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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online certification program is a massive online course for engineering students/aspirants. In this course, the students learn how engineering serves as a tool for the good of the public. The engineers can do this by earnestly adhering to the codes of conduct set down in the ethics (ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the public.) 

The course raises questions such as: Who is the public? Whether the future generations are included? What technical and managerial responsibilities can engineers take on? What risks can they take? Responsibilities towards the community, environment, etc. The candidates confront the moral issues that organizations, individuals face in engineering. (character, important policies, relations ships between people, etc.) 

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online certification program lasts for eight weeks. The candidates will learn through online lectures, books, videos, references, etc. After successful completion, the candidates gain digital certification. The elective course also offers credit points.

All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) have approved this online course. The course provider Swayam provides this course on its platform. The instructor is Prof. Susmita Mukhopadhyay from the department of IIT Kharagpur. 

The Highlights

  • Online course
  • Eight weeks program
  • Free training
  • IIT faculty
  • Elective course
  • Credit points
  • Course certificate

Programme Offerings

  • videos
  • Lectures
  • Weekly Assignments
  • Course Modules
  • Books
  • references
  • Final Exam
  • Credit Points
  • E-certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

For auditing, the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ certification is free. If the candidate wants the certification, then they will have to take the end-term exam. For this, there is a particular fee. The fee is as follows:

Ethics in Engineering Practice fee structure

Course Fee

Nil

Exam Registration Fee

Rs 1000


Eligibility Criteria

Certificate qualifying details

The students wishing to gain certification for the course ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ by Swayam, and IIT Kharagpur, must successfully pass the assessments. 

The criteria are as follows

  • Internal assessments - 10/25 (25 percentage) (8 out of 12 assignments)
  • Final Exam - 30/75 (75%)
  • Total Score - 40/100

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

The Ethics in Engineering Practice certification syllabus is developed for the students who aspire to become engineers of today and tomorrow. They learn about what it means to serve the public with their works, i.e. their work can help the world as a whole, rather than serve a selfish interest.


Who it is for

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ certification program is catered towards students who pursue degrees such as  Bachelor of TechnologyMaster of Technology, and Ph.D. This online certification course can give professionals involved in the domains of engineering to stand out from the crowd. 


Admission Details

The registration for the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ classes is done online through the course website. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Go to the course page using the link,

Step 2: Find the ‘Sign-In/ Register’ link.

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_mg60/preview

Step 3: Click on the link and enter the details.

Step 4: Join the course.

Application Details

The ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ certification course is available on the educational platform Swayam. The candidates must enter their course account details. If already not registered, the students must register. They can also join the course via Facebook, Google, Microsoft account IDs.

The Syllabus

Evaluation process

  • The candidates for this free training program must appear and crack the proctored certification exam to gain certification for ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ 
  • They can complete the processes of registration and payment via the website.
  • The candidates wishing to take certification in ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ will need 10 out of 25 marks in the assessment. They will need 30 marks out of 75 marks in the external examination. Please note that if the candidate cannot meet both of the criteria, then they won’t gain the certification.

Instructors

IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Which online platform offers the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ training?

The training course is offered on the educational platform Swayam.

2: What is the duration of the online certification program ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’?

The candidates can complete this online training program is conducted for eight weeks.

3: Is the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online course available for free?

Yes, the classes can be accessed for the fee but you will have to pay for the certification.

4: For the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ certification, how many credit points can I receive?

You will get two credit points with this online certification course.

5: What are the criteria for the ‘Ethics in Engineering Practice’ online course?

There are no prerequisites for this online certification program.

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