IPR and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology for Biotechnologists Syllabus for B.Tech Sixth sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for IPR and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To create awareness about IPR and engineering ethics
- To follow professional ethics and practices in their
careers - To create awareness and responsibilities about the environment and society
UNIT I : ENGINEERING ETHICS [9 Hours]
Senses of ‘Engineering Ethics’ – Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry – Moral dilemmas – Moral Autonomy – Kohlberg’s theory – Gilligan’s theory – Consensus and Controversy – Professions and Professionalism – Professional Ideals and Virtues – Uses of Ethical Theories.
UNIT II : ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION [9 Hours]
Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Research Ethics – Codes of Ethics – Industrial Standards – A Balanced Outlook on Law – The Challenger Case Study
UNIT III : ENGINEER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY [9 Hours]
Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis – Reducing Risk – Risk communication, management and assessment. The Government Regulator’s Approach to Risk – Chernobyl and Bhopal Case Studies. Case studies on basumethi rice, turmeric and neem
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student would be able
- To understand the ethics and responsibility for safety
- To create awareness for the professional responsibilities and rights
- To offer the importance of intellectual property rights for the technologies
TEXT BOOKS:
- Mike Martin and Roland Schinzinger, “Ethics in Engineering”, McGraw Hill, New York (2005)
- Charles E Harris, Michael S Pritchard and Michael J Rabins, “Engineering Ethics –
Concepts and Cases”, Thompson Learning, (2000). - Kankanala C., Genetic Patent law & strategy .First edition .Manupatra, Information Solution Pvt.Ltd., 2007.
REFERENCES:
- Charles D Fleddermann, “Engineering Ethics”, Prentice Hall, New Mexico, (1999).
- John R Boatright, “Ethics and the Conduct of Business”, Pearson Education,
(2003) - Edmund G Seebauer and Robert L Barry, “Fundamentals of Ethic forScientists and Engineers”, Oxford University Press, (2001)
- Prof. (Col) P S Bajaj and Dr. Raj Agrawal, “Business Ethics – An Indian Perspective”, Biztantra, New Delhi, (2004)
- David Ermann and Michele S Shauf, “Computers, Ethics and Society”, Oxford University Press, (2003)
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