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Professional Ethics - (UR-450) (MIT): Course Content

Professional ethics are the standards and principles that guide the behavior of individuals within a specific profession, ensuring they act in a way that is ethical, responsible, and in the best interests of their clients and the public. These principles

Course Outline - Part-I

Introduction to Professional Ethics
 Definition and meaning of Ethics
 Importance and classification of ethics
 Major characteristics of Islamic ethics
2. Universal Islamic Ethical Values
 Unity (Tawhid)
 Equity, justice, fairness (‘adl)
 Protection and promotion of life (Nafs)
 Protection of reason (‘aql)
 Preservation of religio-cultural freedom (Din)  Protection and dignity of gene and genealogy (Nasl)
 Protection of property (Maal)
3. Behaviour/Personality Modification through Islamic Worship
Shahdah [Declaration of Faith] and ethical behavior
Salāh (Prayer) and its impact on personality
Zakat social due as ibadah.
Saum (Fasting) and ethical conduct
 Hajj and Umrah and ethical re-orientation
4. Role of Personal Ethics in Professional Life
 Personal integrity, honesty, truthfulness
 Need of a holistic model of conduct
 Desired Ethical Values (Akhlāq Hasanah) Vs. Undesirable Ethical Values (Akhlaq
Sayyiah)
5. Impact of Family and Social Ethics in Professional Life
 Obligations and rights of family
 Ethical benefits of extended family system
 Ethical obligations and rights of society
 Ethical foundations of an Islamic society
6. Islamic economic and political ethics
 Islamic ethical economic practices
 Islamic ethical model for leadership and governance
7. Impact of Islamic Values on social behavior  Role of Tawhid in social life
 Role of positive thinking and desirable ethical qualities on society
 Importance of consultation and peacemaking in practical life
 Distinctive features of Islamic moral order
 Ethical duty of community, Ummah, establishment of ma’ruf and eradication of
munkir
8. Ethical Dimension of Environment
 Allah’s Vice Regency of the earth and its implications
 Environment between gratitude & responsibility
 Dimensions of environment: physical / spiritual / moral & ethical
 Ethical considerations for use of environmental resources
 Practical steps for improving environment/ resource management
 A complete eco-friendly system & society

Course Objectives

Course Learning Objectives:
 To understand the basic concepts of ethics and morality and professional life from Islamic perspective (C2)
 To develop leadership qualities needed for social change and professional excellence (C3)
 To think critically on ethical issues and their solutions. (C4)
 To develop sensible, responsible, truthful, and accountable professionals who can perform leading roles in their respective fields.(A5)
 To construct a creative and innovative approach with commitment to professional and moral responsibility. (A5)
 To analyze critically from an Islamic perspective traditional practices in professional life.(C4)

Course Outline - Part-II

Specific Issues:
a. The process of expansion of universe.
b. Beginning of Life. Evolution Stages & End
c. Truth about Big Bang Theory (Creation of Universe).
d. Purpose of Creation of Mankind & Who Created it e. Revealed Sciences.
f. Difference between Creator & creatures, a comparative study
g. Law of Conservation of Matter
h. Balance
i. Education
2. Bio-Medical Ethical issues
a. Dissection on dead bodies
b. Theory of Evolution
c. Genetic engineering
d. Postmortem
e. Cloning, therapeutic/reproductive and Parthogenesis.
f. Stem cell engineering.
g. Surrogate mother.
h. Medical aspects and moral implications of Rape.
i. Ancient Medicine and Surgery
j. Tib-a-Nabavi (SAS)
k. Muslim contribution to Medicine and Surgery
l. Modern medicine
m. Infertility and its ethical an psychological effects.
n. Organ Transplant and donation
o. Cosmetic Surgery
p. Commercial use of human remains
q. Gender selection r. Deformation
s. Abortion
t. Population Planning
u. Code of ethic in social life to protect from extremism & Clashes.
v. Medical profession as a mission of curing not only physical problems but also treatment of
whole human, including spiritual and moral problems.
w. Sexual misconduct, obscenity; disrespect for relations.
x. Persecution & Human Right
y. Embryological Development of Reproductive System.
z. Bribe
3. Some Common and popular myth
a. Magic, its viability in nature.
b. Unidentifiable objects
c. Dreams and their nature an effect on behavior.
d. Ghost. Super Natural & Sprits
e. Telepathy, Horoscope, Hypnosis, Psychological Treatments.
f. E.S.P
g. Telepathy
h. Talismans