ENGR 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Professional Engineers Ontario, The Employer, Professional Code Of Quebec
24 Oct 2017
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Professionals in the ancient world: professions in the present sense were absent in the ancient world, lawyers and doctors were often not organized as professions, a professional was a person who professed his/her faith publicly. Organization of medieval professions: guilds: associations of craftsmen in a trade, craftsmen: masters of a craft and owned businesses that produced goods or services. The attribute of skill: individuals must exert considerable effort in acquiring varied and intellectually demanding techniques and practices, individuals must undergo an extensive and formal education to acquire these skills. The attribute of advancing public welfare: if professionals practice in an ethical fashion, they make a significant contribution to improving the welfare of citizens. There is implied the application of the highest standards of excellence in the education fields prerequisite to the calling, in the performance of services, and in the ethical conduct of its members.
