NPPE Topic 1: Professionalism and Ethics Flashcards
What are the characteristics of a profession?
- specialized knowledge and skill
- renders a public service
- Bound by a distinct ethical code
- Long and intensive preparation
- Require Continued Study and Development
The practice of professional engineering Act is defined by the associations as:
- any act of: planning, designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or supervising
- that requires the application of engineering principles
- and concerns the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interest, the public welfare and the environment
- or the managing of such act
Professional licensing is in _____ jurisdiction
provincial (or territorial) government
The governments usually write ___ which allow the professionals to self-regulate via professional regulatory bodies
Acts
The regulators write ___ that specify details of things the acts reference
regulations
What are the objectives of engineering professional regulating bodies:
- regulate the practice of professional engineering
- govern the ones who do it (holders of licenses and certificates of authorization)
- serve and protect the public interest
- establish, maintain, and develop standards of knowledge and skill, qualification and practice, and professional ethics
- promote public awareness of its role
- comply with government regulations
Types of licenses in Ontario
License, temporary license, provisional license, limited license, certification of authorization
What is a license member in Ontario
A member (most common license)
What is a temporary license in ontario?
For visiting engineer from another province, famous engineer, or past P.Eng to practice on one project
What is a provisional license in Ontario?
to help internationally trained engineers get a job (lasts for a year - used to get 1 year of experience under a Canadian P.Eng)
What is a Limited license in ontario?
For technologists or scientists to practice in a specific field only
What is a certificate of authorization (CofA)/permit to practice?
Business license
Is needed to consult if offering services directly to the public
Types of engineering licenses in Alberta?
Professional member (normal one), professional licensee (same as limited engineering license in Ontario), EIT, licensee, and Permit to Practice Holder
What is a licensee in Alberta?
License given to those that are not a permanent resident or a citizen in Canada
What does public welfare mean?
General goodness for everyone, what everyone is interested in, what is society’s collective best interest in having
What is the primary obligation of an engineer?
protecting and enhancing public welfare
What is the main reason for licensing and regulation of engineering?
So that public interest may be served and protected (to protect the public welfare)
How can a person w/o a license still practice?
A professional engineer or limited license holder assumes responsibilities
Companies without a reserve title in Alberta are not allowed to:
- practice engineering or geoscience
- not allowed to use reserve titles or be be called by the following words: engineering, geology, geophysics, and geoscience
When do documents need to be sealed by a stamp?
When they are going out to the public.
Divine command theory
morality is declared by a higher power
Utilitarianism
Do what creates the greatest good for the greatest number of people
Duty ethics (Kant)
do only what would always be good in any context (never lie because lying is wrong)
Human rights ethics
uphold the principle of granting everyone at least a set of universal fundamental human rights
