Professional Engineering Practice Course Introduction

Mike C. Stewart, J.D., M.A.Sc., P.Eng Fariborz Taghipour, PhD, P.Eng

APSC 450

Mike.stewart@ubc.ca Tel: 778-986-4818

Course website: https://connect.ubc.ca/

Fariborz.taghipour@ubc.ca Tel: 778-875-7414

Agenda

• About me • About Dr. Taghipour • What to expect over the next 12 weeks • Many many convincing reasons for you to

attend lectures

Introductions

Introductions

Mike.stewart@ubc.ca Tel: 778-986-4818

Call me Mike, Prof Mike, Prof Stewart…just not Mark

Engineering

Designed and built waste gas (flare gas) to power facilities in Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan

Research

• Designed and built fluidized bed reactors for coal (Ottawa) and biomass (UBC)

Lawyering

www.ataclaw.ca ATAC Law Corporation

• Engineering law • Professional liability • Intellectual Property • Administrative Tribunals

Persuasive Communication

how to party

• Lan tournament circa 2004 (Counter-Strike 1.6)

Mike

Why am I here? How to emulate a clown

This class is about three things

• Law • Ethics • Professionalism • And within professionalism:

– Communication – Presentation – Entrepreneurship – Decision Making

Why you think you shouldn’t be here

• “I don’t need to learn ethics. I am ethical!” • I’m not a lawyer nor will I ever become one. • There aren’t any equations. • I would rather watch pikachu vape on insta

Why you want to be here (#1)

• Your brain doesn’t always do what you think it’s doing.

• A simple problem… A ball and a bat.

Why you’re here

• A Ball and a Bat cost $1.10. The Bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much is the Ball?

A ball and a bat problem

• A Ball and a Bat cost $1.10. The Bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much is the Ball?

The point is: you may think you are doing the right thing, but we are so often deceived by our wonderful brains.

X + (X + 1.00) = 1.10

Why you want to be here #2: It pays to be a Professional

• Credibility • Community • Continuous learning • Satisfaction with job and life

It pays to be a Professional (literally)

https://www.apeg.bc.ca/Careers/Compensation-Survey

Fariborz Taghipour

• Research @ UBC • Industry experience • International experience • Photographer

• Engineer… and not a

lawyer… so, Ethics.

What Veresk Bridge story tell us?

• Fear that the train wouldn’t be able to pass!

• The engineer and his family stood under it when the first train passed!!!

Engineering Ethics & Law…………why needed?

• Obligations by engineers to society, to their clients, & to the profession.

• It is important to know the rules of the game

Engineering related issues • Engineering related accidents:

– The Bhopal disaster……………. + 500,000 were exposed to gas 8,000 died in 2W & +8,000 later

– Canada: • Bridge collapse QC 1907: 75 deaths • Ocean Ranger NF 1982: 84 deaths

• Engineering related concerns: – Global warming, internet & privacy,

pipeline, mining, food engineering

• Technology is not necessarily or always good – Examples: Automobile; cellphone

• There is more to Eng. than technology alone – elements of law, business, safety,

psychology, philosophy, etc.

Engineering…..is it all technology?

Evaluation

Assignments Part 1 and 2

• Part 1: Individual Assignment – Choose a topic, persuade your audience to do what you want them to do

• Part 2: Group assignment – in groups of 5, create a video based on ONE of the 5 individual assignments in the group

Assignments Part 1 and 2

• YOUR FIRST TASK: Find your groups. Submit groups of 5 to TA Caroline Giacomin, cgiaco@mail.ubc.ca

• Names and Student numbers for each • Must have 5 group members. • If you do not have 5 group members, you will

be assigned a group on the deadline. • Deadline to submit group: FEB 17 (same day

that Part 1 is due)

Schedule (Tentative) Date Lecturer Affiliation Lecture

Jan 4, Weds. Mike Stewart & Fariborz Taghipour UBC Introduction to APSC 450

Jan 6, Fri Michael Isaacson UBC The Role of APEG BC Jan 11, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Introduction to the Legal System, Torts Jan 13, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC Communication and Presentation Jan 18, Weds. Fariborz Taghipour UBC Ethics & Engineering Jan 20, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC Negligence Jan 25, Weds. Greg Miller Lindsay Kenney When Things Go Wrong Jan 27, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC The Act and APEGBC Code of Ethics Feb 1, Weds. Fariborz Taghipour UBC Conflict of Interest//Whistle-Blowing Feb 3, Fri. Mike Volker VANTEC/SFU Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Feb 8, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

Feb 10, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC Quiz; Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Aboriginal Law

Feb 15, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Employment Law in BC Feb 17, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC Contracts; Assignment pt. 1 due Feb 22, Weds. Midterm Break Feb 24, Fri. Midterm Break

Mar 1, Weds Amrit Toor Intech Engineeing Engineering in Practice: Forensic Engineering

Mar 3, Fri. Craig Wallace SHK When Things Go Wrong - Part 2

Mar 8, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Business, Corporate Structures, Legal Issues in Startups

Mar 10, Fri. Mike Stewart UBC Decision Making Mar 15, Weds. Brian Hutchinson National Post SNC Lavalin

Mar 17, Fri. Michael Slater Slater Vecchio Persuasive Communication and Presentation

Mar 22, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Cognitive Biases

Mar 24, Fri. Ross Beatty Alterra Power Engineering in Practice: Alternative Energy & Assignment pt. 2 Due

Mar 29, Weds. Mike Stewart UBC Presentations

Mar 31, Fri. Mike Stewart & Fariborz Taghipour UBC Review

Assessment

• In-class Quiz (Feb 10) 15% • Assignment Part 1 – Plan 10% • Assignment Part 2 – Presentation 25% • Final Exam* 50% 100%

*You must pass the final exam to pass the course

Quiz on Feb 10

• You must bring your laptop to class • Open book • You must be able to log into CWL and access

the course page • You must be present in class with your laptop

to write the quiz • No exceptions

UBC Connect

Sage advice from an older sister

• Do one: go to class, or do the readings

• Sadly (luckily?) there are not many readings in this class (but there is one next for class!)

• Next Class: Dr. Isaacson on APEGBC – READING: Becoming an EIT.pdf on CONNECT

Why you want to be here #3:

• “Love this course” • “…One of the best I’ve ever had…” • “I don’t want to miss a class”

-Anonymous student’s feedback

Important Details Summary

• Mike Stewart – Email mike.stewart@ubc.ca • Fariborz Taghipour Email fariborz.taghipour@ubc.ca • I have no Office! Office hours by appointment – Call

me 778-986-4818. Really, you can call me. • Course website: https://connect.ubc.ca/ • There is a quiz on Feb 10 worth 15% of your mark • You must pass the final exam to pass the course