GE8076 / GE6075 Professional Ethics in Engineering - Unit V - Question Bank with Anna University Previous Semester Questions

UNIT 5

 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)

Dr.S.Selvaganesan
Professor & HoD/IT
JJCET