8ME4.4 - ENGINEERING ETHICS & LEADERSHIP (Elective)

 

 

  1. Ethics & Morality: Meaning, Nature & Scope of Ethical Value system, ethical values and professional obligations, Technology & Human Values Emergence of utilitarian ethics- Benthan and Mull, Sanctions of Morality, Rightous thinking, trends & forces of evolutionary thics - Darwin's theory of natural screen

  2. Organisation Behavior & Engg. Ethics: Ethical issues forced by Manufacturing and service organisations, conguency between corporate objectives and industrial goals, safety engineering

  3. Psychological Ethics & Ethical behaviour: Human Side of Engineering: elements of general psychology - heredity & environment, Emotion and Modulation Perception, Learning etc. Basis of Human Behaviour, Job related issues, job performance & interviews, loading monitoring & supervising

  4. Ethics & Quality Issues: Quality Principles and Practices, Role of Quality stands and marketing demands, intellectual property rights, Patent Acts.

  5. Communication & Ethics: Using Communication Media for Vocational purposes, Communicative Principles, methods of modulation & demodulation, Neuro - linguistic Programming (NLP) Simulation & Role Playing, Bychological Barriers to communication. Basic structure of Value Theory, theory of normatively in Human action & communication media

  6. Leadership: Meaning of Leadership, theories of leadership, Behavioural theories, Situational theories, Patti Goal theory of leadership, team building

  7. Leadership Decision Making: Leadership decision theory, Values & alternatives, Decision making models, integrated leadership model

  8. Leadership styles: Motivational style, power style Orientation style, Leadership model Fiedler's contingency model Likert's system of leadership, ethical and environmental management and society, value system & philosophy

  9. Group Dynamics:Concept & Features of Group dynamics, stages of group development, group behaviour, group cohesion, group decision making, case studies of personality making case studies of personality and group dynamics, current developments

List of Recommended Books:

  1. Essentials of Managements, Massic, Joseph, Prentice Hall, NEW DELHI 1994

  2. The Power of Ethical Management, Bhanchand Kenneth, Bestellors, 1998

  3. The Problems of Philosophy, Russeil, Bertrand, 1986

  4. Effective Decision Making, Adair, John, Rupas & Co. 1998

  5. Life Skills & Leadership for Engineers, Golberg, David E.Tata McGraw Hill, 1997