cases where
testimonies are needed. So, the engineers act as _______________.
A. Consultants
B. Expert Witnesses
C. Advisors
Ans: B
46. The engineers, who act as expert-witnesses, are likely to abuse their positions in
the following manner(s):
A. Hired guns
B. Money bias
C. Ego bias & Sympathy bias
D. All of the above
Ans: D

47. Engineers are required to give their view on the future such as in planning and
policy-making, which involves the technology. So, they act as _____________.
A. Consultants
B. Expert Witnesses
C. Advisors
Ans: C
48. _______________ means adopting reasonable means to motivate the groups to
achieve morally desirable goals.
A. Autocratic leadership
B. Moral leadership
C. Participative leadership
D. Paternalistic Leadership
Ans. B
49. A _______________ is a set of rules outlining the social norms, religious rules
and responsibilities of, and or proper practices for, an individual, party or
organization. Related concepts include ethical, honor, moral codes and religious
laws.
A. Administrative manual
B. Operating manual
C. code of conduct
Ans: C
50. A ____________ Code of Conduct is an official document that clearly defines
how a company's employees should behave in the workplace on a day-to-day basis.
A. amateur
B. professional
C. normal
Ans: B
51. Which of the following is/are correct about Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics?
A. Code of Ethics is general in nature, whereas code of conduct is specific.
B. Code of Conduct is addressed to employees only. Code of Ethics focuses on
values or principles.
C. Code of Conduct is focused on compliance and rules.
D. All of the above
Ans: D
52. Code of conduct provides Rules of Practice. Engineers shall
A. hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
B. perform services only in the areas of their competence & issue public statements
only in an objective and truthful manner.
C. act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees & avoid deceptive
acts.

D. All of the above
Ans: D
53. Which of the following is not Professional Obligation (code of conduct)?
A. Engineers shall not be guided in all their relation by the highest standards of
honesty and integrity.
B. Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest.
C. Engineers shall avoid all conduct or practice that deceives the public.
D. Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information concerning
the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former client or
employer, or public body on which they serve.
Ans: A
54. ____________ is a gesture of showing the company's concern and commitment
towards society's sustainability and development. It is the ethical behaviour of a
company towards society.
A. Company Economic Responsibility
B. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
C. both A and B
Ans: B
55. Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
A. Increased employee satisfaction
B. Improved public image
C. Increased customer loyalty and creativity
D. All of the above
Ans: D
56. Which of the following is the most common job activity of top-level managers?
A. Writing and reading corporate financial reports
B. Developing and testing new products
C. Directing and interacting with people
D. Designing and implementing production systems
Ans: C
57. The professional’s standard of care and skill establishes the point at which a
professional:
A. May or may not charge a fee for services
B. Has the duty to apply “reasonable care”
C. Has met the minimum requirements for registration
D. May be judged negligent in the performance of services
Ans: D
58. To effectively reduce liability exposure, the professional engineer or geoscientist
should:
A. Pursue continuing educational opportunities
B. Work under the supervision of a senior engineer or geoscientist

C. Maintain professional standards in practice
D. Provide clients with frequent progress reports
Ans: C
59. What is the only concern of stock holders?
A. Financial return
B. Make profits
C. Encourage business to take up social responsibility
Ans: A
60. __________ is when a firm engages in social actions because of its obligation
to meet certain economic and legal responsibilities.
A. Social responsiveness
B. Social responsibility
C. Social obligation
Ans: C
61. What is the classical view of management's social responsibility?
A. To create specific environment in work place
B. To protect and improve society's welfare
C. To maximize profits
D. All of the above
Ans: C
62. _________ may be defined as the recognition of the close link between an
organization's decisions and activities along with its impact on the natural
environment.
A. Greening of management
B. Global environment
C. Social actions
Ans: A

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