STIC - Engineering: Licensing (Module 1)
Academic Requirements  and
the PEO Interview Process (Topic 4)
Content
In order to deliver this workshop effectively, the facilitator should
be familiar with the following:
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the academic content of the four engineering disciplines (see current
Faculty of Engineering calendars for Ontario universities; these are
generally available on university Web sites).
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knowledge of some discipline-specific terminology and compound nouns.
The facilitator can enhance this lesson by providing participants with
current copies of Engineering Calendars from any Ontario university. The
program descriptions in Handouts 2A and 2B are generic and cannot be assumed
to be current.
Delivery
As many copies as necessary should be made of the following handouts
 :
- Handout 1 Engineering Principles
- Handout 2A/2B Excerpts from Faculty of Engineering Program Descriptions
- Handout 3 Discipline- Specific Terminology
- Handout 4 Compound Nouns
- Terminology List (optional)
Prepare the cue cards for the task and group according to discipline.
Methodology
Introduction
1. (15 minutes)
Elicit examples of degrees and disciplines held by participants and clarify
Canadian equivalents (e.g., secondary school, post secondary, community
college, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, degree, diploma, certificate,
B.A., B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Eng., P.Eng., C.Eng., Ph.D.).
Focus on Canadian educational terminology. Try not to undertake any interpretation
of participants' education qualifications.
Pre-Tasks
1. (30 minutes)
Explain that this workshop deals with four engineering disciplines:
chemical, mechanical, industrial, and electrical/electronics. Distribute
Handouts 1 and 2A/2B (excerpts from a university engineering calendar).
Explain that participants are looking at descriptions of four engineering
programs towards a Bachelor's degree in engineering. Have the participants
read the excerpts. Afterwards, ask the participants to circle the words
within each description that are specific to that discipline. Participants
should check and negotiate meanings of words in pairs. As a class, decide
which discipline can be characterized by which of the principles listed
on Handout 1.
2. (15 minutes)
Distribute Handout 3 and explain that the items are taken from the titles
of courses offered by an Engineering Faculty at an Ontario university.
Have the participants match each course with the disciplines listed above.
Have participants compare their answers in pairs and then take up as a
whole class.
3. (20 minutes)
As an extension of pre-task 2, have the participants discuss in pairs
or groups how the items in the course titles reflect the principles listed
in Handout 1:
- movement and motion (mechanical)
- process and composition (chemical)
- circuits (electrical)
- systems integration (industrial)
4. (25 minutes)
In order for participants to apply theoretical knowledge to their engineering
practice, instruct participants to discuss how each concept or field of
study (listed in Handout 3) would be applied to engineering practice (i.e.,
helps an engineer decide how to).
Task
1. (35 minutes)
Explain to the class that they may be required to attend an interview
with the PEO's Experience Requirements Committee (ERC) in order to become
licensed. Applicants may be asked to show how they applied theoretical
knowledge to their engineering practice. Mention that if applicants have
more than five years of verifiable, acceptable experience, they will likely
require this interview to avoid writing the Confirmatory Examination Program
(CEP) exams. Group the participants according to discipline and distribute
the cue cards accordingly. Tell the participants that they should try
to answer the questions as if they were being interviewed by a PEO ERC
member.
Ask the class how a PEO interview context may influence their language
choices. (Optional: have the participants make up their own questions
that relate theoretical knowledge with practical experience).
As participants practise answering interview questions, the facilitator
should check the content and clarity of their language.
Post-Task
1. (20 minutes)
Distribute Handout 4 and group participants in pairs. Tell them that
the have five minutes to create as many compound nouns as they can! After,
have the class define the nouns. Some answers can be found in the Terminology
List.
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Licensing: Topic 4
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