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Department of ECE, REC

• Students understand the principle and working of navigation system
• Be able to understand the air data systems and auto pilot.

TEXTBOOKS
1. Collinson.R.P.G. "Introduction to Avionics", Chapman and Hall, 1996.
2. Spitzer, C.R. "Digital Avionics Systems", Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., U.S.A. 1993.

REFERENCES
1. Albert Helfrick.D., "Principles of Avionics", Avionics Communications Inc., 2004
2. Middleton, D.H., Ed., "Avionics systems, Longman Scientific and Technical", Longman Group UK Ltd.,
England, 1989.
3. Spitzer. C.R. "The Avionics Hand Book", CRC Press, 2000
4. Pallet.E.H.J. "Aircraft Instruments and Integrated Systems", Longman Scientific
5. Jim Curren, “Trend in Advanced Avionics”, IOWA State University, 1992.

GE17E51 HUMAN VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS L T P C
(Common to all branches of B.E and B.Tech) 3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
• To understand morals and human values.
• To understand engineering ethics.
• To know the social responsibility as engineer
• To familiarize with professional rights.
• To familiarize with global issues.

UNIT I HUMAN VALUES 10
Morals, values and Ethics – Integrity – Work ethic – Service learning – Civic virtue – Respect for others –
Living peacefully – Caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage – Valuing time – Cooperation – Commitment –
Empathy – Self confidence – Character – Spirituality – Introduction to Yoga and meditation for professional
excellence and stress management.

UNIT II ENGINEERING ETHICS 9
Senses of ‘Engineering Ethics’ – Variety of moral issues – Types of inquiry – Moral dilemmas – Moral
Autonomy – Kohlberg’s theory – Gilligan’s theory – Consensus and Controversy – Models of professional
roles - Theories about right action – Self-interest – Customs and Religion – Uses of Ethical Theories

UNIT III ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION 9
Engineering as Experimentation – Engineers as responsible Experimenters – Codes of Ethics – A Balanced
Outlook on Law-Case studies

UNIT IV SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS 9
Safety and Risk – Assessment of Safety and Risk – Risk Benefit Analysis and Reducing Risk - Respect for
Authority – Collective Bargaining – Confidentiality – Conflicts of Interest – Occupational Crime –
Professional Rights – Employee Rights – Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) – Discrimination

UNIT V GLOBAL ISSUES 8

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