COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
ASSIGNMENT I
(REPLACEMENT FINAL EXAMINATION)
SEMESTER 1 2020 / 2021
PROGRAMME
: Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Computer and Communication Engineering
(Honours)
SUBJECT CODE
: COEB422 / COEB3012
SUBJECT
: Engineers in Society
DATE
: 27th October 2020
DURATION
: 2.00PM, 27th October till 2.00PM, 3rd November 2020
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.
This paper contains TWO (2) questions.
2.
Answer ALL questions.
3.
Write all answers by using the official provided answer template.
4.
Write answer to each question on a new page.
5.
Provide references for ALL cited information and data.
6.
Plagiarism value via Turnitin must be below 10%.
7.
Minimum number of words is 1,500 words for 15 marks.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF TWO (2) PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING
THIS COVER PAGE
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COEB422 / COEB3012, Semester 1, 2020/2021
QUESTION 1 [15 MARKS]
Questions (a) and (b) below relate to assessing the route to become a professional engineer
using IEM Corporate Membership. You are require to write one article that can use to answer
both (a) and (b). Your answer must include (but not limited to) Washington Accord, BEM,
IEM, EAC and Registration of Engineers Act (REA) 1967 (Amendment 2015).
(a) Explain the key process and main elements of route to professional engineer using
corporate membership of IEM as well as challenges that candidate may faces.
[8 marks]
(b) Recommend various ways to overcome such challenges, which are listed in part (a)
above.
[7 marks]
QUESTION 2 [15 MARKS]
“The IEM Regulations on Professional Conduct speaks against active self-promotion and
advertisement. In what ways would such restraint enhance the stature of engineers as
professionals? More importantly, given the advent of the information technology age, how
would any violation of the IEM Regulations on Professional Conduct be detected and dealt
with?”
Using the scenario given above as example, you are require to write one article that can use to
answer both (a) and (b) as following.
(a) Explain the professional and ethical responsibility based on IEM Code of Professional
Conduct on effective implementation of Engineers Act 1967 (Amendment 2015) in the
practice of Engineering in Malaysia.
[8 marks]
(b) Evaluate and outline the impacts of failure on effective implementation of this Act.
[7 marks]
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