professional ethics and human values

Professional ethics is defined as the personal and corporate rules that govern behavior within the context of a particular profession. An example of professional ethics is the American Bar Association's set of ethical rules that govern an attorney's moral obligations.Human values are the virtues that guide us to take into account the human element when we interact with other human beings. Human values are, for example, respect, acceptance, consideration, appreciation, listening, openness, affection, empathy and love towards other human beings

1. Dr. Suriapparao DV Asst. Professor Dept. of Chemical Engineering Professional Ethics and Human Values 1 Date: 23-08-2018 Lecture 1

2. Objectives Identify the core values that shape the ethical behaviour of an engineering professional Awareness on professional ethics and human values To Know their role in technological development To make you a good human being at home, society and at work place 2

3. Unit 1: Human Values Morals, Values and Ethics - Integrity - work Ethic - Service Learning - Civic Virtue - Respect for others - Living peacefully - Caring - Sharing - Honesty - Courage - Valuing time - Co-operation - Commitment - Empathy - Self-Confidence - Character - Spirituality Unit 2: Engineering Ethics Sense of 'Engineering Ethics' - Variety of moral issued - types of inquiry - moral dilemmas - moral autonomy - Kohlberg's theory - Gilligan's theory - Consensus and controversy - Models of Professional Roles & Professionalism - theories about right action - Self-interest - customs and religion - uses of ethical theories. Unit 3: Engineering as experimentation Engineers as responsible experimenters - Research ethics -Codes of ethics - Industrial Standard - Balanced outlook on law - the challenger case study. Unit 4: Safety and risk Safety and risk - assessment of safety and risk - Risk benefit analysis and reducing risk - the three mile island and Chernobyl case studies - Threat of Nuclear power - Collegiality and loyalty - respect for authority - collective bargaining - Confidentiality - conflicts of interest - occupation crime - professional rights - employees’ rights - Intellectual Property rights (IPR) - discrimination. Unit 5: Global Issues Multinational corporations - Business ethics - Environmental ethics - computer ethics - Role in Technological Development - Weapons development - consulting engineers - engineers as expert witnesses and advisors - Engineering council of India -Ethics and codes of business conduct in MNC Course Content 3

4. Course Evaluation Mid Semester Exam : 25 marks End Semester Exam : 50 marks Internal Assessment : 25 marks ( Attendance, Assignment ) Lectures – 1 hr /week Credits – 1 4 In real life examinations

5. Human Values 5 Nurture the life with good values

6. 6 Human Values Human values are the virtues that guide us Thy are the feelings of human essence of others Values guides the selection or evaluate policies, people and events Growing life through value roots

7. 7 Some Basic Human Values Self direction Stimulation Achievement Power Security Tradition Customs Benevolence Universalism Value addition to human life through basics

8. 8 Types of Values Moral Ethical Professional Social Aesthetic Psychological

9. Morals Morals are the welfare principles enunciated by the wise people, based on their experience and wisdom. Morality is concerned with principles and practices of morals such as: What ought or ought not to be done in a given situation? What is right or wrong about the handling of a situation? What is good or bad about the people, policies, and ideals involved? 9

10. 10 Ethics and Values Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct Corporate culture Conveying organization values Ethics at work place Fair treatment Acting with integrity

11. Values A value is defined as a principle that promotes well-being or prevents harm.” Another definition is: Values are our guidelines for our success—our paradigm about what is acceptable.” Personal values are defined as: “Emotional beliefs in principles regarded as particularly favourable or important for the individual.” 11

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14. 14 Social Values Participation in decision making process Protection of privacy and freedom of information Equality and integration Protection of the environment

15. Honesty Honesty is a virtue, and it is exhibited in two aspects namely , Truthfulness and Trustworthiness. Honesty is mirrored in many ways, Beliefs (intellectual honesty) Communication (writing and speech) Decisions (ideas, discretion) Actions (means, timing, place, and the goals) Intended and unintended results achieved 15

16. Honesty cont. Some of the actions of an engineering professional that leads to dishonesty, 1. Lying 2. Deliberate deception (Fraud) 3. Withholding the information 4. Not seeking the truth 5. Not maintaining confidentiality 6. Giving professional judgment under the influence of extraneous factors 16

17. Courage Courage is the tendency to accept and face risks and difficult tasks in rational ways Courage is classified into three types, based on the types of risks, namely Physical courage : People with high adrenalin, may be prepared to face challenges for the mere ‘thrill’ Social courage : involves the decisions and actions to change the order requires leadership abilities Intellectual courage: People through acquired knowledge, experience, sports , education, and training Look before you leap. One should perform Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threat (SWOT) analysis. Calculate (estimate) the risks, compare with one’s strengths, and anticipate the end results, while taking decisions and before getting into action. 17

18. Courage cont. The courageous people own and have shown the following characteristics, in their professions: Perseverance (sustained hard work), Experimentation (preparedness to face the challenges, that is, unexpected or unintended results), Involvement (attitude, clear and firm resolve to act), and Commitment (willing to get into action and to reach the desired goals by any alternative but ethical means). 18

19. Co-operation Co-operation is activity among persons or sectors that aims at integration of operations (synergy), while not sacrificing the autonomy of either party Team-spirit present with every individual engaged in engineering Working together ensures, coherence blending of different skills required towards common goals The obstacle to successful co-operation are : 1. Clash of ego of individuals 2. Lack of leadership and motivation 3. Conflicts of interests, based on region, religion, language, and caste. 4. Ignorance and lack of interest 19

20. Commitment Alignment to goals and adherence to ethical principles during the activities 20

21. Empathy Sensing what others feel about, without their open talk ability to put one’s self into the psychological frame or reference or point of view of another Understanding others Service orientation Developing others Leveraging diversity Political awareness The benefits of empathy include : Good customer relations (in sales and service, in partnering). Harmonious labour relations (in manufacturing). Good vendor-producer relationship (in partnering.) 21

22. Self-Confidence Certainty in one’s own capabilities, values, and goals, is self-confidence positive thinking flexible and willing to change respect others 22

23. Challenges at the Work Place The biggest workplace challenge is said to be the employee’s work ethics showing up to work every day (interest in work and attendance), showing up to work on time (punctuality), taking pride in the quality of their work, commitment to the job, getting along with others. This situation demands of good character in the workplace by employees. 23

24. Character It is the property that defines the behaviour of an individual It is the pattern of virtues Character includes attributes that determine a person’s moral and ethical actions and responses It is also the ground on which morals and values blossom The character is exhibited through conduct Character is determined by the expectations of society People are divided into several categories, according to common tendencies such as ruthless, aggressiveness, ambition, constricting selfishness, stinginess, cheerfulness, generosity and goodwill, etc. 24

25. Building Character in the Workplace Employee Hiring, Training, and Promotion Activities Internal Communication External Communication Financial and Human Resources Community Outreach 25

26. ‘ Spirit’uality Spirituality is a way of living that emphasizes the constant awareness and recognition of the spiritual dimension ( mind and its development ) of nature and people, with a dynamic balance between the material development and the spiritual development . Sometimes, spirituality includes the faith or belief in supernatural power/God, regarding the worldly events. It functions as a fertilizer for the soil ‘character’ to blossom into values and morals . Spirituality includes creativity, communication, recognition of the individual as human being, respect to others, acceptance, and partnership. Creativity in spirituality means conscious efforts to see things differently, to break out of habits and outdated beliefs to find new ways of thinking, doing and being . 26

27. ‘ Spirit’uality in the Workplace Spirituality is promoted in the workplace by adhering to the following activities: Verbally respect the individuals as humans and recognize their values in all decisions and actions . Get to know the people with whom you work and know what is important to them. Know their goals, desires, and dreams too . State your personal ethics and your beliefs clearly. Support causes outside the business. Encourage leaders to use value-based discretion in making decisions . Demonstrate your own self-knowledge and spirituality in all your actions. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 27

28. ‘ Spirit’uality for Corporate Excellence Self-awareness — Realization of self-potential. Holism — Holistic thinking, which means the welfare of the self, family, organization and the society Compassion — Sympathy, empathy and concern for others. Respect for diversity — It means search for unity in diversity i.e., respect others and their views. Moral Autonomy — It means action based on rational and moral judgment. Creative thinking and constant reasoning — Think if we can do something new and if we can improve further? Positive views of adversity — Every threat is converted into opportunity . Humility — The attitude to accept criticism Sense of vocation — Treat the duty as a service to society 28