Today, more and more organizations are realizing the importance of practising ethics in their business dealings. And the engineering profession is no exception to this. For, any policy or practice that gives a go-by to professional ethics—which essentially entails fair and transparent dealings based on sound moral principles—cannot enjoy the confidence of the customer for long. It is in this context that a book on Professional Ethics is very significant.
This systematically organized text opens with an introduction to Human Values and discusses, with great skill and expertise, the various approaches to the study of ethical behaviour, ethical theories, value-based ethics and the engineers’ responsibility for safety and risk, collegiality and loyalty. Besides, the responsibilities of engineers in organizational setting, and global issues such as environmental ethics, computer ethics, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are also covered in this text.
The Case Studies lend a practical orientation to the book, and the Review Questions sharpen the analytical skills of the students. This is a must have book for the students of engineering and management.
About the AuthorM. GOVINDARAJAN, Ph.D., has been Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai. He has 33 years of teaching experience. He has published many articles in reputed journals and has to his credit three books Principles of Management, Engineering Ethics including Human Values and Marketing Management: Concepts, Cases, Challenges and Trends, 2nd ed. published by PHI Learning.
|S. NATARAJAN, Ph.D., has been Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai. He has 34 years of teaching experience in such areas as operations research and metal forming. He has published/presented over 30 articles/papers in national and international journals and conferences. His areas of interest include metal forming, modelling of forming technology, and professional ethics. He has authored a book on Fundamentals of Packaging Technology published by PHI Learning.
|V.S. SENTHILKUMAR, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Anna University, Chennai. His areas of interest include superplastic metal forming, metal forming, and professional ethics.
