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APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGYWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PROFESSIONAL?
DEFINITION OF ARCHITECTURE
Architecture is the art, science, and PROFESSION of planning, designing, and supervising the construction of new buildings, landscapes, communities, and furnishings within their environments in accordance with the principles of utility, strength, and aesthetics.
OCCUPATION VS PROFESSION
Occupations require expertise, training, and skill.
Professions also require expertise, training, and skill. However, professions are based in fields of higher learning Why is it important for professions to be based in higher learning?
The judgments of professionals can either benefit or endanger the public good.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSIONAL Lengthy and arduous education
Expertise and judgment Registration-requires internships to obtain
credits toward licensing exam Relative Autonomy-self-determined/governed,
not controlled by owners/managers as in the production of goods
Rarely change vocations High level of prestige and respect High levels of compensation Members of Professional Organizations
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NCSEA-National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
ASCE-American Society of Civil Engineers ASME-American Society of Mechanical
Engineers IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers AIA-American Institute of Architects NOMA-National Organization of Minority
Architects
THE LAST CHARACTERISTIC
Standard of reasonable care with which to judge the appropriateness of professional actions
How can we summarize the last characteristic with one word?
ETHICS
DEFINITION OF ETHICS
Ethics are rules or standards for moral behavior.
Ethics express a set of values held by a unique and finite group.
DEFINITION OF ETHICS
Ethics are based on common values and moral laws such as
Religious doctrine Social conventions Secular beliefs Traditional philosophies Values of courtesy, civility, mutual
respect, fairness, or equality
DEMANDS FROM SOCIETY
Society expects a professional to assume certain obligations:
Establish and maintain standards for admission and practice
Protecting the public good when working for an individual client
Respecting public welfare over personal gain