Submitted by: Sherdil Khan Roll#:(17-EE-049) Section: D

PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND ETHICS

QUIZZ
Disputes arise over how a person becomes or should become a member of an accepted
profession. Such disputes often occur in engineering. Each of the following has been
proposed as a criterion for being a “professional engineer” in the United States. Assess
these definitions to determine which, if any, captures what you think should be part of
the meaning of “engineers.”

a. Earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering at a school approved by the Accreditation

Board for Engineering and Technology. (If applied in retrospect, this would rule out
Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla.)

ANS: We are living in a different era and time but that doesn't mean that in our time we
should have a more substantial amount of proof to be considered as engineers. Still, those
who have attain license because of their hard work and consistency as a student should also
give credits. It just means to say that they are more capable of learning fast. Leonardo da
Vinci, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla are few people who attained this achievement
without any degree knowledge because of so much hard work and dedication. Not all of us
can carry that path so degree is mandotary.

b. Performing work commonly recognized as what engineers do. (This rules out many
engineers who have become fulltime managers but embraces some people who do not
hold engineering degrees.)

ANS: Just like my uncle who is considered as a professional in the field of civil engineering
but doesn't have a degree, I think it is just right to recognize him as a professional in his own
profession considering that he acquired a lot of skill through experiences and also know a lot
of people because of his interaction between different companies that he worked

c. In the United States, being officially registered and licensed as a professional engineer
(PE). Becoming registered typically includes: (1) passing the Engineer-in-Training
Examination or Professional Engineer Associate Examination shortly before or after
graduation from an engineering school, (2) working four to five years at responsible
engineering, (3) passing a professional examination, and (4) paying the requisite
registration fees. (Only those engineers whose work directly affects public safety and
who sign official documents such as drawings for buildings are required to be registered
as PEs. Engineers who practice in manufacturing or teach at engineering schools are
exempt. Nevertheless, many acquire their PE licenses out of respect for the profession
or for prestige.)

ANS: This situation may have a lot of perspective depending on how a person will perceive
the system. I think this is not all bad, although in some way it might mean that only a high-
status person could be a professional by license, it still reflects that there are certain
regulation and proper way on doing things. I believe all things should have a good system for
it to be beneficial, good and somewhat make it easier for the people. Nowadays, not just the
prestige has the right to attain such degree in learning. Some less privileged people can now
acquire such high degree of license because of their hard work and skills and I believe that in
our time, the system will not or should not be limited. So, as long as we continue to strive
hard and go higher, we don’t need to look up to someone that has more money than us,
because in some way, we can surpass them.

d. Acting in morally responsible ways while practicing engineering. The standards for
responsible conduct might be those specified in engineering codes of ethics or an even
fuller set of valid standards. (This rules out scoundrels, no matter how creative they
may be in the practice of engineering.)

ANS: It is just right to prohibit the scoundrels because obviously, no matter how good they
are, if they can’t overcome their behavior, they cannot work well with other engineers.