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Theme 6 Flashcards

1
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Define Competency Standard for
Registration as a Professional
Engineer

A

The competence required for registration as a Professional Engineer.

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Define Engineering science

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Engineering science means a body of knowledge, based on the natural sciences and
using a mathematical formulation where necessary, that extends knowledge and
develops models and methods to support its application, solve problems and provide
the knowledge base for engineering specialisations.

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Define Engineering problem

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Engineering problem means a problematic situation that is amenable to analysis and
solution using engineering sciences and methods.

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Define Ill-posed problem

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Ill-posed problem means a problem whose requirements are not fully-defined or may
be defined erroneously by the requesting party;

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Define Integrated performance

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Integrated performance means that an overall satisfactory outcome of an activity
requires several outcomes to be satisfactorily attained, for example a design will
require analysis, synthesis, analysis of impacts, checking of regulatory conformance
and judgement in decisions.

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6
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Define Level descriptor

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Level descriptor means a measure of performance demands at which outcomes
must be demonstrated.

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What does the management of engineering works or activities mean?

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Management of engineering works or activities means the coordinated activities
required to:
1. Direct and control everything that is constructed or results from construction or
manufacturing operations;
2. Operate engineering works safely and in the manner intended;
3. Return engineering works, plant and equipment to an acceptable condition by
the renewal, replacement or mending of worn, damaged or decayed parts;
4. Procurement within engineering works or operations
5. Direct and control engineering processes, systems, commissioning, operation
and decommissioning of equipment;
6. Maintain engineering works or equipment in a state in which it can perform its
required function.

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What is the outcome at a professional level?

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At the professional level, means a statement of the performance that a person must
demonstrate in order to be judged competent.

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Define Over-determined problem

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Over-determined problem means a problem whose requirements are defined in
excessive detail, making the required solution impossible to attain in all of its aspects

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10
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Define Practice area

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Practice area means a generally recognised or distinctive area of knowledge and
expertise developed by an engineering practitioner by virtue of the path of education,
training and experience followed.

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Define Range statement

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Range statement means the required extent of or limitations on expected
performance stated in terms of situations and circumstances in which outcomes are
to be demonstrated.

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How must competence be demonstrated?

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Within complex engineering activities, defined below, by integrated performance of
the outcomes defined below at the level defined for each outcome.
Required contexts and functions may be specified in the applicable Discipline Specific
Guidelines.

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13
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What is CEA?

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Complex Engineering Activities

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What are the characteristics of CEA?

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  1. Scope of activities may encompass entire complex engineering systems or
    complex subsystems;
  2. A context that is complex and varying, is multidisciplinary, requires teamwork,
    unpredictable, may need to be identified;
  3. Requires diverse and significant resources: including people, money,
    equipment, materials, technologies;
  4. Significant interactions exist between wide- ranging or conflicting technical,
    engineering or other issues;
  5. Are constrained by time, finance, infrastructure, resources, facilities, standards
    & codes, applicable laws;
  6. Have significant risks and consequences in a range of contexts
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What are the activities included, but not limited to CEA?

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  1. Design;
  2. Planning;
  3. Investigation and problem resolution;
  4. Improvement of materials, components, systems or processes;
  5. Implementation, manufacture or construction;
  6. Engineering operations;
  7. Maintenance;
  8. Closure or disposal;
  9. Project management; &
  10. Research, development and commercialisation
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What are the GROUP A outcomes?

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Outcome 1: Define, investigate and analyse complex engineering problems
Outcome 2: Solving problems
Outcome 3: Comprehend and apply advanced knowledge

17
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In Group A, what are the characteristics of outcome 1?

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  1. Require in-depth fundamental and specialised engineering knowledge;
    and one or more of:
  2. Are ill-posed, under- or over-specified, requiring identification and refinement;
  3. Are high-level problems including component parts or sub problems;
  4. Are unfamiliar or involve infrequently encountered issues;
    and one or more of:
  5. Solutions are not obvious, require originality or analysis based on
    fundamentals;
  6. Are outside the scope of standards and codes;
  7. Require information from variety of sources that is complex, abstract or
    incomplete;
  8. Involves wide-ranging or conflicting issues: technical, engineering and
    interested or affected parties;
    and one or more of:
  9. Requires judgement in decision making in uncertain contexts;
  10. Have significant consequences in a range of contexts.
18
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What is the range statement for outcome 1 of Group A?

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This outcome is concerned with the understanding and judgement of a problem;
Outcome 2 is concerned with the solution.

The problem may be:

  1. A design requirement,
  2. An applied research and development requirement, or
  3. A problematic situation in an existing component, system or process.
19
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What is the definition of outcome 2 of Group A?

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Design or develop solutions to complex engineering problems.

20
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What is the range statement of outcome 2 for Group A?

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The solution may be

  1. The design of a component, system or process; or
  2. A recommendation of the remedy to a problematic situation.
21
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Define outcome 3 of Group A:

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Comprehend and apply advanced knowledge:

  1. Principles,
  2. Specialist Knowledge,
  3. Jurisdictional and
  4. Local Knowledge.
22
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What does the range statement of outcome 3 in Group A include?

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Applicable knowledge includes:
1. Specialist knowledge that has depth in the practice area and is underpinned by
the fundamental knowledge of an engineering discipline or cross-disciplinary
area. In-depth specialist knowledge in practice area supports a fundamentalsbased, first principles analytical approach, building models as required.
2. A working knowledge of interacting disciplines (engineering and other) to
underpin teamwork.
3. Jurisdictional knowledge includes legal and regulatory requirements as well as
locally relevant codes of practice. As required for practice area, a selection of:
law of contract [Contract law, p50], health and safety, environmental,
intellectual property [Intellectual Property, p38], contract administration, quality
management [Standards and Regulatory requirements, p65], risk
management, maintenance management, regulation, project and construction
management.

23
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What are the GROUP B outcomes?

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Outcome 4: Manage

Outcome 5: Communicate

24
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Define Outcome 4:

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Manage Part or all of one or more complex engineering activities

25
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What is the range statement of outcome 4?

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Management:
Is directed at achieving engineering results through management of people,
resources, processes, systems and money and involves:
1. Planning of complex engineering activities;
2. Organising complex engineering activities;
3. Leading engineering activities;
4. Controlling complex engineering activities;

26
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Define outcome 5:

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Communicate

Clearly with others in the course of his or her engineering activities

27
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What is the range statement of outcome 5?

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Communication involves:
1. Strategic, managerial, technical and wider impacts of engineering work.
2. Material communicated includes concepts, analyses, proposals and informative
subjects.
3. The audience includes peers, superiors, and persons implementing designs
and other work, persons in other disciplines, clients and wider stakeholders.
4. Communication functions must be performed reliably and repeatedly.

28
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What are the outcomes of GROUP C?

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Outcome 6: Effect of engineering activities

Outcome 7: Legal and other Requirements

29
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Define outcome 6:

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Effect of engineering activities
Recognise and address the reasonably foreseeable social, cultural and environmental
effects of complex engineering activities.

30
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Define outcome 7:

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Legal and other Requirements
Meet all legal and regulatory requirements and protect the health and safety of persons
in the course of his or her complex engineering activities

31
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What is the range statement for both outcome 6 and outcome 7?

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Impacts and Regulatory requirements include:
1. Direct and indirect, immediate and long-term effects of engineering solutions;
2. Application of principles of sustainability;
3. Regulatory requirements that are explicit for the context and are generally
applicable.

32
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What are the outcomes of GROUP D?

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Outcome 8: Ethics
Outcome 9: Sound Judgement
Outcome 10: Responsibility

33
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Define outcome 8:

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Ethics
1. Conduct engineering activities ethically.
2. Range statement: Ethical behaviour is at least that defined by the Code of
Conduct. [Theme 3]

34
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Define Outcome 9:

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Sound Judgement

Exercise sound judgement in the course of complex engineering activities

35
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What is the range statement for both outcomes 8 and 9?

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6.2.1 Range Statement for Outcomes 8 and 9
Judgement in decision making involves:
1. Taking diverse, wide ranging risk factors into account; or
2. Significant consequences in a range of contexts; or
3. Wide ranges of interested and affected parties with widely varying needs

36
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Define outcome 10:

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Responsibility
Be responsible for making decisions on part or all of complex engineering
activities.

37
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What is the range statement for outcome 10?

A

Responsibility exercised for outcomes of significant parts of one or more complex
engineering activities.

38
Q

Define outcome 11:

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Professional development (CPD)
Undertake professional development activities sufficient to maintain and extend his
or her competence
39
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What is the range statement of of outcome 11?

A

Professional development involves:

  1. Planning own professional development strategy;
  2. Selecting appropriate professional development activities; and
  3. Recording professional development strategy and activities;
  4. While displaying independent learning ability

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