IEM Professional Interview
Section B - Questions on Regulation s on Professional Conduct
Question No. 2:
Essay 2:
You are assigned to
prospect an area for an extractable mineral(s). However, in your course of
works, you discover no such minerals but some other valuable minerals which
your employer is (are) not interested. On the other hand, the information you
have is of great importance to the adjoining interest. As an engineer can you
release the particular information which you have to the other party so that
the minerals may be explored. Please discuss taking into consideration of the
IEM Regulations on Professional Conduct.
(The following write-up was prepared (written) by Mr. BAY prior to his sitting for PI on Feb 2014. It is shared here for reference of other candidates.)
Introduction
As an
engineer, we shall be responsible to our employer and take care his benefits
unless it is jeopardizing the community from health and safety aspect.
Therefore, we do not disclose information gained during the course of
employment without permission of employer. The works and information could be
highly important and confidential for both the company and staffs.
Duty to
employer
With
awareness of our duty and responsibility in the company and to our employer, we
should also try to contribute to advancement of the industry and greater
benefits of community. If in the course of my works, some other valuable
materials were discovered, the information shall also be properly recorded and
reported first to my employer. Though it is not interested by my employer, the
finding/ discovery can be used for goodness of society and possibly can reduce
and even recover the non-productive investment that employer put in. If the
engineer feels it is for benefit of the people and hope the mineral could be
extracted, he could propose to his employer. With permission by employer and
disclosure of information in an appropriate way will not scacrify benefits of
the company.
Duty to
Community and Industry
Without
jeopardizing the benefits of employer and to contribute to advancement of the
industry, I shall report the findings to employer and possibly followed with
submission of proposal to employer for possible joint venture or information
sharing/ selling to another party which they make use of the valuable
materials.
By
doing so, we could abide by fulfilment of our duty to employer and contribute
to advancement of the industry in morale way.
No
wastage of resource (both natural and efforts)
In
addition, if employer agrees to disclose the information, which was not useful
to us but is of great interests of the other know party, we avoid waste of
efforts and resource put in. The useful material could also be extracted for
benefit of community.
Disclosure
of Information in proper way
As per
earlier paragraphs, we shall take care the interests of our employer. All
information and success gained during our course of work with current employer
could be important for future development of the company and colleagues. If we feel
that the information though not useful to us but to others, we can propose disclosure
of information to employer and let them to make decision for better advancement
of the industry and society at large.
Look
after members in the industry
All
players in the same industry can compete and help each other. by doing so, the
industry can make progress in a faster pace. The outcome is always everyone
become more competitive and cost in production. By helping others in the
industry, we create healthy cooperation with others. In return, we will also
gain their assistance infuture.
Conclusion
In the
course of our works, we report our findings to employer. In the same time, we
make our works benefiting the society. Disclosure of information, if with good
reasons, shall be done in an ethical manner. The interest of our employer shall
be safeguarded. For this case, we shall gain permission from employer or
propose to employer our ideas.
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