Flashcards
PPE
Cards in this deck (102)
- 1At the time of building the great pyramids the term Master Builder and Architekton referred to people with similar skills T or FTrue
- 2Greek engineers perfected the use of the arch T or FFalse
- 3Before the Industrial Revolution, what professions were referred to as the 'black professions'?Law
Divinity
Medicine - 4The term electric century refers to what Century?20th Century
- 5Who was the queen of the hurricanes? (first female aircraft designer)Elizabeth Muriel Gregory
- 6Canada entered the space program with what launch?Alouette I
- 7Which single element of a profession ensures that all the remaining elelments are satisifed?License required by Legislation
- 8What should you know about your audience when presenting?Education level, Knowledge in your field of study and Interests
- 9What are the 'four R's' to think about when presenting?Reason
Reader
Restrictions
Research - 10What is the most effective use of language?Accurate
- 11List 'the five magic questions'1. What do you want to tell me?
2. Why does it matter?
3. How does it affect me?
4. How can it help me?
5. What can be done with this information? - 12Who is Engineers Canada?Conglomeration of engineering and regulatory bodies that represent the ten provinces and three territories of Canada
Engineers Canada is the voice of engineers in national and international affairs - 13What is the purpose of Engineers Canada?To unite the provincial and territorial regulators in the public's interest
- 14What is the objective of Engineers Canada?To foster regulatory excellence, build confidence in the profession, promote stability in practice, and protect the engineering term from misuse
- 15Liste the protected professional termsEngineer
Professional Engineer
P.Eng
Consulting Engineer
Engineering
Ingeniur
genie
ing.
ingenieur conseil
ingenierie - 16What is the PEO?Professional Engineers Ontario
Regulates the engineering practice in Ontario - 17How does PEO regulate the profession?1. Admission
2. Enforcement
3. Discipline - 18Most popular engineering discipline in Canada?Mechanical
Civil
Electrical - 19What is engineering?Application of scientific knowledge for the benefit of society
- 20The three principles of Professional Engineering PracticeAny act of
1. Designing, composing, evaluating, advising, directing or supervising
2. Wherein the safeguard of life, health property or the public welfare is concerned
3. Requiring the application of engineering principles - 21List the PEO code of ethicsPractitioners shall:
-Regard the public welfare as paramount
-Enhance public regard for the profession
-Express only well-founded opinions
-Act as a faithful agent or trustee
-Disclose conflicts of interest immediately
-Cooperate with other professionals
-Review another professional's work with only that professionals knowledge
-Not cause damage to another profesional's reputation
-Not pay or accept bribes or commissions
-Give proper credit for engineering work
-Expose unprofessional, dishonest or unethical conduct by other practitioners - 22List the five steps to becoming a licensed engineer in Canada1. Acceptable engineering education
2. PPE in law and ethics
3. Be a person of good character
4. References from all supervisors and one P.Eng
5. 48 months acceptable engineering experience with 12 in Canada - 23Does 12 months of pre-graduation experience count toward acceptable engineering experience?Yes, once 50% of courses are completed and signed off by relevant supervisor
- 24List 6 traits associated with being an ethical engineer-Regard the public welfare as paramount
-Enhance public regard for the profession
-Express only well-founded opinions
-Act as a faithful agent or trustee
-Disclose conflicts of interest immediately
-Cooperate with other professionals
-Review another professional's work with only that professionals knowledge
-Not cause damage to another profesional's reputation
-Not pay or accept bribes or commissions
-Give proper credit for engineering work
-Expose unprofessional, dishonest or unethical conduct by other practitioners - 25List the 5 requirements of engineering experience1. Application of theory
2. Practical experience
3. Management of Engineering
4. Communication Skills
5. Social Implications of engineering - 26List some gray (doubtful) areas of engineering experience1. Cross-discipline candidates
2. Techniician/ administartion
3. Quality activities
4. Patent agents
5. Teaching
6. Construction
7. Sales representative - 27What is the difference between SMP and EIT?Student Mentorship Program (SMP) is the PEO outreach to students
Engingeer In Training (EIT) is a designation eligible to be had by graduates of accrediated programs that shows ones efforts towards becoming a P.Eng - 28Engineering become a profession in Canada in?1887
- 29Does being a licensed engineer qualify a person to offer or engage in providing services to the public?No, a certificate of authorization is also required
- 30Engineering in Ontario is..A self regulated profession
- 31Is negligence considered professional miscinduct?Yes
- 32Public welfare is...Paramount
- 33Can a member of a profession be directly punished for a breach of code of ethics?No
- 34Teleological ethics is __ basedVirtue
- 35Breifly explain Teleological ethics and its drawbacksQuestioning what one should do to live a good life snf how a system works to reach a defined end
Dawbacks: Rules and obligations - 36John Locke is __ basedRights
- 37Briefly explain RIghts-based ethics and its drawbacksPromotion of one's full liberty through reasoning. It's one's right to use reason to move view of how one wants to live.
Social contract to the government
Respne to unjust class structures and authoritarian rule
Drawbacs: conflict between parties wishing their right takes precednt over the other - 38Deontological ethics is __ basedDuty
- 39Briefly describe duty based ethics and its drawbacksUniversal application and respect for others. Personal conviction, private freedoms, and obligation. Evaluation of these ethics asks if it negative provided it was a universal law.
Drawbacks: poses personal conviction over desires - 40Utilitarian ethics are __ basedconsequence
- 41Briefly explain consequence-based ethics and its drawbacksGreatest good for greatest number
Cost of action
Bennifits of action
Do the bennifits outweigh the costs
"Maximizing the satisfaction of personal desire or social golas"
Drawbacks: Excludes minorities - 42To be considered misconduct what code of wthics section must be breached?77(2) g
- 43Define code of ethics 77(2) gEngineering code of ethics 77(2) g states one is not committing professional misconduct if only code of ethics is breached unless in breach of 77(2) j
- 44Define code of ethics 77(2) jViolation of ethics considered misconduct if action is disgraceful, dishonorable, or unprofessional enough
- 45Does civil law apply across Canada?No, only in quebec
- 46Common law applies in?Ontario
- 47Does criminal law apply across Canada?Yes
- 48Define common and civil lawLaws concerning non-criminal acts in ontario and quebec
- 49Define Tort LawCorrection of a civil wrong.
Compensate the plaintiff rather than punishing defendant - 50Does negligence fall under tort lawYes
- 51List the four major points of legal expectation for negligence as a practitionerDuty of care owed
Breach of duty of care
Damages result of the breach
Damages reasonably forseeable at time of breach - 52how is duty and standard of care measuredby professional standard of the time
- 53What are the 2 elements to a breach of contract?1. Existence of a contract
2. Breach of the contract - 54What is the term of a patent?20 years
- 55Is computer software patentable in Canada?Yes
- 56Does an inventor always own his/her invention?No, a clause may exist in the employee's contract at place of work
- 57Does industrial design focus on the function or appearance?Optimizes the appearence and manufacturability of a function
- 58Can trademark prtoect the functionalit of a product?No, it serves as identificationfor a function
- 59Does the employment standards act apply to engineers?Yes
- 60What are the five exemptions towards professional engineers in the ESA?1. Hours of work and and eating periods
2. Overtime
3. Minimum wage
4. Public holiday
5. Vacation with pay - 61Does the Labour Relations Act (LRA) allow engineers to form unions?No
- 62Does the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) apply to engineers?Yes
- 63What are the three instances that cause and P.Eng to be in violation of the OHSA?In violation of the act if negligently or incompetently:
Gives advice or certification under the act
Results in worder endangerment - 64What is due diligence?Knowing workplace hazards and legal obligation
Developing
Communicating
Training
Clarifying
Enforcing
Documenting - 65How is harassment defined?Unwelcome comments or cinduct
- 66O.Reg 857 s(7)Professional engineers have duty to ensure the safety of designs, certify mechanisms, pre start health and safety reviews
- 67What is the annual immigration to Canada?250, 000
- 68Origin of most immigrants?Asia
- 69How many acts protect diversity in Canada?4
- 70What does health and safety trump?Human rights
- 71Percentage of Aboriginal people in Canada?4.3 %
- 72Disabled peoples unemployment rate?49 %
- 73What does CDE stand for?Conference on DIversity in Engineering
- 74Percentage of engineers in Canada who are foreign trained?12 %
- 75Percentage of female engineering students?20 %
- 76Percentage of female engineers?14 %
- 77Define greenwashingImplying superior sustainability over another product
- 78Name the three types of sustainability1. Economic
2. Social
3. Environmental - 79Define ecological footprintThe quantification of the sustainability of product or service. The ratio of consumption to replacement
- 80Does Canada and the US exceed their defined biocapacity?No
- 81carrying capacity of the earth?3-13 billion people
- 82What is limited temporal scope?We are running out of time to achieve sustainability
- 83Does limited spatial scope affect Life cycle Assesment (LCA)?Yes
- 84What is LCA used for?Assesing enviromental impacts associated with with product life. From cradle to grave.
- 85If your action affects the environment. You are to __know the law
- 86What does the Ontario Envronmental Protection Act (OEPA) cover?Approvals
Emissions
Waste management - 87What is the Green Energy Act?Implemented by Ontario
Encourages investment in renewable energy sources - 88Define conflictWhen one perceives the actions of another to be a threat to their interests
- 89Unresolved conflict causesDiminished morale
Impaired working relationships
Increased stress
Lower productivity - 90Principled negotiationCollaborative
- 91Does collaborative resolution have to be voluntary?No
- 92Important collaborative skillsActive listening
Non-defensive response
Convey respect and empathy - 93Goal of collaborative processmake conflict productive
- 94Name the types of businessSole proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation - 95Three types of partnershipGeneral
Limited
Limited Liability - 96Creditors can claim against one's personal assets in sole proprietorship or partnership in addition to the business'True
- 97In an LLP who is responsible for negligence claimsThe individual partner
- 98In a corporation, who pays the tax on the profits?The corporation
- 99Who is responsible for any liability in a corporation?The corporation
- 100Are shareholders liable in a corporation?yes, up to their value of share
- 101Consent is required in a request for informationDepends on the relationship, may be directly needed or implied
- 102List five principles in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)1. Each organization is to have a privacy officer
2. Organization must be transparent
3. Organizations must obtain consent
4. Information collected must be accurate
5. Users of organizations must be able to access their information