Ethics Review Notes
1. Profession: A self-selective, self-disciplined group of individuals who hold themselves out to the public as possessing a special skill derived from training and education and are prepared to exercise that skill in the interests of others
2. Professional Engineering: any act of designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or supervising wherein the safeguarding of life, health, property or public welfare and that requires the application of engineering principles. (DCEARDS)
3. All Acts contain at least this:
a. Purpose of the Act
b. Legal definition of an engineer
c. Procedure of establishing the Association
d. Standards for admission
e. Procedures for establishing regulations
f. Procedures for establishing bylaws to govern the Association
g. Code of Ethics
h. Disciplinary procedures
4. PEO:
a. Who: any licensed member
b. Why: its principle object is to regulate the pope (profession of professional engineering) and govern its members so that the public interest may be served and protected
c. Additional Objectives: EMDS (establish, maintain & develop standards) of knowledge & skills among members EMDS of qualification and practice for the profession of engineering EMDS of professional ethics Promote public awareness of APEO To perform other duties as specified
d. Five Regions: Western (west of TO, P Credit, Niagara) West Central (west TO to Algoma) East Central (east TO to “, Peterborough) Eastern (Peterborough east) Northern (Algoma, Manitoulin North and West)
e. Composition: 18 members 3 elected at large, 2 from each of the 5 regions) 2 elected by Members as P-E and a VP 3 more, president, vice-president (from council or at general meeting), past-pres.
5. POPE: (same as professional engineering) + but does not include practicing as a natural scientist
Must be a PEng + COA to perform POPE
a. PEng Seal: Issued by Provincial Association Must sign, date and
2. Professional Engineering: any act of designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or supervising wherein the safeguarding of life, health, property or public welfare and that requires the application of engineering principles. (DCEARDS)
3. All Acts contain at least this:
a. Purpose of the Act
b. Legal definition of an engineer
c. Procedure of establishing the Association
d. Standards for admission
e. Procedures for establishing regulations
f. Procedures for establishing bylaws to govern the Association
g. Code of Ethics
h. Disciplinary procedures
4. PEO:
a. Who: any licensed member
b. Why: its principle object is to regulate the pope (profession of professional engineering) and govern its members so that the public interest may be served and protected
c. Additional Objectives: EMDS (establish, maintain & develop standards) of knowledge & skills among members EMDS of qualification and practice for the profession of engineering EMDS of professional ethics Promote public awareness of APEO To perform other duties as specified
d. Five Regions: Western (west of TO, P Credit, Niagara) West Central (west TO to Algoma) East Central (east TO to “, Peterborough) Eastern (Peterborough east) Northern (Algoma, Manitoulin North and West)
e. Composition: 18 members 3 elected at large, 2 from each of the 5 regions) 2 elected by Members as P-E and a VP 3 more, president, vice-president (from council or at general meeting), past-pres.
5. POPE: (same as professional engineering) + but does not include practicing as a natural scientist
Must be a PEng + COA to perform POPE
a. PEng Seal: Issued by Provincial Association Must sign, date and