LESSON PLAN

CPE680
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR
ENGINEERS

FACULTY OF CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

1.0 COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE NAME
COURSE CODE
SEEMSTER
CREDIT HOURS
CONTACT HOURS
COURSE STATUS
PRE-REQUISITE

: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS

: CPE680
:5
:3
:3
: CORE
: NONE

2.0 SYNOPSIS
Leadership and Professional Ethics for Engineers is designed to introduce to the students the basics
of leadership, leaders attributes, management and organizational skills, developing and building
teams, managing change, conflicts and crises in all aspects of practice i.e. industry, private or
government organisation. Alongside the students are also given the essentials of ethics for
engineers as the core value that can be applied in dealing with real engineering practice. To
complement the theory learnt, students are required to do assignments on current national/world
issues that provide views or critical thinking in offering solutions. The students are also required to
perform community project in preparation for them to become leaders.
3.0 OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to ;
CO1. Discuss on the principles of leadership and characterize leaders from engineering perspective (C2)
CO2. Evaluate and argue on various issues/dilemmas by referring to professional codes of ethics, moral
frameworks and social problem solving. (C5)
CO3. Collaborate effectively with team members, drive change and manage conflicts and crises. (C6)

LESSON PLAN
CPE680
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR
ENGINEERS

FACULTY OF CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

4.0 METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Classroom lectures and non face-to-face learning.

5.0 LESSON PLAN

Week
1 2

Topics
1.0 Foundations of Leadership
1.1 Definition of Leadership
1.2 Overview of leadership theory
1.3 Characteristics of leaders

ACTIVITIES
Classroom Lecture
Class Discussion
Assignment 1

3-4

2.0 Engineers as Leaders

2.1 Who are engineers
2.2 Engineers characters
2.3 Examples of engineers who make their
marks as leaders

Classroom Lecture
Class Discussion
Assignment 2 and 3

3.0 Management and Organisation Principles

3.1 Definition of terms
3.2 Principles and theories
3.3 ISO as a management tools
3.4 Examples of good management
3.5 Intoduction to Organisation skills

Classroom Lecture
Class Discussion
Assignment 4

4.0 Seminar

Oral presentation

Test 1

Knowledge on Leadership

8 -9

5.0 Ethics and Professionalism

5.1 Definition
5.2 Ethics as core values
5.3 Introduction to engineering professional
bodies
5.4 Characteristics of being professional
5.5 Charter your pathway to be professional

Classroom Lecture
Class Discussion

10

6.0 Ethical Case Studies

11

Community Project Execution

12

Community Project Presentation

13

Test 2

Classroom Lecture
Class Discussion

Analyse and Propose

Reccomendations on Ethical
Issues

6.0 ASSESSMENTS
1. Assignment and Seminars
2. Community Project
3. Tests

: 50 %
: 30 %
: 20%

7.0 TEXTBOOK USED

None
8.0 REFERENCES
1. Antonakis, J., & Cianciolo, A.T. and Sternberg, R.J. (Eds.) (2004) The Nature of Leadership.
Thousand Oakes : Sage Publications
2. Institution of Engineer Malaysia (IEM) (1995). Engineering Professionalism and Ethics (4 th Ed. )
Kuala Lumpur : IEM Publications
3. Morrison, R.E. and Ericsson, C.W. (2009) Developing Effective Engineering Leadership, IEEE
Management of Technology Series.
4. Relevant journals on topics of leadership, ethics and profession as engineers.

9.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Minimum attendance of 85% attendance is required to pass the course.
2. Late attendance to class is considered absence from class.
3. Late submission of assignment will be graded as zero marks
4. All types of academic dishonesty (e.g. cheating and plagiarism) are not tolerated.

MAIN ASSIGNMENT THEME : Are The Malays crucial in Malaysian Economics ???
No
1
2

Topic
An outline of the Malaysian Economy and world ratings
How to sustain positive economic growth in the country ;
issues and challenges
Are chemical engineers/ oil and gas engineers relevant to bring
change in the Malay economic status ?
Malaysia beyond 2020 from my own perspective.

3
4

Marks
5%
5%
7%

Deadline
23&26/09/16
30/09/16 &
3/10/16
7 & 10/10/16

8%

14&17/10/16

These assignments must be submitted individually.

Content : Each assignment should contain the following sections
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.

Title page
Content Page
Introduction
Description of Situation/Problem Statement
Solutions/Views to offer
Conclusion/General Remarks
References
Appendices for Figures, Tables and other relevant information.

Ten pages of type written text excluding data, tables and figures (preferably in coloured
presentations)
Format : Use Calibri, font size 11.

SEMINAR

Students are grouped in 6-7s. Select your own team member an choose a leader
Each team member must select a topic from the assignment given.
The leader must present introduction and overall conclusion
Oral presentation is allotted 15 mins + 5 mins Q & A