Engineering Professional Practice New Course Syllabus - Pokhara University

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CVL 440 Engineering Professional Practice Course Syllabus - Pokhara University BCE/BCRE

1. Course Description

This course is designed to provide students the real-world knowledge of the engineering professional practice (EPP). The completion of this course will help students to realize and comply with professional ethics, behavior and liabilities, interdisciplinary relation, dispute management, and intellectual property rights.

2. Course Objectives

The general objectives of course are:

  • To acquaint professional engineers with a strong sense of professional and social responsibility
  • To enable them to make informed decisions to meet public aspiration in an interdisciplinary nature of engineering projects
  • To inform about the ethical, and legal compliance in engineering projects

3. Content in Detail

Specific Objectives Contents
Familiarize with environment, society and engineering
Unit 1: Society and Engineering (4 hrs)
  • 1.1 Role of engineers in society
  • 1.2 Common sense knowledge and processed knowledge
  • 1.3 Stakeholder mapping and analysis
  • 1.4 Consensus building for project implementation
  • 1.5 Social and cultural dynamics of the project implementation
Apprehend the professional ethics and ethical decision making
Unit 2: Professional Ethics (4 hrs)
  • 2.1 Definition of Ethics, Engineering Ethics
  • 2.2 Codes of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • 2.3 Ethical Dilemmas and moral relativism
  • 2.4 Ethical Decision-Making
  • 2.5 Ethical liability
  • 2.6 Ethical issues and challenges
Identify the roles of professional Associations and Engineering Council
Unit III: Roles of Professional Organizations (4 hrs)
  • 3.1 Statutory organizations
  • 3.2 Nepal Engineering Council (NEC)
  • 3.3 NEC- objectives and Scope
  • 3.4 NEC-code of conduct
  • 3.5 NEC- Licensing Process
  • 3.6 NEC Membership (general and PE)
  • 3.7 Non-statuary organizations
  • 3.8 Local and international professional societies
  • 3.9 Membership in professional societies
Specific Objectives Contents
Know the relevant legal framework in Engineering Practice
Unit IV: Legal Framework for Professional Practice (8 hrs)
  • 4.1 Relevant legal framework and provision
  • 4.2 Legal process of registering and operating engineering firms
  • 4.3 Types of professional negligence
  • 4.4 Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
  • 4.5 Legal penalties and incentives
To be able to manage dispute during professional practice
Unit V: Conflict and Dispute Management (4 hrs)
  • 5.1 Concept of conflicts and disputes
  • 5.2 Conflicts and disputes: Types and sources
  • 5.3 Conflict resolution Techniques
  • 5.4 Dispute resolution Techniques
Review and interprets different cases relevant to engineering profession
Unit VI: Case studies (6 hrs)
  • Case studies related to professional practice, dispute and conflict management, ethical, code compliance and other related areas of EPP

4. Methods of Instruction

Lecture, group discussion, assignment, report development, presentation

5. Evaluation System and Students' Responsibilities

Evaluation System

In addition to the formal exam(s) conducted by the Office of the Controller of Examination of Pokhara University, the internal evaluation of a student may consist of class attendance, class participation, quizzes, assignments, presentations, written exams, etc.

Internal Evaluation

Component Weightage Marks
Theory
Attendance and Class Participation 20% 10
Quizzes, Assignments, Test 20% 10
Internal Assessment 60% 30
Total Internal 50
Semester End Examination 50

Full Marks: 50 + 50 = 100

Unit-wise Marks Allocation

Chapter Lecture Hours Marks
I 5 15
II 4 15
III 4 15
IV 9 30
V 3 10
VI 5 15
Total 30 100

Students' Responsibilities

Each student must secure at least 45% marks in the internal evaluation with 80% attendance in the class to appear in the Semester End Examination. Failing to obtain such score will be given NOT QUALIFIED (NQ) and the student will not be eligible to appear in the End-Term examinations. Students are advised to attend all the classes and complete all the assignments within the specified time period. If a student does not attend the class(es), it is his/her sole responsibility to cover the topic(s) taught during the period. If a student fails to attend a formal exam, quiz, test, etc. there won't be any provision for a re-exam.

6. Prescribed Books and References

Text Book

  • Whitbeck, C. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research. Cambridge University Press.

References

  • Morrison, Carson and Hughes, Philip. Professional Engineering Practice – Ethical Aspects. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.

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CVL 440 - Engineering Professional Practice Course Syllabus

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