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Professional Practice EXAM OACETT

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CRAZY

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Sep 4, 2003, 8:54:59 AM9/4/03
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has anyone done the exam to get their CET...

Any helpful hints.. ?

I am really into maths and sims and reading this huge text about law is
really getting me down, but i need the certification..

anyone?


Chris Burger

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Sep 9, 2003, 8:25:01 PM9/9/03
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"CRAZY" <DO...@SPAM.ME> wrote in message
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Yes, I have the huge text and it does represent tons of reading.
One thing that has been mentioned (but apparently not explained
in the text) is that the exam answers for the ethics case
study portion should follow the "EGAD" method?
Now, I have asked a colleague of mine who recently passed his
exam for P.Eng's about "EGAD" and he has never heard of it.
A google search's only applicable reference to it was on the
University of Waterloo's home page.....a professor wrote a
paper or text on this topic.

Can anyone explain what this acronym means and elaborate on it?

Thanks,
Chris.

Big_Dadda :)

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Sep 10, 2003, 5:48:23 PM9/10/03
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THE OACETT certification exam/s are a money grab !!

Any technicallt minded person cant weed through hundreds of pages of
so-called ETHICS...what a bunch of Bull..

Sat the exam once, failed it, never renewed my OACETT, never needed it, and
until I do, I wont loose any sleep over it !!

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Nicko953

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Sep 12, 2003, 9:50:44 AM9/12/03
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I'd have to disagree with the post below. The Professional Practice
Exam is not in my opinion simply a Money Grab. Yes – It is rather
expensive, but I don't think it's intent is simply to generate
revenue.

The exam is simply a stepping stone which you have to complete in
order to gain membership as a professional. This may seem pointless
to many in our profession who are trained with a technical background.
The truth is that being a professional means more than solving X=Y+Z.

If you are going to become a member of a community of professionals
under OACETT, with the benefits bestowed upon you with Certification,
then you need to know something about the LAW, ETHICS and PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE. If OACETT is going to insure you as a professional, then
they need to know that you are reasonably well versed in these areas.

I've been studying for two months straight for this exam, and I still
don't know if I'm going to pass. Yes, it is a huge amount of reading,
and the reading is very dry. But I look at it this way: Most
professional organizations require that their members pass a
law/ethics component before membership is granted. Professional
Engineers have to do it to get membership to PEO, and Architects have
to endure similar exams to get membership to OAA.

As for the EGAD Methodology of solving Ethical problems – It's quite
simply actually once you get through the logic:

E – Identify ETHICAL Issues (Look at the problem, which Codes of
Ethics does the issue identify in the OACETT Bylaw?)

G – GENERATE Alternative Solutions (List 4-5 alternative scenarios for
dealing with the issue.)

A – ANALYZE the above alternatives (What are the ramifications of each
alternative. How do they relate to the code of Ethics?)

D - DECIDE on the best alternative (Back up your decision)

Then all you need to do is summarize your decision in a few
paragraphs.

Cheers,

Nicko953

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Jimmy

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Sep 12, 2003, 2:02:06 PM9/12/03
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Its a pile of crap.

pepi

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Sep 29, 2012, 6:54:51 PM9/29/12
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On Friday, September 12, 2003 11:02:07 AM UTC-7, Jimmy wrote:
> Its a pile of crap.

do i have to memorize the case names, too?

ashmus...@gmail.com

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Jul 13, 2016, 9:36:17 AM7/13/16
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Ethics,generate,analyze,decide

ajiba...@gmail.com

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Jan 29, 2018, 11:32:38 AM1/29/18
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Hello Guys,

can anyone please help me with current CET study materials. thanks

samjo...@gmail.com

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Sep 15, 2019, 12:21:42 AM9/15/19
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Martinez Juarez Enrique Alejandro

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Jun 3, 2021, 9:13:31 PM6/3/21
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Martinez Juarez Enrique Alejandro

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Jun 3, 2021, 9:14:03 PM6/3/21
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El sábado, 14 de septiembre de 2019 a las 23:21:42 UTC-5, samjo...@gmail.com escribió:

Gilles Larabie

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Feb 4, 2023, 9:15:51 AM2/4/23
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don't bother with this association all it is, is a club which no one in the industry has ever heard of and they mostly target young students who think it's important, but it's a pile of crap, i have been in the industry for 30 years no one and i mean no one has ever heard of this dubious association and it has no accreditation teeth what's so over? save your money...

kuldeep sisodia

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Jun 9, 2023, 6:02:05 PM6/9/23
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Big_Dadda :) ने बुधवार, 10 सितंबर 2003 को 5:48:23 pm UTC-4 बजे लिखा:
Hello Guys,

can anyone please help me with the current C.tech study materials? thanks
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