Anna University Chennai 2005 B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering / B.Tech - Question Paper

B.E / B.Tech. Degree Examination, November / December 2005

VII – SEMSTER


GE 035 – PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

(Common to All Branches)

Time: 3hrs Max.marks: 100

ans all ques.

PART – A (10 x two = 20 Marks)

1. What is engineering ethics?

2. provide Rawl’s 2 basic moral principles applicable to societies.

3. List the reasons behind viewing engineering projects as experiments.

4. What reasons lead to many repetitions of past mistakes?

5. List the methods that can be applied when testing is inappropriate.

6. What is meant by ‘risk’?

7. What do you mean by employee rights and list its categories?

8. List the various categories of whistle-blowing with a short explanation.

9. What do you mean by improper technology?

10. List any 4 international rights listed by Donaldson.



PART – B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)

11. (i) provide the steps in confronting moral dilemmas.

11. (ii) discuss the skills needed to handle issues about moral problems in engineering
ethics.



11. (iii) explain the various models of professional roles.

12. (a) explain on the various roles played by the codes of ethics set by professional
societies.

12. (b) provide the code of ethics promulgated by Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers and explain.

13. (a) provide a detailed discussion on safety and risk.

13. (b) (i) discuss in detail the effect of info on risk assessment.

13. (b) (ii) Write notes on Personal risk, public risk.

14. (a) explain the concept of confidentiality with respect to professional ethics.

14. (b) (i) List and discuss the features of whistle-blowing that characterize the cases
with an example.

14. (b) (ii) Write short notes on professional rights.

15. (a) (i) explain on 3 senses of ‘Relative’ values.

15. (a) (ii) define the moral threats posed by the revolutionized communication using
computers to the right to privacy.

15. (b) (i) provide the philosophical views of nature and explain them.

15. (b) (ii) define the concept of environmental ethics with a case study.

Earning:   Approval pending.