Open AccessINTERNATIONALLY-EDUCATED ENGINEERS’ INSIGHTS INTO THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES EMBEDDED IN THE CANADIAN ENGINEERING PROFESSION
Author(s) -
Marcia R. Friesen,
Jillian SemiukCicek
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.7362
Subject(s) - licensure , conscience , engineering ethics , process (computing) , work (physics) , ethical code , social work , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , political science , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , computer science , operating system
Drawing from data collected as part of a larger study, this paper focusses specifically on internationally-educated engineers’ (newcomers to Canada) insights and experiences of the social role and social responsibility inherent in the Canadian engineering profession. The study participants were individuals who had completed a formal foreign credentials recognition process through a qualifications recognition program at the University of Manitoba, and who have achieved professional licensure in Manitoba. Data were collected from 23 internationally-educated engineers through long one-on-one and group interviews over a period of two years. The work uses a conceptual framework of professional practice as the development of moral conscience. The data demonstrate that through engagement with the regulatory process including right-to-title, right-to-practice, and the Code of Ethics, and through one’s day to day engineering practice, participants assimilated an understanding of the practice of professional engineering in Canada as being rooted in a professional community with explicit and stable social responsibilities.