Effects of Technological Growth:
Rapid Technological growth and depletion of resources. Reports
of the Club of Rome. Limits of growth; sustainable development
Energy Crisis; Renewable Energy Resources
Environmental degradation and pollution. Eco-friendly Technologies.
Environmental Regulations. Environmental Ethics
Appropriate Technology Movement of Schumacher: later developments
Technology and developing nations. Problems of Technology transfer.
Technology assessment, impact analysis
Human Operator in Engineering projects and industries. Problems of
man machine interaction. Impact of assembly line and automation.
Human centered Technology
Ethics of Profession:
Engineering profession: Ethical issues in engineering practice. Conflicts
between business demands and professional ideals. Social and ethical
Responsibilities of Technologists. Codes of professional ethics.
Whistle blowing and beyond. Case studies.
Profession and Human Values
Value Crisis in contemporary society
Nature of values: Value Spectrum of a ‘good’ life
Psychological values: Integrated personality; mental health
Societal values: The modern search for a ‘good’ society, justice,
democracy, secularism, rule of law; values in Indian Constitution
Aesthetic values: Perception and enjoyment of beauty, simplicity, clarity
Moral and ethical values: Nature of moral judgments; canons of ethics;
Ethics of virtue; ethics of duty; ethics of responsibility