AE 491Engineering Law and Ethics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Architectural Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Background (Charter of Rights and Freedoms), contracts, torts (negligent malpractice), forms of carrying on business, professional practice (Professional Engineers Act, joint practice rules, professional misconduct and sexual harassment), alternate dispute resolution, construction liens, intellectual property (patents, trade marks, copyrights and industrial designs), labour relations and employment law, environmental law.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Architectural Engineering
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- CIVE491 - Engineering Law and Ethics (0.50)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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