Question and Answer for Engineering Ethics
1) engineering as a professional : a) Differentiate between Job and Professional
Job stands for "just over broke" thus requiring minimal education and one with little to no experience will suffice to get the job done. One can easily be replaced at a job.
Profession is a commitment to a higher level of education where on must attend and acquire skilled training. A profession requires critical thinking skills.
Profession vs Job
* The field in which a person works is referred to as his profession while the role he is performing relates to his job. * Thus a person who has received a degree in law performs the job of a lawyer being in the legal profession * A profession is bigger than a job that a person can keep on changing * A profession has many jobs and a job is only a part of a profession.
b) Criteria for Professional
I. Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing professionally. II. Excellent manual/practical and literary skills in relation to profession. III. High quality work in (examples): creations, products, services, presentations, consultancy, primary/other research, administrative, marketing, photography or other work endeavors. IV. A high standard of professional ethics, behavior and work activities while carrying out one's profession (as an employee, self-employed person, career, enterprise, business, company, or partnership/associate/colleague, etc.). V. Reasonable work morale and motivation. Having interest and desire to do a job well as holding positive attitude towards the profession are important elements in attaining a high level of professionalism. VI. A professional is an expert who is a master in a specific field.
c) Difference between engineering and other professions.
Difference between scientist and engineer
I. Scientists develop theories to understand the nature, and engineers apply that knowledge to solve real world problems
Job stands for "just over broke" thus requiring minimal education and one with little to no experience will suffice to get the job done. One can easily be replaced at a job.
Profession is a commitment to a higher level of education where on must attend and acquire skilled training. A profession requires critical thinking skills.
Profession vs Job
* The field in which a person works is referred to as his profession while the role he is performing relates to his job. * Thus a person who has received a degree in law performs the job of a lawyer being in the legal profession * A profession is bigger than a job that a person can keep on changing * A profession has many jobs and a job is only a part of a profession.
b) Criteria for Professional
I. Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing professionally. II. Excellent manual/practical and literary skills in relation to profession. III. High quality work in (examples): creations, products, services, presentations, consultancy, primary/other research, administrative, marketing, photography or other work endeavors. IV. A high standard of professional ethics, behavior and work activities while carrying out one's profession (as an employee, self-employed person, career, enterprise, business, company, or partnership/associate/colleague, etc.). V. Reasonable work morale and motivation. Having interest and desire to do a job well as holding positive attitude towards the profession are important elements in attaining a high level of professionalism. VI. A professional is an expert who is a master in a specific field.
c) Difference between engineering and other professions.
Difference between scientist and engineer
I. Scientists develop theories to understand the nature, and engineers apply that knowledge to solve real world problems