Art of Living and Engineering Ethics

Daffodil International University Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Faculty of Engineering Final Examination, Summer – 2025 Course Code: EEE 0223-121 Course Title: Art of Living & Engineering Ethics Section: A, B, C, D Level-Term: L2-T2 Teacher's Initial: MW, AS Full Marks: 40 Exam Date: August 24, 2026 Time: 2 Hours All questions are compulsory. The second rightmost column indicates the corresponding Course Outcomes (COs) along with their respective Bloom's Taxonomy levels, and the rightmost column indicates the allocated marks for each question. Q1. A proposal suggests launching a city-wide autonomous drone network to deliver blood, vaccines, and emergency medicines between hospitals across Dhaka. Battery-powered drones would fly pre-approved low-altitude corridors, coordinated by a central control platform that automatically reroutes or grounds aircraft when weather, battery charge, or airspace conflicts approach safety limits, and uses priority-based dispatch during peak demand. The system integrates mobile ordering and payment, real-time flight monitoring, and remote override of drones over telecom networks, aiming to cut delivery times, ease road congestion, and improve emergency healthcare access. Discuss the risk-benefit analysis and decide whether this project should be implemented or not, considering sustainability and impact of engineering decision/work on society and environment. [CO-3, C-5] [8] Q2. (a) Explain any three models of professional roles for engineers. (b) What is utilitarianism? Distinguish between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. (c) How does duty ethics differ from utilitarianism? [CO-1, C-3] [8] Q3. (a) Interpret what happened to the reactor power at each stage of the graph: the steady operation near 1600 MW, the sudden fall to about 30 MW, the partial recovery to about 200 MW, and the final spike above 3200 MW. (b) Explain design flaw of control-rods that triggered the final power spike during the test in Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor-4. [CO-2, C-4] [8] [Figure: Graph of Reactor Power vs Time showing levels at 1600 MW, drop to 30 MW, rise to 200 MW, and spike to 3200 MW] Q4. Factory joints are permanently mated and insulated under controlled warehouse conditions during manufacturing, while field joints are mechanically connected and sealed on-site at the launch facility which was used in challenger mission. (a) Identify the technical cuases of the challenger disaster. (b) Explain the ethical issues in this scenario. (c) Describe how this disaster could've been avoided. [CO-1, C-3] [8] [Figure: Diagram of Solid Rocket Booster showing Factory Joint Insulation, Ignition System, Propellant Grain Shape, Field Joints, Nozzle-to-Case Joint, Nozzle, and Other Ground Support Equipment Assembly Aids] Q5. The world is changing rapidly, and keeping up with new technologies alongside your studies is a major challenge. (a) What are the three categories of 21st-century skills? Name the skills under each. (b) Why is life-long learning necessary in the broadest context of technological change? (c) Why are communication skills important for an engineer? [CO-1, C-3 / CO-4, C-3] [8]