1. GE 6075 Professional ethics in engineering
UNIT I
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.

2. Service learning
Is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaning community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience,
teach civil responsibility and strengthen communities.
Ex: NSS., etc.
Importance:
Promote learning through active participation in service
Structured time for students to reflect by thinking discussing and wring about their service experience
Opportunity to use skills of students
Caring others, meeting community thro service projects conducted,

3. Characteristics
Service learning links to academic content and standards
Involves young people to help other and determine the needs of other
Positive and meaningful
Works at all ages
Offers powerful opportunities
Offers powerful opportunities to acquire the habits of critical thinking (ability to identify the most imp questions/issues within real world situation)

4. Benefits: Promotes numerous academic skills: Enhances
Problem Analysis
Critical Thinking
Logical Reasoning
Detailed Observation
Issue Identification
Enhances
Student Motivation to Learn
Student Retention
Improves Student Learning Outcomes
Encourages
Sustainability
Civic Engagement

5. CIVIC VIRTUE(Greek-Excellence)
Definition: morality or a standard of righteous behavior in relationships to a citizen’s involvement in society
May exhibit by voting, volunteering, organizing a book group, or attending a public oriented meeting
Civic: belonging to a city, citizen, citizenship, unnicipaor civil society
Responsibility: state/quality of being responsible or something for which one is responsible such as duty, obligation or burden

6. Citizen: a person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a stage or union.
Citizenship: protective, responsible, caring and contributing members of society
Civic virtue/ Civic responsibility: actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation

7. Importance of civic virtue
Citizen ensure and uphold democratic values such justice, truth, patriotisms, human rights, rule of law, tolerance, mutual assistance, self restrains and self respect.
Why: How citizens relates to society, without understand of civic virtue citizens are less likely to look beyond their own families, friends, and economic interests.