Discussed Topics

Fundamentals of Laws, Obligations and Contracts and Code of Ethics

RA 9292

Pledge of ECE

ECE Code

IRR of RA 9292

Manual of Professional Practice

ELECTRONICS REGULATIONS in the UPDATED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS of the NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

Salient Differences Found in IRR

PRC

I am a 5th year student now so I am learning about ECE Laws so I know what to do in the field of ECE when we graduate. so far, I learned about the RA 9292 which is Electronics Engineering Law of 2004. I also learned that there are differences in terms of being an electronics engineer. there are PECE, ECE, and electronics technician. so I will do my best to achieve all of them

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PEC Book 1 chapters 1-8

PEC Book 2 Fire Detection and Alarm System

Narrative Report

for the midterms, we learned about different Rules and Regulation dealing with cables around the buildings and premises. i learned that there are rules about the sizes of the cables and the positioning when setting it up in a room and it emphasizes safety so that when an unfortunate event happens, the persons affected can evacuate safely. Im starting to be challenged by this subject because it has many terms to memorize especially this pandemic, its hard to concentrate in online classes.

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This subject gave us practical knowledge and rules that we have to abide in our daily lives as engineers once we get our license.

Discussion of RA9292 gave us insight of what to expect after graduation, the different titles that we could attain, events that we should look out for to ensure that we accumulate credibility for work, as well as foreign and national laws for our workplace. We were also taught basic laws covering general workplace matters, emphasizing ethical and professional conducts, and maintaining integrity by preventing breach of contracts.

There were also several books discussed that gave us the dos and don’t’s in layouting cables, and troubleshooting system. We’ve had our theoretical concepts and trainings in our other subjects, but it was in ECELAWS that we learned the most proper way of executing several engineering tasks with regards to national and international rules. For instance, I’ve learned that when installing cables, there are only certain angle ranges to ensure that the bending of the cables don’t interfere with the quality of service of the data being sent inside. I also learned the different types of cables that are used for outdoor and indoor usages, the antennas used, national parameters for their radiation safety, and how to install them on towers. Maintenance tasks were also discussed on how prevent natural occurences such as rain from deteriorating the cables.

Following the mentioned discussions, we also learned how to design fire alarm systems. It was only this semester that I learned the different type of smoke and fire sensors, and how to distance them from each other, and to connect them to the alarm junction boxes.

Finally, the essence of this subject is not only to groom me into a professional, but also to help me in making engineering related decisions; Whether they be personal career matters or design and project choices.