VALUE & ETHICS IN PROFESSION

HU 801 GROUP – A

(Multiple Choice Type Questions)

1. Choose the correct alternative – i) Engineers, as professionals command a special status in the society because

a) professionally they are the most skilled person b) due to their technical expertise they get high salary c) people consider them as Potential Creators of good society and good life d) morally and ethically they are superior to others

ii) WBREDA means a) West Bengal Resource Energy Development Agent b) West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agent c) West Bengal Resource Development Agency d) West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency

iii) Ethics is a) a normative science of conduct of a human being b) not connected with growth of human being c) a step of materialistic world d) none of these

iv) Value and Ethics in profession is the result of a) good human value b) good professional skill c) good bank balance d) good university degree

v) The three E’s in the “Three E Decade” stand for a) Economy, Environment and Entrepreneurship b) Economy, Environment and Ethics c) Economy, Entrepreneurship and Ethics d) Environment, Entrepreneurship and Ethics

vi) ‘Values’ is derived from a) Virtue c) Valour b) Viable d) Valoir

vii) The word ‘Ethics’ comes from a) Ethos c) Egalitarian b) Eternal d) Elementary

viii) Value crisis can occur at a) Individual and societal level only

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b) cultural level only c) intellectual level d) all of these levels

ix) The first and foremost professional ethics is a) to take due care to the environment b) to survive for excellence c) to serve the needy and poor of the society d) none of these

x) Which of the following should be treated as terminal value? a) Obedience c) Truthfulness b) Peace and harmony d) None of these

GROUP – B

(Short Answer Type Questions)

2. Discuss the social and ethical responsibilities of Technologists. 3. Define profession. What should be the essential elements of an ideal profession? 4. In what ways is engineering profession different from other professions? 5. Define ‘Value Spectrum’ and ‘Value Crisis’. 6. Give the relevance and benefits of appropriate technology for society at large.

GROUP – C

(Long Answer Type Questions)

7. Define Environmental Ethics. Mention the important provisions of the Environmental Regulations Acts.

8. “Technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet their wants and needs.” Explain the statement. In this regard analyze the nature of technology as a science and knowledge. Critically judge E.F. Schumacher’s idea of “small is beautiful”.

9. What does “Sustainable Development” actually mean? What are the main challenges faced in selection of technology for a Developing Nation? In this regard explain the idea of Human Centered Technology.

10. Explain the relationship between Technology and Science. How far do you rate technology as knowledge, as a systematic body of learning?

11. What do you think about the elements should be of an ideal profession? How do you rate “Whistle Blowing” in an ideal organizational practice? Do you feel any need for legal protection for whistle blowers?

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