R0021/2026-03-25/Q001/S02
WebSearch — IEEE and ECPD definitions of engineering profession
Summary
| Field |
Value |
| Source/Database |
WebSearch |
| Query terms |
IEEE definition of engineering profession formal; ECPD "Engineers Council for Professional Development" definition engineering |
| Filters |
None |
| Results returned |
10 |
| Results selected |
3 |
| Results rejected |
7 |
Selected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S02-R01 |
What is Engineering? (IEEE) |
https://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/pa/UCF/Engineering.html |
IEEE educational resource with formal engineering definition |
| S02-R02 |
American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (Wikipedia) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Engineers'_Council_for_Professional_Development |
Historical ECPD definition referenced by IEEE and ABET |
| S02-R03 |
ECPD Definition of Engineering (Scribd) |
https://www.scribd.com/document/386927037/Definiti-o-1 |
Full text of the canonical ECPD definition |
Rejected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S02-R04 |
IEEE Wikipedia article |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers |
General org info, no engineering definition |
| S02-R05 |
NSPE homepage |
https://www.nspe.org/ |
Navigation page, no definition content |
| S02-R06 |
IEEE-USA Engineer Title PDF |
https://ieeeusa.org/assets/public-policy/positions/workforce/EngineerTitle1122.pdf |
Relevant to Q002 (title protection), not Q001 definitions |
| S02-R07 |
Definition of Engineer (IET/IEEE Xplore) |
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5182359 |
Historical article behind paywall |
Notes
The IEEE educational resource directly cites the ECPD/ABET definition, confirming cross-organizational adoption. The ECPD definition from 1947 remains the most widely cited formal definition.