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MEC600
Course:
ENGINEERS IN SOCIETY
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers the fundamentals of engineering ethics, Sustainable Development and
finance in the working environment. These include the implementation act and regulation
for engineer in Malaysia such Professionalism and Codes of Ethics, Employment Act
1955 law of contract, Building laws, Environmental Quality Act and SPRM. The course
also covers the ethical theories and problem solving techniques. Besides that, the course
also emphasizes on Sustainable Development, Economic sustainability, Environment
sustainability, Pollution and its control/prevention. Organizational, Human Resource
Management, Engineering economic and will also be covered. The lectures are academic
staff with industrial experience. The invited external speakers from various professional
engineering backgrounds will be invite for exposure to engineering practice.
Week
Hours
TOPICS
Introduction
Course Briefing: Objectives, Syllabus Content,
Method of Instruction, Assessment,
1.0 Introduction (3 hours)
1.1 Definition of Engineer
1.2 Role of an engineer in organization,
education, society and technology
1.3 Engineers as managers, consultants and
leaders
1.4 Engineering Societies (Malaysia and
International)
3,4
5,6
5.0 Organizational
and
Human
Management (3 hours)
5.1 Management concept
5.2 Organisational structure
5.3 Role of Human Resource
Resource
Textbook
9,10
10,11,
12,13
10
14
Teaching Methodology
Lecture
Lectures are given to cover the basic principles of each topic.
Invited Speakers
Professionals and academicians from different faculties will be invited to relate their
expertise in relation to engineering profession.
Assessment
Course Work
Test 1
Final Test
Group Assignments
Individual Assignment
:
:
:
:
:
100%
20% (CHAPTER 1-6)
40% (ALL CHAPTER)
20% (CO1/PO6)
20 %(CO2/PO7 & CO3/PO8)
Final Examination
0%
Total
Assessment
100%
GRADE
GRADE POINT
STATUS
90 100
A+
4.00
PASS
80 89
4.00
PASS
75 79
A-
3.67
PASS
70 74
B+
3.33
PASS
65 69
3.00
PASS
60 64
55 59
BC+
2.67
2.33
PASS
PASS
50 54
2.00
PASS
47 49
C-
1.67
FAIL
44 46
D+
1.33
FAIL
40 43
30 39
D
E
1.00
0.67
FAIL
FAIL
0 29
0.00
FAIL
Recommended Textbook
-NoneReferences
1. BEM, Guideline for Code of Professional conduct,
http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html
2. BEM, Introduction To Code Of Ethics For Young Engineers,
http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html
3. BEM, Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015) [REA 2015],
http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html
4. BEM, Registration of Engineers Regulations 1990 (Revised 2015) [REG 2015],
http://www.bem.org.my/v3/index.html
5. Chan S Park, Fundamental of Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall 2013
6. Charles B. Fleddermann, Engineering Ethics, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2014
7. Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases, Fourth Edition, Charles E. Harris,
Michael S. Pritchard,and Michael J. Rabins Wadsworth, 2009
8. IEM, IEM Bulletin, http://www.myiem.org.my/content/iem_bulletin_2016586.aspx
9. J. Campbell Martin. The Successful Engineer: Personal and Professional Skills a
Sourcebook, McGraw-Hill, 1993
10. L. T. Blank, and A. Tarquin, Engineering Economy, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill,
2012
11. M. E. Gorman, M. M Mehalik, and P. H. Werhane, Ethical and Environmental
Challenges to Engineering, 1st Edition, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2000.
12. Mike W. Martin, Roland Schinzinger , Irvine, Introduction to Engineering Ethics
Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010
13. Rob Lawlor, Engineering in Society, Second Edition, Royal Academic of
Engineering, 2013.
14. THE INGENIEUR, digital copy of the magazine,
http://www.bem.org.my/v3/publications.html