PEC EPE Part-I study plan
PEC EPE Part-I · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Engineering Practice (general professional practice and ethics) & Engineering codes, standards and regulations
Map the Part-I syllabus against your own experience and rate each domain 1-5 to target weak areas
Summarise the engineer's duties to public safety, employer, client and profession from your provincial/territorial engineering act in a one-page outline
List the codes and standards cited in the syllabus and mark which editions/parts apply to your discipline
Draft a personal ethics decision checklist for conflicts of interest, sealing work and reporting unsafe conditions
Your checkpoint
A one-page domain self-rating table plus a 300-word ethics duties summary you can recall without notes
Engineering Practice (general professional practice and ethics)
Work through 30 scenario-style ethics questions and write the governing principle behind each answer
Distinguish negligence, malpractice, breach of contract and professional misconduct with one example each
Explain the limits of a certificate of authorization, seal and professional liability insurance in your jurisdiction
Practise applying a structured reasoning sequence (identify duty, stakeholders, rule, action) to unfamiliar scenarios
Your checkpoint
An ethics error log of at least 10 missed questions with the corrected principle and the rule source for each
Engineering Practice (general professional practice and ethics) & Professional competency and report writing
Outline the sections of a technical report (purpose, scope, method, results, discussion, conclusions, recommendations) and what belongs in each
Draft a 400-word report on a project you actually worked on, using headings, SI units and a reference list
Identify the elements reviewers mark down: unsupported claims, missing assumptions, ambiguous units, no recommendation
Edit your draft against a 10-point clarity and completeness checklist
Your checkpoint
A polished 400-500 word technical report with a self-scored checklist showing what you fixed
Discipline-specific engineering knowledge
Rebuild the core formulas and design relationships for your discipline from memory, then check against a textbook
Solve 20 calculation problems under timed conditions with units carried through every step
Explain three common failure modes in your discipline and the design checks that prevent them
Identify the reference handbooks and tables permitted in the exam and practise navigating them quickly
Your checkpoint
A formula sheet in your own words plus a timed problem set scored and reviewed
Discipline-specific engineering knowledge & Engineering codes, standards and regulations
Apply the governing design standard for your discipline to two worked examples, citing clause numbers
Compare load, safety and resistance factors across the standard you use and state where each applies
Practise locating a required clause in an unfamiliar standard within two minutes
Explain how a code change between editions affects an existing design
Your checkpoint
Two fully worked standard-based design examples with clause citations and a one-page clause-location index
Engineering codes, standards and regulations
Summarise the regulatory chain from act to regulation to standard and who enforces each level
List permitting, inspection, environmental and occupational health obligations that attach to a typical project
Explain professional review, practice review and continuing competence requirements in your jurisdiction
Work 25 code and regulation questions and record the reference for each answer
Your checkpoint
A two-page regulatory map for one real project type showing every approval and standard invoked
Engineering Practice (general professional practice and ethics) & Discipline-specific engineering knowledge & Engineering codes, standards and regulations & Professional competency and report writing
Complete a full-length timed mock exam under exam conditions
Score each domain separately and rank your three weakest topics
Re-study the three weakest topics using source material, not just answer keys
Rewrite two weak report-style answers to a higher standard
Your checkpoint
A scored mock exam with a domain breakdown and a written remediation list
Engineering Practice (general professional practice and ethics) & Professional competency and report writing
Rehearse the ethics reasoning sequence on 15 fresh scenarios until it is automatic
Draft and time three short report or memo answers to exam length
Review your error logs from all prior weeks and confirm each gap is closed
Run a final half-length mock and check pacing, unit discipline and answer structure
Your checkpoint
A closed-gap summary showing every logged error resolved, plus a final timed half-mock score
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a 30-question ethics set and can justify each answer from a named rule or duty
Week 4: Reproduce the discipline formula sheet from memory with at least 90% accuracy and finish a timed problem set within the target time
Week 6: Locate any cited clause in the relevant standard within two minutes and correctly map act, regulation and standard for one project
Week 7: Full mock completed within time with no domain below 60% and a written remediation list for the three weakest topics
Week 8: All logged errors closed and final half-mock at or above your target pass margin with correct unit handling throughout