Unit - 5
Ethics
Q1) What are the roles and responsibilities of an Engineer?
A1)
Conduct routine maintenances of electrical and mechanical systems.
Support in conducting energy audit and implement audit recommendations.
Address customer complaints in timely and accurate manner.
Ensure that work area is maintained clean, safe and organized.
Execute daily work load assigned by Project Manager on a timely fashion.
Develop preventive maintenance programs and support in energy conservation improvements.
Ensure that engineering equipment and tools are properly cleaned, stored and maintained in good conditions.
Handle engineering equipment safely and effectively to avoid accidents.
Q2) Write short notes on time management and work culture in jobs.
A2) Work culture in jobs- is basically the shared assumptions, values and beliefs which determines how to behave, e.g., develop software, solve problems, deal with customers, and work as a team. The values have a strong influence on how people in the company act and perform their jobs.
A culture is a critical success factor for the success and growth of your business. A great culture results in getting things done, done right, and happy people and customers.
Managing time- is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress.
Q3) Define engineering ethics.
A3) Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behaviour that requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct
Q4) What are some etiquettes to be kept in mind while writing emails?
A4) Email etiquettes- Email etiquette refers to the principles of behaviour that one should use when writing or answering email messages. It is also known as the code of conduct for email communication. Email etiquette depends upon to whom we are writing- Friends & Relatives, Partners, Customers, Superior or Subordinates.
A company needs to implement etiquette rules for the following three reasons:
Professionalism: by using proper email language your company will convey a professional image.
Efficiency: emails that get to the point are much more effective than poorly worded emails.
Protection from liability: employee awareness of email risks will protect your company from costly law suits.
Q5) What is meant by business ethics? Why are etiquettes important in social and official settings?
A5) Ethics-Business ethics- Ethics, also called moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. Business ethics refers to implementing appropriate business policies and practices with regard to arguably controversial subjects. Some issues that come up in a discussion of ethics include corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, social responsibility, and fiduciary responsibilities.
Etiquettes In social and office settings- It often feels like we spend more time at work than home; most of us spend 8 or more hours a day in an office environment. This means that good office etiquette is incredibly important. Workplace etiquette help co-workers feel comfortable around each other, and it leaves a good impression.
Etiquette is a code of behaviour tab delineates expectations for social behaviour according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class or group.
Q6) What are the benefits of time management?
A6) “Time management” is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress. Time management refers to the way that you organize and plan how long you spend on specific activities.
Benefits of time management
Greater productivity and efficiency.
A better professional reputation.
Less stress.
Increased opportunities for advancement.
Greater opportunities to achieve important life and career goals.
Q7) Write short notes on personal memory and creativity.
A7) Personal Memory- Personal memory is the memory we have of particular items-people, places, things, events, situations-that we have personally experienced. The distinctive feature of this form of memory is not that it is memory of specific items as opposed to memory of facts and skills; we sometimes speak of remembering specific items without it being personal memory that is involved.
Creativity- Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.
In order to be creative, you need to be able to view things in new ways or from a different perspective. Among other things, you need to be able to generate new possibilities or new alternatives.
Q8) Write short notes on rapid reading and complex problem solving.
A8) Rapid reading- is any of several techniques used to improve one's ability to read quickly. Rapid reading methods include chunking and minimizing sub vocalization. The many available speed-reading training programs include books, videos, software, and seminars. There is very little scientific evidence regarding rapid reading.
Taking notes; Complex problem solving, Creativity- Complex problem solving is a collection of self-regulated psychological processes and activities necessary in dynamic environments to achieve ill-defined goals that cannot be reached by routine actions. Creative combinations of knowledge and a broad set of strategies are needed. Complex problems usually involve knowledge-rich requirements and collaboration among different persons.
