ENGINEER 1P03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2,3,4: Iron Ring, Canadian Council Of Professional Engineers, Computer Virus

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Engineering (General)
• Course: ENGINEER 1P03
• Professor: Robert Fleisig

Document Summary

Week 11 readings chapter 2, 3, 4. Chapter 2 the licensed professional engineer: profession group of individuals who follow a calling that usually requires advanced learning, engineering. Most engineers are employees of companies and work in project team. Engineers are not as well known to public. Engineering work only noticed when something goes wrong. Engineering work creates world better for clients, society, and environment: three typical methods of government regulation. Requiring professions to establish regulating bodies, determine their own standards for admission, professional practice, discipline of their members. Professional engineers ontario: 1907 quebec bridge incident caused changes in practice of engineering. Created the ritual of the calling of an engineer a decade later to encourage ethical practice of engineering. Iron ring made from scraps of bridge: need license to practice engineering in canada. Protects the public: engineers canada, originally canadian council of professional act engineer, practice of professional engineering.