Section "B” Paper ~The Engineer in Society ~ September 2014 THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SRI LANKA PROFESSIONAL REVIEW EXAMINATION SECTION“B”-THE ENGINEER IN SOCIETY verse Date: 14" September, 2014 Time allowed: 3 hours 102 Instructions to Candidates Before answering the questions, please read the instructions given below. ° Answer four questions only. Answer one (1) question from Section 1 and three (3) from Section 2. Each question will carry 25 marks. Answers to each question should be written on a separate answer sheet, as each will be marked by a separate examiner. Write your Index Number and the relevant Question Number clearly on top of each answer sheet. It is important that you write question numbers to which you have answered in the cage provided on the cover page. Pay attention to legibility, grammar, spelling, and punctuation marks, in addition to the relevance, organization and style of presentation. ‘Answers to all questions should be in essay form, unless otherwise specified in the relevant question. Rough work (if any) maybe embodied in the answers, but should be struck off with a single line. No marks will be given for rough work. Do not tear any pages off the answer books. Page 1of 4Section “B” Paper -The Engineer in Society ~ September 2014 SECTION 1 Question 1: a) Clause 4 of the IESL Code of Ethics states that “Engineers shall perform professional services only in the areas of their competence” Describe what is meant by this clause and how the above Clause can be violated, b) Clause 7 of the IESL Code of Ethics requires that: “Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and shall actively assist and encourage engineers under their direction to advance their knowledge and experience” Explain how this can be done to enhance the quality of the Engineering profession. Question 2: The IESL has attained FULL MEMBERSHIP of the a. International Professional Engineers Agreement, IPEA (formally the Engineers Mobil Forum agreement) in 2007 , and b. Washington Accord in 2014 ‘As Sri Lanka is a sovereign country is there any benefit from the IESL becoming signatories to these two Agreements? SECTION 2 Question 3: Through the use of an up-and-coming area of nanotechnology, your company is confident of producing a chemical element which is in great demand in the aircraft manufacturing industry. You are already making arrangements to set up a factory next to your present one (which uses conventional technologies to produce some standardized products) and have recruited a large staff who are now undergoing training. Through informal discussions with the latter, serious concerns have immerged regarding various issues. A few of these are; possible layoffs as the company moves up the “learning curve”, unfamiliar systems and procedures that are generally associated with an emerging technology, break-up of existing work groups, obsolescence of manual skills, unknown health hazards, and lack of face-to- face communication. In a report to the HR Director of your company explain how you would address these concerns. Page 2 of aSection “8” Paper ~The Engineer in Society ~ September 2014 Question 4: “Today the consequences of human creativity in the areas of engineering and technology have reached a status that, a few decades ago was unimaginable. In such a development process the responsibilities of engineers is becoming more and more essential towards the people and society” Discuss this issue within the frame work of Engineer's responsibilty You may also quote examples from your own experience. Question 5: The population of Sri Lanka is approximately 21 million and nearly 97% of the households have access to grid electricity by now. The Government of Sri Lanka has heavily subsidized the electricity prices and further cross subsidized among various consumer categories depending on the Government policy. Discuss the effects on the Sri Lankan economy due to this cross subsidy of electricity prices and critically analyze the repercussions if the prices for the service sector is decreased and the prices for the industrial sector is increased in a future electricity tariff revision Question 6: What steps would you take as the boss of an organization to make your meetings more productive? Question 7: (a) Differentiate between the economic effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in “export oriented production activities” against that in “service provision sectors” in a developing economy. (b]. Drawing examples from any service provision sector of the Sri Lankan economy of your choice, examine how FDI could help development of that sector and of the economy in general. (c). “FDI promotion strategy and Domestic Technology Development Strategy are not necessarily conflicting with each other”. Critically appraise this statement while relating your analysis to the Sri Lankan economy. Question 8: Discuss three important levels of quality standardization giving examples for each level. Page 3 of 4Section “B” Paper ~The Engineer in Society ~ September 2014 Question 9: Explain the urban transport issues in Colombo urban area. What are the counter measures you can propose to remedy the situation. Explain with reasons for your selection. Question 10: “Engineers are essential for development of a nation, and therefore we are responsible to lead the country to development in a sustainable manner” a) Explain what is meant by ‘sustainable development’, and discuss the above statement, in the context of the current state of development in Sri Lanka b) The concept ‘Making Development More Sustainable via Tunneling’ was introduced by Prof Mohan Munasinghe at the international level through his many publications. Explain this concept, and give at least one example of how this can be done in your own field of engineering. Question 11: To what extent is Sri Lanka's entire peace process affected and influenced by various external factors including multilateral institutions, foreign Governments and by hostile members of the diaspora? Question 12: Recently published National Water Use Plan final report revealed that annual average rainfall in Sri Lanka is 1632 mm and average annual volume of rainfall is 96,688 MCM while average annual runoff to the sea is 41,271 MCM. The ratio of average annual water iver basin is 18.5%. use in all sectors to available water But the nation’s water sources are under serious threat from inadequate catchment management and widespread pollutions, including the indiscriminate disposal of hazardous substances. The National water resources policy aims at providing a framework for addressing these challenges in order to sustainable management of water resources. In this context, what would be the role of the Engineers in the Water resources development and how does Integrated Water Resources management (IWRM) and National Water Policy impact economic growth and pattern of sustainable development in Sri Lanka? Page 4 of &