FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN

COURSE CODE: KA08803

COURSE NAME: Ethics and Law for Engineers
LECTURER: Prof Ir Dr Abdul Karim bin Mirasa (akmirasa@ums.edu.my)
Sr. Asmawan Mohd Sarman (asmawan@ums.edu.my)
CREDIT HOUR: 3 (2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial)
SESSION: Sem. 1 - 2018/2019

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (IA) (Submission - 24/10/2018 – 12:00pm or before)

1. Please read and use the Individual Assignment Technical Report Format to write your paper. Failure
to follow this format will be given a mark penalty.

2. Student having similar topic and copying contents with others will be penalized.

3. Please ensure that you have the following data;

a. Criteria.
b. Elements.
c. Standards and Procedure
d. Method
e. Checklist
f. Advantages and Disadvantages
g. Systems

4. In general, the IA report should contain the followings:

a. Abstract: The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the report, the essential new
information, the principal results and major conclusions. The abstract must be able to
stand-alone and references to the report should therefore be avoided. Maximum of 5
keywords (words which appear with statistically unusual frequency in a text, or main topic
of the report). Ideally, abstract is a summary for your 5 page report so it should be
written last.
b. Introduction: Introduce the construction project (refer to IA topic). Definitions /
Terminology / Common problems / Summarize the major contributions of past
investigation, studies and articles related to the project and methodology. You are
encouraged to do journal reference about site selection (especially for sensitive projects),
soil classification systems and soil compaction. Lastly, state and justify the objectives of
the investigation.
c. Methodology: A particular procedure or set of procedures used in collection data and
analysis. Explanation of how the investigations were conducted (methods), explanation of
how data was analyzed, explanation of methodological problems and their solutions or
effects.
d. Result and Discussion: Result based on research methodology. Can be summarized in
table. Can be presented in chart / graph / figure. Refer to data list in no No 4 .Discuss and
interpret each result.
e. Conclusion and Recommendation: Summarize the major findings and
recommendations. Summarize the achievement of the objectives stated in 5b. State
which location would you proposed for the project.
f. Acknowledgement (Optional): Acknowledge the persons / parties that helped you in
preparation of the report.
g. References: List the journals references (using proper format) in alphabetical order.
5. Submit online at Schoology and printed hardcopy to lecturer’s office before the due date. Late
submission will be penalized.
6. Submit with appropriate File Name – e.g. 18-19.01.KA08803.ELE.BK??????.NAME.Ethics in
Construction Decision Making.

7. Topics

1. Ethics and Solving Ethical Problems

2. Ethics and Decision Making In Construction
3. Trust and Reliability
4. Conflicts of Interest
5. Risk and Liability
6. Hazard Assessment and Design Risk Management
7. The Legal Justice System and Malaysian Law
8. Tort Law – Features
9. Health and Safety Culture in Construction
10. Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility – Assessment and Management
11. Competition Laws and Monopolies
12. Intellectual Property Rights
13. Engineers and principles.
14. Engineer’s ethics in sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.
15. Engineers and competence.
16. Engineers and public statements.
17. Engineers and professionalism to employer or client.
18. Engineers and professional reputation.
19. Engineers and honor, integrity, and dignity
20. Engineers and act with zero-tolerance for bribery, fraud, and corruption.
21. Engineers and professional development of those engineers under their supervision.
22. Registered Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate not to falsify qualification.
23. Registered Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate to certify work only if he has
control over supervision
24. Registered Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate not to accept benefit from more
than one party
25. Accepting gifts/favours in exchange for preferential treatment
26. Undertaking work in an area you know little about
27. Passing blame for errors to an innocent co-worker
28. Not supporting a colleague who is trying to do the right thing
29. Giving gifts/favours in exchange for preferential treatment
30. Claiming credit for someone else's work
31. Not reporting others' violations of organisation policies
32. Divulging confidential information
33. Withholding relevant information from a colleague or client
34. Calling in sick to take a day off
35. Pilfering organisation material and supplies
36. Doing personal business on organisation time
37. Not keeping up to date with the latest developments in your area
38. Concealing one's errors
39. Taking extra personal time (lunch hours, breaks, early departure)
40. Using organisation services for personal use