18CPH49 Constitution of India, Professional Ethics and Cyber Law syllabus for EE



A d v e r t i s e m e n t

Module-1 Introduction to Indian Constitution 0 hours

Introduction to Indian Constitution:

The Necessity of the Constitution, The Societies before and after the Constitution adoption. Introduction to the Indian constitution, The Making of the Constitution, The Role of the Constituent Assembly - Preamble and Salient features of the Constitution of India. Fundamental Rights and its Restriction and limitations in different Complex Situations. Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) and its present relevance in our society with examples. Fundamental Duties and its Scope and significance in Nation building.

Module-2 Union Executive and State Executive 0 hours

Union Executive and State Executive:

Parliamentary System, Federal System, Centre-State Relations. Union Executive – President, Prime Minister, Union Cabinet, Parliament - LS and RS, Parliamentary Committees, Important Parliamentary Terminologies. Supreme Court of India, Judicial Reviews and Judicial Activism. State Executives – Governor, Chief Minister, State Cabinet, State Legislature, High Court and Subordinate Courts, Special Provisions (Articles 370.371,371J) for some States.

Module-3 Elections, Amendments and Emergency Provisions 0 hours

Elections, Amendments and Emergency Provisions:

Elections, Electoral Process, and Election Commission of India, Election Laws. Amendments - Methods in Constitutional Amendments (How and Why) and Important Constitutional Amendments. Amendments – 7,9,10,12,42,44, 61, 73,74, ,75, 86, and 91,94,95,100,101,118 and some important Case Studies. Emergency Provisions, types of Emergencies and its consequences.

 

Constitutional special provisions:

Special Provisions for SC and ST, OBC, Women, Children and Backward Classes.

Module-4 Professional / Engineering Ethics 0 hours

Professional / Engineering Ethics:

Scope & Aims of Engineering & Professional Ethics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, Personal Ethics. Engineering and Professionalism, Positive and Negative Faces of Engineering Ethics, Code of Ethics as defined in the website of Institution of Engineers (India): Profession, Professionalism, and Professional Responsibility. Clash of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest. Responsibilities in Engineering Responsibilities in Engineering and Engineering Standards, the impediments to Responsibility. Trust and Reliability in Engineering, IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights), Risks, Safety and liability in Engineering.

Module-5 Internet Laws, Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws 0 hours

Internet Laws, Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws:

Internet and Need for Cyber Laws, Modes of Regulation of Internet, Types of cyber terror capability, Net neutrality, Types of Cyber Crimes, India and cyber law, Cyber Crimes and the information Technology Act 2000, Internet Censorship. Cybercrimes and enforcement agencies.

 

Course Outcomes:

On completion of this course, students will be able to,

CO 1: Have constitutional knowledge and legal literacy.

CO 2: Understand Engineering and Professional ethics and responsibilities of Engineers.

CO 3: Understand the the cybercrimes and cyber laws for cyber safety measures.

 

Question paper pattern for SEE and CIE:

• The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored by the students will proportionately be reduced to 60. The pattern of the question paper will be objective type (MCQ).

• For the award of 40 CIE marks, refer the University regulations 2018.

 

Textbook/s

1 Constitution of India, Professional Ethics and Human Rights Shubham Singles, Charles E. Haries, and et al Cengage Learning India 2018

2 Cyber Security and Cyber Laws Alfred Basta and et al Cengage Learning India 2018 Reference Books

3 Introduction to the Constitution of India Durga Das Basu Prentice –Hall, 2008.

4 Engineering Ethics M. Govindarajan, S. Natarajan, V. S. Senthilkumar Prentice –Hall, 2004

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023