cer 84 CONFIDENTIAL {seta | UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia France Institute FINAL EXAMINATION JANUARY 2015 SESSION SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT TITLE, NCB10202 ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM. LEVEL : BACHELOR TIME / DURATION + 09.00 AM ~ 11.00 AM (2 HOURS) DATE : 27 MAY 2015 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES L 2. 3 5. Please read the instructions given in the question paper CAREFULLY. This question paper is printed on one side of the paper. This question paper consists of FOUR (4) questions. Answer all FOUR (4) questions Write the answer in the answer booklet provided. Answer all questions in English. THERE ARE 5 PRINTED PAGES IN THIS QUESTIONS PAPER.JANUARY 2015 CONFIDENTIAL INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL FOUR (4) questions. Question 1 Professionalism is a way of life, and a professional person is one who engages in an activity that requires a specialised and comprehensive education, and is motivated by a strong desire to serve humanity and community. (a) Discuss the importance of professionalism in engineering students. (7 marks) (b) Discuss possible ways on how engineering students can gain/ obtained/ get the involvement of community in undertaking a project. (8 marks) (©) Suggest how engineering students in a university environment can equip and prepare themselves to professionally serve the community. (10 marks) NCB 10202 ENGINEERING PRACTISE ANDPROFESSIONALISM PAGE 1 OF 4JANUARY 2015, CONFIDENTIAL Question 2 Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. Someone with critical thinking skills is able to understand the logical connections between ideas to solve problems. (a) Discuss the characteristics of a critical-thinker that can lead to creative ideas. (7 marks) (b) Presenting innovative ideas to others require a great deal of knowledge, skills and practice. Suggest some useful methods to be considered in expl ng new ideas to others. (8 marks) (©) Engineering students will have to present their individual engineering project to assessors as part of the requirements in Engineering Final Year Project. The project presentation will discuss some engineering concepts and results gained from experiments to support the understanding of the concepts. Suggest how student could innovatively plan for his/ her success in presenting the ideas/ finding during this Project Presentation. (10 marks) [NCB 10202 ENGINEERING PRACTISE ANDPROFESSIONALISM PAGE 20F 4JANUARY 2015, CONFIDENTIAL Question 3 In performing experiments, errors can occur in taking measurements and readings. The errors can lead to different conclusions and the understanding of engineering and technical concepts. (@) Propose some steps to be taken by engineering students to reduce errors in conducting laboratory experiments. (7 marks) (b) Give two (2) examples of graph plotting (type of graph) commonly used presenting the findings from laboratory experiments, Explain the characteristics of each type of graph mentioned. (8 marks) (©) Discuss how statistical analysis that includes graph plotting and error analysis can help engineering students to present the findings in laboratory report/ submission. (10 marks) NCB 10202 ENGINEERING PRACTISE ANDPROFESSIONALISM PAGE3 OF 4JANUARY 2015, CONFIDENTIAL Question 4 (a) Select and discuss TWO (2) important characteristics of a leader. (7 marks) (b) Discuss how Teamwork can be the core values in ensuring the success of a project. (8 marks) (©) As the Council Member of the Student Representative Council (Jawatankuasa Perwakilan Mahasiswa, JPM) undertaking the Academic portfolio, you and the Team are required to support the university Management to improve the academic performance of Students, Suggest and discuss activities to be considered to achieve this goal. (10 marks) END OF QUESTION [NCB 10202 ENGINEERING PRACTISE ANDPROFESSIONALISM PAGE 4 OF 4