Professionalism

A professional is a member of a vocation founded upon specialized educational training.

The word professional traditionally means a person who has obtained a degree in a professional field. The term professional is used more generally to denote a white collar working person, or a person who performs commercially in a field typically reserved for hobbyists or amateurs.

In western nations, such as the United States, the term commonly describes highly educated, mostly salaried workers, who enjoy considerable work autonomy, a comfortable salary, and are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.[1][2][3][4] Less technically, it may also refer to a person having impressive competence in a particular activity.[5]

Because of the personal and confidential nature of many professional services and thus the necessity to place a great deal of trust in them, most professionals are held up to strict ethical and moral regulations.

Professionalism according to my own dictionary:

Profession is something we make out of ourselves, the wholeness of what we are. Something we do best. If we are engaged in a profession then we consider ourselves Professionals in that certain field. Doing things in a Professional manner and acting as Professionals with or without the presence of a license. I consider myself professional since I loved being an IT student, I am dedicated to it and this is what I do best. I foresee myself as an individual making a difference in this world in my own little ways.


Is there a need of licensing for IT Professionals?

In my opinion, I would say YES. We knew that a license is a legal proof or permission of doing something specified by law. Only it is granted to those people who are worthy of that license and such methods are being undergone.
As an IT professional, I need a license for my profession. Since I will be rendering service to other people, one way of making me credible is the license I have just like all the other professionals such as Doctors, Engineers, Teachers, Law Makers and so on.
Posted by IT146Lumongtad at 4:27 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, January 6, 2010