Professional Practice and Identity in Engineering and Computing - CPE181
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What does UNESCO define IT as?

  • Advanced technologies used in business innovation
  • Techniques for managing social, economic, and cultural matters
  • Computer interactions with human and machines
  • Scientific technology and engineering disciplines used in information handling and processing (correct)

    • How does ICT differ from IT according to the text?

  • ICT is narrower in scope compared to IT
  • ICT refers only to computer-based technologies for business
  • ICT focuses on social, economic, and cultural matters while IT does not
  • ICT is broader and contributes to innovative changes in business and daily life (correct)

    • What is one of the key uses of ICT in modern society based on the text?

  • ICT is primarily utilized for academic research
  • ICT is not integral to modern society
  • ICT is mainly used for personal entertainment purposes
  • ICT is widely used for exchanging information and data within the workplace (correct)

    • How has ICT evolved according to the text?

    <p>ICT has rapidly evolved and expanded into a massive knowledge area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text describe the evolution of Engineering and Computing?

    <p>Engineering and Computing have paralleled and overlapped evolutions but followed a similar pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one significant development mentioned regarding Engineering and Computing in the text?

    <p>Incorporation of software engineering ideology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sociologist dimension of a professional according to the text?

    <p>Recognizing the social nature of the world they act upon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core of design as problem-setting?

    <p>Creation of something new and unique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does technology influence society according to the text?

    <p>Technology co-evolves with societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of engineers and computing professionals as highlighted in the text?

    <p>Having skills necessary to be successful entrepreneurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is design considered one of the oldest intellectual endeavors according to the text?

    <p>It involves the creation of something new and unique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential for future engineers to convert innovative ideas into reality?

    <p>Technical skills and innovation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essential characteristic of a profession?

    <p>Performing services dedicated to the work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Michio Kaku, what do professionals like engineers and project managers do?

    <p>Develop innovative and sustainable solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is professional identity described in the text?

    <p>A complex and multifaceted process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does professional knowledge encompass?

    <p>Both theoretical and practical knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do professionals enhance their professional growth according to the text?

    <p>By a combination of education, training, and professional development interventions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the knowledge embedded in the practice process?

    <p>It can improve through education and training</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Nathan W. Dougherty, the ideal engineer is a composite of which of the following?

    <p>Scientist, mathematician, sociologist, writer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was emphasized by Nathan W. Dougherty regarding the future professional?

    <p>Need for a transdisciplinary approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did Nathan W. Dougherty express his views about engineers requiring an interdisciplinary approach?

    <p>1955</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does professionalism encompass according to the text?

    <p>Objectivity and moral issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is highlighted as valuable by science in the text?

    <p><em>Objective information</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an entrepreneurially minded engineer prioritize?

    <p>Product benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of approach did Nathan W. Dougherty believe engineers should adopt to solve complex problems?

    <p><em>Interdisciplinary approach</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of having an entrepreneurial mindset?

    <p>To create demand through value-added products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which professions have paralleled and overlapped in their evolutions?

    <p>Engineering and Computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final stage in the developmental process of a professional practice?

    <p>Practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is NOT mentioned as part of a composite professional's skill set?

    <p>Creativity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What played a significant role in the rise of the industrial revolutions according to the text?

    <p>Computing technologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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