PPE Prep Course

Professional Practice Exam (PPE) Preparation Course

To register please click here or contact Ruby at 1-888-374-2338 ext 222 or e-mail her at iee@epic-edu.com.

March 17 and 24, 2012
(Two consecutive Saturdays from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm)

Course code: PPE-W12

Part A: Professional Engineering Practice and Ethics
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 (9:00 am – 3:30 pm)

This day-long workshop will help participants prepare to write Part A of the Professional Practice Exam (PPE). This workshop will focus on:

  1. Discussion of professional practice from three perspectives: the engineer as employee, the engineer as manager, and the engineer in private practice
  2. The structure, practice, and ethics of the engineering profession
  3. Professional Engineers Ontario Code of Ethics, Section 77 of the O. Reg. 941
  4. Comprehensive coverage of the topic from basic to advanced concepts
  5. Realistic and interactive case studies of ethical problems accompanied by the recommended solution for each case
  6. Case histories of engineering practices that led to disastrous and tragic results
  7. Typical examination questions, taken from Ontario’s previous Professional Practice Exams

Part B: Engineering Law and Professional Liability
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 (9:00 am – 3:30 pm)

This day-long workshop will summarize and simplify the fundamentals of professional Engineering law and will help participants preparing to write Part B of the Professional Practice Exam (PPE). This workshop will focus on:

  1. The Canadian Legal System and Business Organizations
  2. Tort Liability
  3. Contracts, Discharge of Contracts, Breach of Contract, etc.
  4. Arbitration and ADR
  5. Lien Legislation
  6. Regulatory Aspects and Ethics
  7. Industrial Property
  8. Laws Relating to Employment
  9. Sample Case Studies for Engineering Law Examination

Instructor: Yoassry Elzohairy

Required Texts:

Part A (Ethics):
Gordon C. Andrews, “Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience: Practice and Ethics”
Fourth Edition, 2009, published by Nelson Education Ltd.
ISBN: 0-17-644134-4
Tel: (416) 752-9531 or 1-800-268-2222
Fax:(416) 752-8101 or 1-800-430-4445
http://www.nelson.com

Part B (Law):
D.L. Marston, “Law for Professional Engineers, Canadian and Global Insights”
4th Edition, 2008, McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
ISBN: 978-0070985216
Tel: (905) 430-5000 or 1-800-565-5758
Fax: (905) 430-5203 or 1-800-463-5855
http://www.mcgrawhill.ca

NOTE: It is recommended that you do not purchase any of the textbooks until you have confirmation from the EPIC registrar that the course is confirmed to run. EPIC will not be responsible for the costs of textbooks or any other material should the course not run due to low registration.

The fee for this course is $295 + HST.

Venue Information:

EPIC Learning Centre
5670 McAdam Road
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1T2