8/13/2019 The Professional Interview Questions for Bmm3011
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The professional interview questions
(Question applicable to Section B of the essay as
dated at 1.1.2001)
Code of Ethics Questions
The main purpose of these questions is tomanifest
professionalism of a candidate. A
candidate should hae !ained some
understandin! of the "rofessional #ode of $thic
and conduct before enterin! for the "rofessional
%nterie&. The questions selected by the
e'aminers may be e'pected to be familiar.
A candidate &ould be e'pected to demonstrate
a) That he has thought sufficiently about the
role of the en!ineer in the society is*is his
professional #ode of $thics.
b) That he can write in clear and concisemanner that is ++.
#andidate &ould be e'pected to ans&er only 1
question amon! the , questions listed belo&-
1. iscuss the dilemma en!ineer faces in
balancin! capital expenditure versus
optimum design for efficient
operations and maintenances/ bearin! in
mind the impact of capital e'penditure
on the en!ineers fees.
2. Technolo!ical and economicefficiencies in proidin! serice to
the
public are the e'pected benefits from the
priatiation of public utilities
companies in alaysia. Discuss withexamples whether the
technological
benefits of privatization have been
achieved.
3. Are the present safety practicesof your
industry adequate4 5hat steps do you
consider should be ta6en by the industryto address the present
situation4
7. The manifestation of professionalismamon! en!ineers occurs
throu!h their
interactions &ith other se!ments of the
society/ &hich can be ie&ed essentially
as an e'ercise in !roup dynamics. %n this
re!ard/ the %nstitution of $n!ineers/
alaysia (%$) is ideally constituted to
sere the purpose. Discuss the various
functions that can be providedby %$ in
promotin! professionalism.
8. %n this technolo!ical a!e/ the po&er of the
en!ineers in shapin! the society and
enironment in all peradin! and can beprofoundly affect the lies
of many
members of the society. 9rom your personale'perience/ how
largely positive impacts
have accrued from the contributions of
engineers.
:. ;ect
him?herself as responsible professional to
the society without being guilty ofviolating the above.
,. $n!ineers are often entrusted &ith the
responsibility of implementin! lar!escale
pro>ects inolin! millions of dollars. %nie& of the lar!e
amount of money chan!in!
hands/ the inte!rity and ethical standards of
en!ineers are bein! put to test. 5hat
measures can be engineer tae to prevent
corruption an unethical practice of
cutting corners in order to safeguard the
good image of the engineering profession!
"ro#ect $eport %&' ( of final mars)
*ith relevant industrial + services example,
answer those question with adequate-
i) Topic
ii) ntroduction
iii) /acground
iv) 0b#ective
v) 1cope
vi) 2ain $eportvii) Conclusion
viii) $eferences
$eport 3ormat4
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