ENGR 4760

ASSIGNMENT #1
Due 3 February 2017:11:59pm
25 Marks
Part I: Give short, concise answers to each of the following
questions:
1.1 [4] Under what two circumstances could the lead engineer have been
charged for negligence in the Quebec Bridge disaster?
1.2 [2] What two things must always accompany the engineers seal?
1.3 [2] List two situations where a person who is not a member of the PEO may
practice professional engineering.

1.4 [2] What is the role of the Council of the Association? How does one become
a member of it?
1.5 [4] Relative to the PEO, what is the purpose of a Certificate of Authorization?
How is one obtained? What is its approximate cost? How many are open
today?
1.6 [3] Name six conditions that must hold for an entity to become a licenced
engineer in Ontario.

Part II: Case Study [8]

Mr. Anan (P.Eng.) works for an engineering consulting firm, Company Zina,
which specializes in waste water management. Company Zina recently finished
work for the small town of Springfield and has now been contracted to do work
for another town, Magden, in an adjoining municipality where the general
environment, soil conditions, and waste water management options are similar.
As part of Mr. Anans responsibilities, he will have to produce an interim report
outlining the environmental analysis and proposed solutions for the town of
Magden.

Mr. Anan knows that he has some important family commitments around the
time of the scheduled interim report and, as a result, he may have a difficult time
meeting his family commitments and at the same time meeting the reports
deadline. Mr. Anans supervisor suggests that since Company Zina prepared
the report for Springfield, and the analysis of the Magden conditions are likely to
be similar, Mr. Anan could save time to help meet the deadline by copying the
field data and analysis of the Springfield report into the Magden report.

Questions:

1. What is the dilemma for the Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)?

2. Which duties of the Professional Engineer are in conflict?
3. What is a reasonable decision and course of action?
4. What is a similar situation that students might face?