Module Information

معلومات المادة الدراسية

Module Title

Engineering Professionalism and Ethics

Module Delivery

Module Type

Support

☒ Theory

☒ Lecture

☐Lab

☐ Tutorial

☐ Practical

☐ Seminar

Module Code

CHPR312

ECTS Credits

4

SWL (hr/sem)

100

Module Level

UGx11  UGIII

Semester of Delivery

6

Administering Department

CHPR

 College

 COGE

Module Leader

Waham Ashaier Ladtah

 e-mail

Waham1980@yahoo.com.my

Module Leader’s Acad. Title

Professor

Module Leader’s Qualification

Ph.D.

Module Tutor

Waham Ashaier Ladtah

 e-mail

Waham1980@yahoo.com.my

Peer Reviewer Name

Name

 e-mail

E-mail

Scientific Committee Approval Date

01/06/2023

Version Number

1.0

Relation with other Modules

العلاقة مع المواد الدراسية الأخرى

Prerequisite module

None

Semester

Co-requisites module

None

Semester

Module Aims, Learning Outcomes and Indicative Contents

أهداف المادة الدراسية ونتائج التعلم والمحتويات الإرشادية

 Module Objectives

أهداف المادة الدراسية

1. To understand the morals and ethics for engineers.
2. This course deals with the basic concept of various terms associated with ethics and engineering ethics.
3. To Summarize what is meant by a basic of ethical analyses and decision-making.
4. Discuss the importance if intention, Truth (personal and social), The concept of whistleblowing, Ethical leadership in engineering and society.
5. To understand the ethical leadership in engineering and society.
6. To Identify the basic for ethics in the workplace.

Module Learning Outcomes

مخرجات التعلم للمادة الدراسية

1. Recognize the morals and ethics for engineers.
2. List the various terms associated with ethics and engineering ethics.
3. Summarize what is meant by a basic of ethical analyses and decision-making.
4. Discuss the importance if intention, Truth (personal and social), The concept of whistleblowing, Ethical leadership in engineering and society.
5. Describe the ethical leadership in engineering and society.
6. Identify the basic for ethics in the workplace.

Indicative Contents

المحتويات الإرشادية

Indicative content includes the following.

Course introduction and overview, Morals and ethics, Comparison of ethics and engineering ethics, Ethics at personal and student level, The concept of professions, The importance of ethics in science and engineering, The role of codes of ethics, Professional responsibilities of engineers, The concept of morality, The importance of core values, Moral/ethical dilemmas and hierarchy of moral values, Factors affecting moral responsibility, and degrees of responsibility, Overview of ethical theories and applications, Basics of ethical analyses and decision-making, Ethical analyses and decision-making, The importance if intention, Truth (personal and social), The concept of whistleblowing, Ethical leadership in engineering and society, Conflicts of interests. Engineers in organizations, Ethics in the workplace, Fairness (personal and social). (100 hrs)

Learning and Teaching Strategies

استراتيجيات التعلم والتعليم

Strategies

The main strategy that will be adopted in delivering this module is to encourage students’ participation in the exercises, while at the same time refining and expanding their critical thinking skills. This will be achieved through classes, interactive tutorials and by considering types of simple experiments involving some sampling activities that are interesting to the students.

Student Workload (SWL)

الحمل الدراسي للطالب محسوب لـ ١٥ اسبوعا

Structured SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي المنتظم للطالب خلال الفصل

30

Structured SWL (h/w)

الحمل الدراسي المنتظم للطالب أسبوعيا

2

Unstructured SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي غير المنتظم للطالب خلال الفصل

70

Unstructured SWL (h/w)

الحمل الدراسي غير المنتظم للطالب أسبوعيا

5

Total SWL (h/sem)

الحمل الدراسي الكلي للطالب خلال الفصل

100

Module Evaluation

تقييم المادة الدراسية

As

Time/Number

Weight (Marks)

Week Due

Relevant Learning Outcome

Formative assessment

Quizzes

2

10% (10)

5 and 10

LO #1, #2

Assignments

2

10% (10)

2 and 12

LO #3, #4

Projects / Lab.

1

10% (10)

Continuous

All

Report

1

10% (10)

13

LO #5,

Summative assessment

Midterm Exam

2hr

10% (10)

7

LO #1 - #6

Final Exam

3hr

50% (50)

16

All

Total assessment

100% (100 Marks)

Delivery Plan (Weekly Syllabus)

المنهاج الاسبوعي النظري

Week 

Material Covered

Week 1

Course introduction and overview

Week 2

Morals and ethics, Comparison of ethics and engineering ethics

Week 3

Ethics at personal and student level, The concept of professions

Week 4

The importance of ethics in science and engineering

Week 5

The role of codes of ethics

Week 6

Professional responsibilities of engineers

Week 7

Mid-term Exam

Week 8

The concept of morality, The importance of core values, Moral/ethical dilemmas and hierarchy of moral values,

Week 9

Factors affecting moral responsibility, and degrees of responsibility

Week 10

Overview of ethical theories and applications, Basics of ethical analyses and decision-making

Week 11

Ethical analyses and decision-making, The importance if intention

Week 12

Truth (personal and social), The concept of whistleblowing

Week 13

Ethical leadership in engineering and society

Week 14

Conflicts of interests

Week 15

Engineers in organizations, Ethics in the workplace, Fairness (personal and social).

Week 16

Preparatory week before the final Exam

Learning and Teaching Resources

مصادر التعلم والتدريس

Text

Available in the Library?

Required Texts

Recommended Texts

Websites

                                                                     Grading Scheme

مخطط الدرجات

Group

Grade

التقدير

Marks %

Definition

Success Group

(50 - 100)

A - Excellent

امتياز

90 - 100

Outstanding Performance

B - Very Good

جيد جدا

80 - 89

Above average with some errors

C - Good

جيد

70 - 79

Sound work with notable errors

D - Satisfactory

متوسط

60 - 69

Fair but with major shortcomings

E - Sufficient

مقبول

50 - 59

Work meets minimum criteria

Fail Group

(0 – 49)

FX – Fail

راسب (قيد المعالجة)

(45-49)

More work required but credit awarded

F – Fail

راسب

(0-44)

Considerable amount of work required

Note: Marks Decimal places above or below 0.5 will be rounded to the higher or lower full mark (for example a mark of 54.5 will be rounded to 55, whereas a mark of 54.4 will be rounded to 54. The University has a policy NOT to condone "near-pass fails" so the only adjustment to marks awarded by the original marker(s) will be the automatic rounding outlined above.