Engg 400

The Practice of the Engineering Profession


Description

The technical and professional duties and responsibilities of the engineer; the ethics of the engineering profession; technical and professional organizations. The role of the engineer in the social environment including elements of equity, concepts of sustainable development and environmental stewardship, public and worker safety and health considerations including the context of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. Note: Restricted to fourth-year traditional and fifth-year co-op engineering students. Must be taken in last term of program.

Learning Outcomes

Have increased knowledge on the different aspects of the profession (Act, registrations, compliance, licensing requirements)
Have increased knowledge on the ceremony of the calling of the engineer
Recognize and support the need for the responsibilities of an engineer towards society, others’ health and safety, environmental stewardship, sustainability concepts and the relation of these to continuing professional development and career opportunities; be ready and willing to apply these concepts in their personal and professional lives
Have increased knowledge of and critically judge situations that fall under the APEGA code of ethics and recall possible disciplinary actions
Recognize and judge situations with ethical implications, argue the ethical nature of the situations, and justify a decision in such a situation
Have increased knowledge about concepts of intellectual property
Appreciate and indicate their current knowledge base in areas of engineering education

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
1 0/1 0/1 1 12.6
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 100 0 0

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  • A knowledge base for engineering
  • Problem analysis
  • Investigation
  • Design
  • Use of engineering tools
  • Individual and team work
  • Communication skills
  • Professionalism
  • Impact of engineering on society and the environment
  • Ethics and equity
  • Economics and project management
  • Life-long learning


Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2024/2025 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2024/2025 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2023/2024 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2023/2024 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2022/2023 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2022/2023 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2021/2022 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2021/2022 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2020/2021 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2020/2021 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2019/2020 - Winter - Pete-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Pete - Year 4
2019/2020 - Winter - Mining - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Enve - Year 4
2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 4

Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Instructor P.Eng
B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Instructor P.Eng
B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng