Mahatma Gandhi University B.Tech Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Professional ethics Question paper 2014

University:  Mahatma Gandhi University
Course:  B.Tech
Subject : Applied Electronics and Instrumentation
Year of  Question Paper : 2014


B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2014
Eighth Semester

Branch: Applied Electronics and Instrumentation/Electronics and Instrumentation/ Electronics and Communication / Instrumentation and Control Engineering

AI 010 805 G 06, EI 010805 G06, EC 010 805 G06 and IC 010 805 G06-PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (Elective-IV)
[AI, EI, EC, IC]
(New Scheme-Regular)

Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 100 Marks

Part A

Answer all questions briefly.
Each question carries 3 marks.

1. Distinguish between moral and ethics.
2. What are the limitations of codes of ethics?
3. Distinguish between engineering ethics and environmental ethics.
4. What is meant by 'acceptability of risk'?
5. Define cyber-crime.

(5 × 3 = 15 marks)

Part B

Answer all questions
Each question carries 5 marks.

6. What are the steps needed in confronting moral dilemmas?
7. Explain briefly about the role of code of ethics in an organization.
8. Explain briefly about the engineer's responsibility to environment.
9. What is collective bargaining? Explain its role in workplace rights.
10. Explain the role of engineers as expert witness and advisors.

(5 × 5 = 25 marks)

Part C

Answer any one full question from each module.
Each full question carries 12 marks.

Module I

11. (i) Explain the need for value education and self esteem.
(ii) What are the steps in confronting moral dilemmas?

Or
12. Explain Moral disagreement, moral absolutism, moral relativism and moral
pluralism.

Module II

13. How did Gilligan view the three level of Morals development initiated by Kohlberg?

Or
14. Explain the scope of engineering ethics.
Module III

15. (i) Discuss any environmental issue of concern to engineers.
(ii) Discuss briefly about the principles of sustainability.

Or
16. Explain as to how far there is congruence between the professional and environmental ethics.

Module IV

17. Explain briefly: (i) the importance of IPR. (ii) Employee rights.

Or
18. Explain briefly on the risk and assessment of risk in engineer's perception.

Module V

19. Explain the different role of a professional engineer globally.

Or
20. Write a short note of the following:-
(i) Computer ethics.
(ii) Unethical behavior.

(5 × 12 = 60 marks) ..

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