What is professional: Definition and 86 Discussions

A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations, such as the IEEE. Some definitions of "professional" limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of society.In some cultures, the term is used as shorthand to describe a particular social stratum of well-educated workers who enjoy considerable work autonomy and who are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.

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  1. A

    Need professional help on silicon material

    Anyone has backgroud on silicon material or VLSI engineering please sound off, I will pm you or please pm me advance. Thanks in advance.
  2. Shackleford

    Programs Professional Master's Physics degrees

    What do you guys think of these Professional Master's Physics or Professional M.S. Physics degrees? Who has the best ones? I found an old report online, but the list is definitely out-dated.
  3. E

    What requires more bainpower? Professional writing vs advanced mathematics

    Writing requires greater intellectual capabilities than advanced math because there are no rules with the exception grammar and spelling whereas with math it's more about repetition. Having an essay published in the New Yorker, for example, requires more brainpower than fully grasping general...
  4. B

    Sufi leader, healer and professional astrologer

    Hello Everyone, I am new here! I would like to share some information about myself and get to know more about you. Personally I am a Sufi leader, healer and professional astrologer with over 30 years of experience of group facilitation. More I am also the founder of Unicorn Camps (1987), and...
  5. R

    Why Professional Physicists Are Proud of Their Profession

    Hello all, why physicists are proud to say that they are 'professional physicist'?? Also physicist are dare and bare to say that they don't know chemistry as well as i am not a chemist! But i rarely notice scientists saying ' i am a professional chemist'??.. why so?
  6. G

    Are lay person questions annoying to professional scientists?

    I am a "lay" person. I understand that I lack the mathematics knowledge necesary to fully understand advanced concepts in physics. Nevertheless, I find theoretical physics fascinating, and want to learn more. I have learned much from reading this board, and then using what i have read as a...
  7. Saladsamurai

    Prices on Windows XP Professional Why the Range?

    I am going to invest in a copy of Win XP pro to install on my MAC. A quick search on Google for "windows xp professional" yields prices that vary from as low as $89 like http://www.softwarestockpile.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MS-10293&click=30". What gives? Is there a difference? I...
  8. C

    Enquiry to get professional advices on Theoretical Physics.

    Hi Everyone, I don't know what kind of my message is so I post it here as it is matter of physics. In fact, I am a UG Students who had just finished my First year. I am so impressed by the "thought experiment" , the "theoretical approach to physics" and "The expression of natural phenomenon...
  9. B

    Macromedia flash Professional 8 loaders and scroll panes help

    i no this isn't really programing but i wasn't sure where to put this: im using macromedia flash Professional 8 and i can't get scroll panes or loaders to work. i put a loader in from the components panel, i specified the swf file (in the same folder) that is to be loaded and i set the...
  10. T

    Calculating volumes by shell and disc method (Looking for Professional advice)

    Homework Statement The function is y = 2 - x. The region is bounded by x = 2 and x = 4. Calculate its volume by the shell method by rotating it by the x axis. The Attempt at a Solution This problem has been consuming my mind. I calculated it by the disc method and shell method but I...
  11. W

    Becoming a Professional Engineer

    Hey all, In researching my options upon exiting college (Im an EE major) I have come across the Professional Engineer certification. I have done a little research on the topic and know that I will need to take the FE exam, work for approximately 4 years (under the supervision of a PE), and...
  12. H

    Need to interview a professional engineer (help)

    what kind of education do you have? what kind of professional and communication skills do engineers need what kind of conferences do engineers belong to besides APEGGA what kind of conferences do engineers attend what kind of professional journals do engineers subscribe to or read...
  13. T

    Is Time Travel Physically Possible? Professional Advice

    Hi, I want to know from proffesionals if time travel is physically possible. Thanks, Tony
  14. K

    Reliability and Validity of Online IQ Tests: What You Need to Know

    Do you know any IQ tests online that has been used in mensa tests? I've taken one previously (119), but it wasn't a very good one.
  15. Cyrus

    Stop Posting Creepy Dating Advice - Seek Professional Help

    No more of these threads. Please stop with them. They are getting old fast. If you are over the age of 18, please turn to friends/family for dating advice. Live and learn, make mistakes and move on. But for God's sake, stop posting in here about some girl that farted in your direction in lecture...
  16. S

    Gorillas should be America's professional football players

    It has always been a mystery to me why so many Americans idolize professional athletes. Football and basketball players are especially idolized. Why don't we just go further down the evolutionary ladder and have gorillas be our professional football players? I think that humans could train...
  17. S

    Heights and weights of professional athletes

    A few years ago, using sports cards and internet websites for my sources on heights and weights, I calculated the average height and weight of athletes from several sports. In Major League Baseball and the NHL, the average player is exactly 6'1" and approximately 200 pounds (The average...
  18. T

    Schools Professional Experience and Graduate School

    Hello, I have a question about the benefit of professional experience in getting into graduate school in physics. I have a BS in physics from a reasonable school and I had the good fortune of being hired after I graduated by a company that is doing research and development on emissions...
  19. J

    Programs Professional Science Master Degrees

    Has anyone here had any experience with the Professional Science Masters degrees? See the link below: http://www.sciencemasters.com" I'm looking specifically at the physics degrees offered by USC and the University of Arizona. I would appreciate any first-hand experience or comments...
  20. Ivan Seeking

    Ban Professional Sports: Should We Take Precautionary Measures?

    It seems that watching sports may be too dangerous to be allowed to continue; at least based on the popular paradigm of banning all things bad. http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/080130/super-bowl-fans-should-heed-heart-risk-finding.htm Perhaps it would still be okay to allow...
  21. S

    Any professional tutors here? Chemistry emphasis?

    Of all the jobs I've held, teaching one on one or in small groups (tutoring) has been my favorite and the most rewarding. I was teaching a subject which I wasn't super excited about (basic algebra), yet I still enjoyed going to work every day. I'm a micro/biochem major in college, but it...
  22. A

    Engineering or Engineering Management as a professional?

    i ll be completing my BE Mechanical in a year and a half. right from my high school, i knew i was to be a mechanical engineer. Now i ll be, but its just not i thought what it would be, something is just missing. 99% of my college mates plan to get an MBA degree, reason: what is engineering going...
  23. A

    Top CAD Software Used by Professional Engineers

    CAD software? which CAD software is mostly used by professional engineers? i have worked on UGS NX3, Dassault Systems solid works, Dassault System Catia V5R16, PTC Pro E. i work really well on NX3 and catia(according to me only, though), not much on solid works and i am currently going...
  24. J

    Professional development for an AP Teacher

    I haven't posted here in a while, and it feels good to be back. Here's my dilemma. I have taught AP Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism at a private school for a few years now. My background is not in Physics, however, and therefore I have not taken some of the standard courses that a...
  25. C

    Professional Organizations

    Does anyone know of any websites that have a list of professional organizations within the engineering and science industry? Particularly, I'm looking for an organization related to physics. I know of the major ones in mathematics (MAA, AMS, etc.) as well as computer science (ACS, etc.), but I...
  26. marcus

    Einstein was wrong, and should be Cartanized ( this is professional research)

    Einstein was wrong, and should be Cartanized! (:D this is professional research) that's what I get from Derek's paper----classical 1915 Gen Rel is wrong because it uses a vintage 1850s manifold which has flat tangent spaces that don't roll. It should be moved over and put on a Cartan manifold...
  27. K

    What Types of Problems Appear on Professional Engineering Exams?

    Monday afternoon I have a final in a statics and dynamics course. The professor announced that the questions were going to be right from an old professional engineering exam. Can anyone give me some examples of the kinds of problems that are usually asked or direct me to some online study...
  28. A

    Professional Ideas Beyond the Standard Model of Dark Matter

    Berkeley writes : " Note that the dynamics of the Universe are not determined entirely by the geometry (open, closed or flat) unless the Universe contains only matter. In our Universe, where most of Omega comes from dark energy, this relation between the mass density, spatial curvature and...
  29. K

    Are there mathemaics competition for professional mathematician?

    from look at the list of math competitions here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_Competitions#International_mathematics_competitions i don t see any competitons directed specifically toward professional mathematician. I think there are programming competitons for programmers (...
  30. Janus

    Professional titles for the Ordinary Joe (or Jane)

    Okay, here's the game, Invent professional sounding titles for common day jobs. Here's a few examples to get it started: Financial Distribution Agent - Bank Teller Soil Relocation Service Worker - Janitor Educational Nutrition Specialist - School Cook Bio-waste Conduction...
  31. Pengwuino

    Professional Jurists: Idea to Fill Juries & Get Opinions

    Now here's an idea that might piss off a few lawyers. I overheard someone talking about this and i wanted to present it to you crazy people and get some opinions. What if juries were filled with professional jurists? This was their job... to be jurists. They would receive basic legal training...
  32. S

    Find Professional Biology Research

    Hi. I was looking for somebody who knew about biology and was a professional researcher/would be interested in doing professional research for me (Which wouldn't at this point be done in a lab) Does anyone know the best way I could go about doing this? Could anyone here help me? I could pay...
  33. cronxeh

    What Jobs Can Students with Certifications Pursue While Studying in NYC?

    So I'm in process of becoming an EMT-B, but this being NYC means uncertainty in getting the desired position during favorable time scales. What other positions are available to me while I'm still in school and particularly one that may need certification? I was also thinking about mortician...
  34. P

    Professional Advice on Solving these Equations Would be Appreciated

    There is a smooth real-valued function f(x) defined on the positive reals such that, for all x>0 and for all y>0, the following identities are always true: f(y) + 1/[(x^2)f(x)] = S/(xy) f(x) – f(S) = y/(xS) 1/[(y^2)f(y)] - 1/[(S^2)f(S)] = x/(yS) S is merely a function of x and y and...
  35. P

    Problem Solving and Professional Mathematics

    Hi, I was wondering what the "big" math people here think about a correllation between recreational problems and performance in professional math fields. I hope this isn't too much of a stupid question. But this is what I was thinking. I was wondering if people who do well on the AIME, USAMO...
  36. T

    Help! Unmountable Boot Volume Error on XP Professional

    My girlfriend's sister called me up for computer help, but I don't know much about computers. So here's the problem: She's using XP Professional. Everytime she turns it on she gets a blue screen, Unmountable Boot Volume. Does that mean there is a problem with the hard drive or the information...
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