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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core of design as problem-setting?

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

How does technology influence society according to the text?

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

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

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

What is the essential characteristic of a profession?

<p>Performing services dedicated to the work (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is professional identity described in the text?

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

What does professional knowledge encompass?

<p>Both theoretical and practical knowledge (C)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Need for a transdisciplinary approach (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does professionalism encompass according to the text?

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

What is highlighted as valuable by science in the text?

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

What does an entrepreneurially minded engineer prioritize?

<p>Product benefits (B)</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> (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of having an entrepreneurial mindset?

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

Which professions have paralleled and overlapped in their evolutions?

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

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

<p>Practice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Creativity (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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