COEB 423 Engineers in Society Group Project Guidelines 1.

A group project of a case study on engineering ethics shall be performed by groups of 8-10 students as part of the COEB !" course assessment. !. #he case study shall be about issues or concerns about engineering or information technology acti$ities that ha$e problems related to engineering ethics. #here must be at least one ethical problem or issue to be analysed in the case study. ". #he case study shall also ha$e problems of safety that is related to engineering ethics. . #he case study must be original i.e. not case studies that ha$e been done before by your seniors in %niten. &. 'tudents can research for a case study from the ne(spapers) maga*ine) boo+s) ,nternet) inter$ie(s) etc. -. Anonymous names of persons) place) companies) etc. must be used to respect and maintain confidentiality. .. #he content and sections of the group project report shall be as follo(s/ Title Page Dedication (optional) c!no"ledge#ent (optional) $stract #he abstract summarises the information in the report and includes conclusions and recommendations. #he length should not be more than !&0 (ords. Ta$le o% Contents &ist o% Ta$les &ist o% 'llustrations () 'ntroduction 2) Case study #he case study is presented and elaborated. 3) Et*ical t*eories and concepts #heories and concepts to be applied in analysing the case study are introduced.

4) Case study in+uiries 'hould ha$e 0uestions and ans(ers for each type of in0uiries namely normati$e in0uiry) conceptual in0uiry and factual in0uiry. #he purpose of these in0uiries is to ha$e more information and understanding of the case study to enable an appropriate analysis and decision to be made. ,) Case study analysis- .irtue T*eory #he ethical problem1s2 and issue1s2 shall be analysed using 3irtue #heory to determine (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action that has ethical implications. /) Case study analysis- ct0utilitarianis# T*eory #he ethical problem1s2 and issue1s2 shall be analysed using Actutilitarianism #heory to determine (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action that has ethical implications. 1) Case study analysis- 2ule0utilitarianis# T*eory #he ethical problem1s2 and issue1s2 shall be analysed using 4uleutilitarianism #heory to determine (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action that has ethical implications. 3) Case study analysis- 4ant Duty T*eory #he ethical problem1s2 and issue1s2 shall be analysed using 5ant 6uty #heory to determine (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action that has ethical implications.

5) Case study analysis- 2ig*ts T*eory #he ethical problem1s2 and issue1s2 shall be analysed using 4ights #heory to determine (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action that has ethical implications. (6) Case study analysis- Ot*er T*eories7Concepts Other concepts that you thin+ also applicable to the case study shall be used in e7plaining the probable reasons (hy certain actions that ha$e ethical implications (ere made. 8here$er applicable) based on the rele$ant concepts) decisions shall be made (hether it is morally right or morally (rong for the person or group of people or the company to do the particular action. (() Case study analysis- Code o% Et*ics #he case study shall be analysed based on a set of code of ethics. #he group may ma+e references to any rele$ant code of ethics from any professional organisation and from any country. (2) Case study analysis- Engineering as Social E8peri#entation #he case study shall be analysed (ith respect to the concept of engineering as social e7perimentation. Contemporary threats to efforts by engineers to act responsibly as (ell as obstacles placed in the (ay of them respecting the public9s right to ma+e informed decisions (ith regards to the case study shall be analysed. (3) Case study analysis- Engineer9s 2esponsi$ility %or Sa%ety #he case study shall be analysed (ith respect to at least the understanding of safety) ris+s and safe e7it. (4) Case study analysis- 2esponsi$ilities to E#ployers #he case study shall be analysed (ith respect to at least the understanding of collegiality) loyalty) respect to authority) conflicts of interests and occupational crime. (,) Case study analysis- 2ig*ts o% Engineers #he case study shall be analysed (ith respect to at least the understanding of professional rights) employee rights) (histle blo(ing and discrimination.

(/) Conclusions and 2eco##endations #he case study shall be concluded based on the analysis made. Among others) there shall be only one final conclusion on (hether the particular action1s2 is 1are2 morally right or morally (rong. Conflicting conclusions on (hether it (as morally right or morally (rong as a result of different ethical theories and concepts shall be carefully analysed to determine the final conclusion. 4ecommendations that correspond to the conclusions shall also be made. #hese shall be in the form of actions that must be ta+en to rectify the problem1s2) further in$estigations into the case) etc. 2e%erences ppendices #he report must be typed and bind. #he dateline for submitting the report is on ,t* Octo$er: 266() before (166hours. :or late submission) 26; (ill be deducted from total mar+ recei$ed.