SHS2 Engineering · Semester 1 Week 15: Ethics and Professional Practice

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.5 - Outline the desired attributes of an engineer and explain how those attributes could be developed.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall and list at least eight desired attributes of an engineer from memory, drawing on their own ideas and class discussions.
Categorise the desired attributes into personal qualities, technical skills, and professional habits.
Explain, with examples, how a specific attribute such as honesty, teamwork, or lifelong learning can be developed through everyday actions.
Create a personal action plan outlining two attributes they currently lack and concrete steps to develop them.
Justify why developing these attributes matters for an engineer working on real projects in Ghana, such as road construction or water supply systems.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Engineering Practice (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Ethics and Professional Practice (1.3)
Content standard: 2.1.3.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of professionalism and unprofessionalism in engineering practice. 2.1.3.LO.1 Explain the need for professionalism in engineering practice. 2.1.3.LO.2 Identify professional behaviour in engineering practice.
Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.5 - Outline the desired attributes of an engineer and explain how those attributes could be developed.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 15 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 78

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Managing Talk for Learning: Individually, learners mention the desired characteristics of an engineer. Use webbing to summarise their views. In pairs, learners think about an agreed desired characteristic and discuss how engineers could inculcate them. Learner shares their thought with the whole class.

Assessment (2.1.3.AS.5). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Projector and laptop