ENGR 201 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Guilds - answerexclusive organizations created to preserve rights and privileges of
membership
Merchant Guilds - answerto protect traders
Craft Guilds - answergroup of craftsmen involved in same profession
Business Entrepeneur - answer-owns a busin...
Guilds - answer✔exclusive organizations created to preserve rights and privileges of
membership
Merchant Guilds - answer✔to protect traders
Craft Guilds - answer✔group of craftsmen involved in same profession
Business Entrepeneur - answer✔-owns a business entreprise
-generates revenue from a stock human, financial or physical capital
High-Skilled Employee (Professional)(White-Collar) - answer✔-salaried with high wages
-administrative or technical work
-risk of obsolescence
Low-Skilled Employee (Worker)(Blue Collar) - answer✔-members who sell their manual labour
-earn hourly wages for labour
-limited or no benefits
-risk of technical obsolescence
Attributes of Modern Professional (4) - answer✔-Intellectual skills (education/training)
-Practice of judgement
-Membership of self-governing societies
-Their practice of work contributes directly to advance public welfare
Canada Labour Code - answer✔The Canada Labour Code is an Act of Parliament of the
Canadian government to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the code
is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts, occupational safety and health, and
some employment standards
Independent Professionals - answer✔-work independently (get paid directly by client for their
services)
-much greater autonomy
ex: engineer, private Dr, architect
Employed Professionals - answer✔-hired by a company or organization
-monthly salary
-less autonomy
-employer sets terms of work
ex: nurse, manufacturing engineer
Professional System (3 key aspects) - answer✔1. Formal rules/ laws that govern the actions of
individual professionals
2. Receive a license to practice the profession
3. Breaking rules results on penalties depending on gravity. Can even lose license. (governed by
government)
Professional Values (2) - answer✔1.Guide the nature of professional relations with clients,
employers (honesty, integrity, loyalty, responsibility)
2.Related to social leadership that relates how the professional should relate to the values that
underpin a particular society (law, prejudice, safety)
Conflict of Interest - answer✔a conflict between self-interest and professional obligation
Role of Professions in Society - answer✔1. Society values professionals for their skill and
expertise
2. Society values professionals bc their technical expertise can guide important decisions that
society can't make collectively
Professional System in Canada - answer✔1. Control over individual professionals. Associations
are strengthened by power of the law passed by the respective provincial legislative assembly
2. In order to practice, the professional has to become a member of the corresponding
professional association (license)
3. Follows social contract model (more emphasis on member responsibilities rather than rights,
Quebec System (5 groups) - answer✔1. Government of Quebec
2. Office des Professions du QC
3. QC Interprofessional council
4. Professional Tribunal
5. 46 Professional Orders
Government of Quebec - answer✔-Minister of justice
-Reports to National Assembly
-Presents legislation and resolutions regarding the professional system
Office des Profession - answer✔-Ensure that different orders respect their mission
-Advise government
Interprofessional Council - answer✔-Composed of representatives of all 46 orders
-Advisory body that can be consulted on professional matters
Professional Tribunal - answer✔-Judges who are appointed by the court of QC
-Hears appeals on decisions made by disciplinary councils of different orders
46 Professional Orders - answer✔-mission of professional orders is to ensure the protection of
the public
-2 types of professions
a) Reserved titles and exlusive practice (25)(OIQ)
b)Reserved titles (21)(Order of professional technologists)
Reasons for Professional System (3) - answer✔1. Independence: considerable decision-making
autonomy
2.Transparency: regulation of professions is open to public scrutiny
3. Accountability: prof system is ultimately answerable to government and people of QC
Management of Executive Committee - answer✔Role: Leadership and supervision
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