From the Autumn 2000 Professional Review Session onwards, candidates for the Incorporated and Chartered Professional Reviews will be expected to complete one written assignment in a period of two hours, under examination conditions, instead of the essays previously undertaken by Candidates. Candidates will have a choice from two questions which will be set by their Reviewers. The written assignment for Incorporated Member Professional Review candidates will be set specifically in the context of the candidate's experience. For the Chartered Professional Review candidates, the written experience based assignment will also include a wider societal, leadership and professional viewpoint - normally taken from the list of topics shown below.
Candidates can either present their written assignment in the form of a report or in essay format.
The traditional list of essay questions will still be relevant as a reference point as general topics, such as those listed below and will be incorporated into the Chartered Professional Review interview as Reviewers deem appropriate - to test the candidate's understanding of management issues and the role of the Civil Engineer in the community. The list of questions is now presented as a list of topics and issues which the Institution feels are relevant and important. The existing discussion groups will still have a very important role to play in the preparation of candidates for Professional Review. They will still assist with the development of writing skills but they will also enjoy the function of acting as discussion groups at which debates about topical subjects can take place. The following is a list of possible topics.