QUESTION
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Professio Professionali nalism sm cannot cannot be taught taught by regurgita regurgitating ting the IEM regulation regulations s on profession professional al conduct nor by memoriing a set of rules! "o you agree #ith the statement and #hy$
Introduc duction
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The Institution of Engineer Malaysia %IEM& is a society established to promote and ad'ance the Science and Profession of Engineering in any or all its disciplines and to facilitate the e(change of information and ideas related to Engineering! The IEM come up #ith the 'ision #hich aims to be the premier professional Organiation pi'otal achie'ing )ision *+*+! One of the ob,ecti'e of IEM is to promote honourable practice and professional eti-uette among members of The Institution and to achie'e the ob,ecti'e. IEM had create the regulations on profes professio sional nal conduc conduct! t! The The regula regulatio tion n on profes professio sional nal condu conduct ct is a /ode /ode of Profe Professi ssiona onall /onduct designed to co'er all e'entualities must necessarily be #ritten in general terms e(pressing broad ethical principles! 0lmost e'ery case of doubt as to the proper course of action action re-uired re-uired to confor conform m to the /ode /ode of Profes Professio sional nal /onduc /onductt arises arises from from a confli conflict ct bet#een a member1s personal interest and his duty to others! 2egul 2egulati ations ons iss issued ued by the /ounci /ouncill to interp interpret ret the /ode /ode indica indicate te the manner manner in #hich #hich members are re-uired to conduct themsel'es in a number of situations that are fre-uently encountered! 3or e(ample. the regulations. basically. re-uire members to uphold the dignity of the profession. be honest and fair to all parties. ensure #or4s constitute no danger. do not ,eopar ,eopardi die e the benefi benefits ts of his fello# fello# engine engineers ers!! In other other situat situation ions. s. member members s are are re-uired to order their conduct in accordance #ith the principle that. in any conflict bet#een a member member1s 1s person personal al intere interest st and and fair fair and honest honest dealin dealing g #ith #ith other other member members s of the commun community ity.. his duty duty to the commun community ity must must pre'a pre'ail! il! The 2egul 2egulati ations ons on Profe Professi ssiona onall /onduct are made by the /ouncil under Section I5 of the 6yla#s! In these regulations 7member1 means a member of any grade referred to in Section II of the 6yla#s. and 7employer1 includes 7client1! 7client1! 6y memoriing this set of regulations and rules. though cannot ensure professionalism of an engine engineer er.. these these rules rules are are introd introduct uction ion and basic basic -ualif -ualifyin ying g re-uir re-uireme ement nt and essent essential ial guidelines that all members must remember! 0fter memoriing and understand them #ith heart. there are certain aspects are also much desired to attain professionalism of the engineers!
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Professionalism cannot be taught by regurgitating the IEM 2egulations on Professional /onduct nor by memoriing a set of rules! 9es. I do agree #ith this statement! 8hat is the definition of professional! Professional person is one #ho engages in an acti'ity that re-uires as specialised and comprehensi'e education. and is moti'ated by a strong desire to ser'e humanity! Professional thin4s and acts in a manner that brings fa'our upon the indi'idual and the entire profession! Professional. besides technically competent. shall ha'e a positi'e attitude to#ard life that is continually reinforced by educational accomplishment and professional ser'ice! Professionalism is a #ay of thin4ing and li'ing rather than an accumulation of learning! Professionalism cannot be taught by stating a code of ethics nor by memorising a set of rules! It is depends on the indi'idual attitude to achie'e it! 0 strong professional sense is of undoubted benefit to the profession concerned in terms of morale and 'ocational satisfaction! It is also a fact that the community benefits #hen it is ser'ed by a professional #hose standing is recognised. in terms both of status and re#ards! It is through the de'elopment of a strong professional attitude that the professional man is moti'ated to gi'e his biggest contribution to the community! It is probable that professional attitude and professional moti'ation are prere-uisities to community recognition and to a reasonable le'el of re#ard. but the one depends 'ery much upon the other! Ethics means something more than la# and morals. it carries an additional connotation of rightness! The code. therefore. is not a list of rules to go'ern e'ery problem of conduct. nor is it a broad statement of ideals! It is a statement off the principles of rightness. of broad scope. and #ith enough detail to enable an intelligent man to deduce for himself the course of his o#n professional conduct! The essence of all professional codes is that the professional man must be #orthy. through his conduct. of the trust placed in him by the community and the colleague! This gi'es rise to a uni'ersal rule of life for e'ery engineer #ho spires to true professional status! So that to act in e'ery situation in a manner that #ill add to the confidence and esteem in #hich his profession is held by the community! "epending on the IEM regulations is not the best #ay to create the professionalism actions! Training and easily s4ills in term of professional engineer is important to de'elop the personality of engineer! In addition. engineers de'elop ne# technologies solutions and responsible to specify the problem. conducting. narro#ing research. analysing criteria. finding. and so on! Therefore. preparation in term of somatic and mental is one of the main factors that contribute for the professional ethic later!
Therefore. there are certain aspect that can contribute to attain professionalism of an engineer. there are : ;! Selfa#areness and agreement to the importance of stipulated rules and regulations
the clients. industry players and public are also demanding for 'alued engineering design. front end engineering design %3EE"&. >reen buildings and etc! In other #ords. the industry is becoming more demanding! 8e need to cope #ith latest de'elopment of technology. ne# 4no#ledge and open to its application! 6y continuing study and de'elop our competence. only can #e 4eep our pace to pro'ide e(cellent ser'ices to clients and public from all aspect such as safety. reliability. 'alued for money #or4s. contemporary design and not ,eopardiing the en'ironment! 6y continuing professional de'elopment. #e enhance our competence and compete confidently to secure ,obs and maintain business prospects! 6y becoming more competent. #e could achie'e professionalism and do not need unethical approaches! =! Informer or Enforcer such as 6oard of Engineers. Malaysia There are sometimes some ?bad apples@! Therefore. there must be an enforcement system in place! ?6ad apples@ are li4e small moles. but catch most attention and could be a crisis once appear and not be remo'ed! In Malaysia. 6oard of Engineers %6EM& is the regulatory body to register and deregister engineers! There are also mechanism and reasons. stipulated inside 2egistration of Engineers 0ct ;ABC %0ct ;=D& %2E0&. ho# an unethical offences that can lead to suspension or cancellation of registration of an engineer! o#e'er. 6EM does not able to play her roles and responsibilities unless there are #histle blo#ers and the similar mechanism #ithin Institution of Engineers Malaysia %IEM&! 6y adhering to IEM rules and regulations. #e could abide by most of the regulations by 6EM and 2E0 #hich both are reference for engineers to maintain professionalism! F! >uidance or Mentor system 9oung engineers are dri'ers of the industry and profession in future! It is relati'ely easy for them to ac-uire academic -ualification and technical e(pertise under super'ision of a registered professional engineer! o#e'er. both academic and technical s4ills are not total for professionalism! Professionalism shall include ethical beha'iour too! ence. it is of paramount important that super'isor to monitor and guide their trainee the ethical practices #hen handling pro,ect and bear in mind his obligation to his clients and duties to public and en'ironment at large!
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