CS625 Handouts

 Profes sion: A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

 Profes sional: A is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession.

Profes s ional Res pons ibilities

 With reference to Information Technology, Computer Science or Software Engineering, the responsibilities of working professionals in this area include network administration, software development and installation, and the planning and management of an organization's technology life cycle, by which hardware and software is maintained, upgraded and replaced.  But thes e are not ENOUGH.

Engineering Council s tates that other than profes s ional Knowledge, an E ngineer mus t know

 Technical decision making and its commercial and economic implementation;…knowledge of government legislation affecting work, e.g. safety, health, environmental requirements; an understanding of the principles of management and industrial relations; some knowledge of trade unions and their organization; an understanding of the engineer’s responsibility to the profession, to the community and to the environment