1. GE 6075 Professional Ethics in Engineering
Course Instructor
R.Thiruppathi
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

2. Risk Analysis

3. Scenario Analysis

4. FMEA

5. Fault Tree- Analysis

6. Event Tree Analysis

7. Cost Analysis Primary Cost Secondary Cost
Loss of Human lives, property, crops and natural resources are estimated
Secondary Cost
Loss of Human Capability, Treatment and rehabilitation, damage to the properties etc..,

8. Risk Benefit Analysis
In case of large projects are justified on basis of risk benefit analysis
A risk-benefit analysis is a comparison between the risks of a situation and its benefits.
It's used to figure out whether a course of action is worth taking or if the risks are too high.
People do this in their everyday lives without realizing it, because everything we do has some kind of risk.

9. Questions to be asked
Is product/project worth applying the risk benefit analysis
What types of extent of risks involved?
Who are affected by the risk?
Who are benefited by the risk?
What are the benefits involved?
Do risk over weigh the benefits?

10. Risk Benefit Value function

11. Safe Exit The Product, when it fails, should fail safely.
The Product, when it fail, can be abandoned safely
The user can safely escape the product.
E-g: Emergency exit in buses, trains etc..,
Ships needs sufficient life boats
Usable fire exits in fire escapes

12. Types of Risk Voluntary and Involuntary risk Personal Risk Public Risk
Short term vs. Long term consequences
Delayed vs Immediate risk
Inherent risk vs Residual risk

13. Collegiality

14. Key note on collegiality
Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues.
Colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose and respecting each other's abilities to work toward that purpose.
A colleague is an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office.

15. Loyalty Agency Loyalty- Acting to fulfill contractual duties
Identification Loyalty- A sense of personal identity as it does with action

16. Authority Authority is right command subordinates
He is the key in Managerial role
Everyone in an institution posses some authority to secure co-operation from sub ordinates
Types
Institutional authority
External Authority

17. Collective bargaining
It is a process to solve interpersonal problems between them and their employees.
It is trade union for improving the economic interests of the workers
It should have following Attitudes
A clear goal
Transparency
Clear communication
A Win-Win Attitude
Attack problems not people/resources.

18. Confidentiality
Confidentiality means keeping the information on the employer and clients, as secrets.

19. Aspects of confidentiality in Engineering
Information about the unreleased product
Design procedures and formula used
Test results and data
Technical specification
Quality control procedures
Information on business such as project details, marketing strategies, production cost, supplier’s list and so on.

20. Types of Confidential information
Privileged information
Property information
Trade Secrets
Patents

21. Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest occurs when the employee pursues an interest other than his regular employment.
Conflict of interest- Conflict interests
Conflict interests meant for person has two or more desires to fulfill

22. Types of conflicts of Interest
Actual conflict of interest
Apparent Conflict of interest
Potential Conflict of interest
Gifts and Bribes
Moon Lighting

23. Occupational Crimes
Occupational crimes are illegal acts made possible through ones lawful employment.
Industrial Espionage
Price fixing
Bootlegging
Endangering lives
Grease payments
Reverse Engineering
Cyber Crimes

24. Professional Rights
As Human Being, Engineers have fundamental rights to lively and free pursue their legitimate interests.
Responsibility of Professionals
Be creative and innovate for oneself and community
Do not use your expertise and knowledge for illegal gains
Always keep in public good in mind
Know your rights and act upon them.
Understand code of ethics of your profession

25. Employee Rights You have right to
Compensation package Commensurate with tour qualifications, Experience and qualification
No discrimination based on race, caste, color of skin and so on.
Demand for paid leave and travel allowances
You have right to d outside activity that should not affect your duties
Right to collective bargaining

26. Whistle Blowing
A whistleblower is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public.
WHY WHISTLE???

27. Modes of Whistle blowing
Act of Disclosure
Topic
Agent
Recipient

28. Types of Whistle- Blowing
External whistle-Blowing
Internal whistle- Blowing
Open whistle- Blowing
Anonymous whistle- Blowing

29. When should whistle- Blowing attempted?
You have the full knowledge of the situation
You are proximity
You have capability to attract attraction
Clear definition of target

30. Guidelines for ethical whistle blowing
Follow normal organizational channels, except for extremely rare emergencies.
Consult colleagues for a advice and avoid isolation
Use polite and tactful language.
Keep supervisors informed of your actions through informal discussion
Keep formal records and documentation
Consult a lawyer regarding potential litigations

31. Whistle Blowing Situations
Criminal offence like fraud, corruption or theft
Endangering to human or environment
Misuse of public funds
Not obeying constitutional laws
Physical/Sexual abuse
Discrimination by race/color/language
Improper action take place

32. How to prevent unwanted whistle blowing
Strong corporate ethic structure
Defined commitment from top to bottom
Clear lines of communication
Openness and transparency of rules and clear understanding of it
Rewarding for eye opening whistle blow
Job security sense
Admit mistakes
Employee morale

33. IPR – Intellectual Property rights
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce

34. TYPES OF IPR

35. Purposes of IPR It prevents other using it
Prevent using it for financial gain and misuse
Prevent Plagiarism
Fulfill obligation to fund agency
Provides a strategy to generate steady income

36. Discrimination and Preferential Treatment
Discrimination is defined as making unfair and morally unjustified differentiation in one’s treatment of people.
It refers to partiality of treatment may be based on gender, age, race, religion and language.

37. Thank You