.4.5 HOW TO APPROACH LAW/ETHICS PROBLEMS

1. Identify major events and issues.

2. State the applicable laws and precedents.

3. Apply legal principles and precedents to analyze the situation.

4. Consider possible outcomes.

5. Recommend an action.

3.4.4.1 - Ethics Questions

1. a) In Britain the practice of professional engineering is unregulated; in the United States it is state regulated; how is it regulated in Canada? Elaborate on your answer with references to the Professional Engineers Act and the Regulation made thereunder.

b) The association of Professional Engineers of Ontario is the self-regulating organization responsible for the practice of engineering in Ontario. What is the principle objective of the organization?

c) To become licensed to practice professional engineering in Ontario you must meet certain requirements. Discuss briefly the five most significant of these.

d) What is the difference between a limited licence and a temporary licence in the practice of professional engineering?

e) You are a practising professional engineer in a manufacturing company. Your division of the company has been transferred into Ontario from Manitoba. What must you do, if anything, to continue your engineering work under these circumstances?

f) How is the practice of professional engineering regulated in the Province of Ontario?