THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA (IEM)

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THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA (IEM)
ENGINEERING THE ENGINEER PROFESSIONALISM A
WAY OF LIFE
Facts Fancies

• Orientation/Seminar Presentation-
• By Engr. Rocky HT Wong, PEng, FIEM
• Hon FAFEO cum ASEAN Engineer, Founder Fellow
  AAET, Hon Fellow (TEEAM), The Head Commissioner
  ASEAN Engineers Register, Chairman the IEM
  Pro-ETI Bureau, EAC Councilor, UTAR Industry
  Advisory Panel, IEM (Principal Interviewer), etc.

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A Definition Of -

• 1.0 ENGINEERING is the profession in which
• A knowledge of the mathematical natural
  science
• Gained by study, experience practice
• Is applied with judgement
• To develop ways to utilise
• Economically
• The materials forces of nature
• For the benefit of mankind.

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A Definition Of -

• 2.0 ENGINEER shall mean a person who
• By reason of his special knowledge
• And use of mathematical, physical engineering
  sciences
• And the principles methods of engineering
  analysis design
• Acquired by education and experience,
• Is qualified to practice engineering.

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• 3.0 Characteristics of engineering students -
• A strong interest in and ability to work with
  mathematics science
• Better problem-solving skills, e.g. ability to
  think through a problem in a logical manner
• A knack for organising carrying through to
  conclusion the solution to a problem
• An unusual curiosity how why things work keen
  to be multi-skilled
• A responsible young person with higher ambition
  in life.

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• 4.0 A technical specialist, these days, more so
  an engineering services professional, may be
  referred to as either engineer, scientist,
  technologist, technician, or (in the Malaysian
  context) a TA.
• The difference between a scientist and an
  engineer is -
• The scientist primarily uses mathematical
  physical science to acquire new knowledge
• Whereas, the engineer applies similar knowledge
  to design develop usable devices, structures
  and processes.
• In short the scientist seeks to know
• the engineer aims to do.

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• 5.0 Knowledge Society -
• A society organised around the production and
  application of knowledge with social economic,
  cultural and political implications and it
• Gives rise to knowledge-economy (i.e. K-economy)
  wherein economic value accrues from knowledge
  intensity, especially human knowledge,
  intelligence creativity become key assets for
  Services.
• The engineer well-grounded with Know-Why of
  mathematical natural sciences equipped with
  Know-How principles methods of engineering
  analysis design and the Know-What ability to
  apply technology is the fit-for-purpose K-worker
  more likely , the leader of the engineering team
  of K-workers.

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• 6.0 Globalisation Regionalisation of the
  K-economy introduced the term Engineering
  Services Professionals otherwise referred to
  as the Engineering Team consisting of-
• The Engineer (benchmarked to WA)
• The Engineering Technologist (benchmarked to SA)
• The Technician (benchmarked to DA), and
• The TA / Engineering Asst ( a local grade)

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• 7.0 The engineering functions carried out by the
  Engineering Team can be in the areas as follows
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• Research ,
• Development,
• Design,
• Production,
• Testing
• Construction/Installation,
• Operation Maintenance,
• Sales,
• Management,
• Consulting,
• Teaching Training
• Regulators/Technical Officers
• Miscellaneous

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• 8.0 Focusing on The Engineer the natural
  person who is expected to have a BEM / IEM
  recognized qualification based on an EAC
  accredited engineering programme which would have
  the breath and depth of knowledge content that
  will enable a graduate engineer to solve complex
  problems now and in future and create newer
  technology.

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• 9.0 The Engineer, on graduation, shall have
  acquired in 4 years-

• Scientific strength
• Professional competency and be
• Multi-skilled,
• Well-respected and a potential industry leader,
  and
• Morally and ethically sound.

The sum total of which shall prepare the Engineer
to be technically competent and a well-respected
professional spearheading technology and wealth
creation.
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• 10.0 Professionalism is a way of life -
• A professional person is one who engages in an
  activity that requires a specialised
  comprehensive education, and is motivated by a
  strong desire to serve humanity.
• A professional thinks acts in a manner that
  brings favour upon the individual the entire
  profession
• A professional, besides technically competent,
  shall have a positive attitude toward life that
  is continually reinforced by educational
  accomplishments professional service.

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• 11.0 The professional engineer to have the
  following -
• Specialised knowledge skills used for the
  benefit of humanity.
• Honesty impartiality in engineering service.
• Constant interest in improving the profession.
• Support professional technical societies that
  represent the professional engineer why? Because
  the rapid development in science engineering is
  the work of technical societies.
• The engineer is a member of society, and must be
  able to integrate and socialise with the
  community at large.

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12.0 The Professional Engineer Code of Practice
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• Accredited and Recognised Qualification
• Code of Ethics (COE) / Code of Professional
  Conduct
• Professional Assessment Examination (PAE-BEM) or
  Professional Interview (PI IEM)
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Design codes and standards satisfying Essential
  Public Interest Requirements (Applications
  Development)

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• 13.0 The Professional Interview (PI) -
• A candidate, a Graduate Engineer of more than 3
  years working experience, will have his practical
  experience assessed not only on a time basis, but
  also on merit meaning he or she will be tested on

• Candidates grasp of the application of
  engineering principles
• Candidates capacity to accept responsibility
• Candidates ability to communicate.

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• 14.0 Breadth and depth of knowledge and
  experience
• A candidate appearing at a PI will be required
  to show that he or she

• can apply in practice the theory, and
• has acquired an understanding of the fundamental
  processes of
• - investigation,
• - planning,
• - design,
• - construction
• either the whole supply chain / processes,
• or, one or more of those processes
• with either a completed project or an assignment
  on engineering project not brought to fruition.

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15.0 Pre-PI and at the PI

• Submit forms IEM/PI(1) IEM/PI(2)
• Prepare Experience Report with a companion
  Project Report
• Approximately half an hour face-to-face interview
  with Interviewers
• Section A - 1½ hour essay on one of two questions
  based on Experience (as contained in Reports)
• Section B - 1½ hour essay on one of two
  questions selected from among a bank of questions
  on COE.

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16.0 Post PI

• Pass PI elected to Corporate Membership i.e.
  MIEM and when more than 3 years BEM registration
  and completed PDP apply to BEM for PEng
  registration and if needed, a licensed EPC
  consider ACPE (under MRA) APEC Engineer under
  IMF etc.
• Failed PI appeal if PI not fair, however dont
  give up and try again.

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17.0 The IEM PI Regulations (2001)

• For more information, please refer to the IEM PI
  Regulations (2001), where in.

• Appendix A Guidance on Documents
• Appendix B A Candidate who is a teacher
  in engineering
• Appendix C A Research Candidate
• Appendix D Guidance on specific requirements
• for branches of
  engineering

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• 18.0 Do you know why the professional assessment
  is styled an interview and not an Exam?

• Time honoured peer assessment (with OFIs) of an
  engineers professional competence benchmarked to
  best practices established by a progressive
  fraternity mindful of public interests, carried
  out in an atmosphere of aplomb and decorum among
  peers.
• Therefore, corporate membership of IEM is a time
  honoured universal measure of peer recognisation
  and respect of engineering, technology and
  innovation (ETI) expertise and professionalism.

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• 19.0 Challenges of the future -
• The world continues to undergo rapid changes
• The huge tasks of providing energy on the one
  hand climate change on another,
• Maintaining a supply of water food vis-à-vis
  environmental sustainability,
• Rebuilding infrastructures retooling
  facilities,
• Technology of space etc..
• All these add up to challenges of the future
  which will be beyond current imagination!

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• 20.0 How about reinventing the future? A total
  transformation?
• Early engineers were more effective in leading
  change because they were fully integrated in
  society they were craftsmen and inventors with
  the engineering profession beginning as craft
  guilds technology began independently of
  science.
• The scientification of technology has reduced
  engineering to fixed formulas methodologies
  dampening creativity.
• The professionalisation of engineering has
  constrained engineers to rigid rules
  regulations standardisation!

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• 21.0 ENGINEERS RISE!
• Engineers should rise to the occasion lead
  social transformation by becoming once more
  imaginative responsive to societys needs
  meaning engineers can reinvent themselves
  society if we reintegrate resocialise
  contribute more to Know-What the Know-Who
  than the Know-How.
• Besides science, engineering technology, we may
  need to be students of Know-When and
  Know-Where, i.e. we need to be students of
  history geography.

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The transition from a paradigm in crisis to a
new one from which a new tradition of normal
science can emerge is far from a cumulative
process, one achieved by articulation or
extension of the old paradigm. Rather it is a
reconstruction that changes some of the fields
most elementary theoretical generalisations as
well as many of its paradigm methods and
applications. Thomas S Kuhn, The Structure of
Scientific Revolutions (1970),page 84/85
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• Footnote The IEM under the OFIs environment
  has been reviewing and improving the application
  process for election as Corporate Members on a
  continuing and incremental basis to be in line
  with the belief that IEM welcome more
  professional engineers as members.

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