6 features of profession in detail
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Accountability. ...
Based on specialized, theoretical knowledge. ...
Institutional preparation. ...
Autonomy. ...
Clients rather than customers. ...
Direct working relationships. ..
Explanation:
Given the purpose of this treatise, a mere attempt to define or simply to conduct an examination of design professionalism would, I believe, be inadequate. In order to responsibly define design professionalism we must first fundamentally understand what a profession is and what conditions are required for it to exist.
Let's examine the vital, identifying characteristics of a profession and see how, as a collection, they combine to create something distinct from the average vocation.
From Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary (via Dictionary.com)
pro•fes•sion
Pronunciation: /prə-‘fesh-ən/
Function: n
a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation
the whole body of persons engaged in a calling
As a concise and very general definition, this one above serves quite well. There is, of course, much more to a profession. During my research, however, I found the many lists describing the characteristics of professionalism to be filled in every case with irrelevancies, contradictions, non sequiturs, errors, or all of these! Never in my wildest imagination did I expect to encounter such a troubling situation and it left me with a crucial task to accomplish here.
Given that (apparently) all other such examples are lacking in logic, integrity, and morality, I have undertaken the task of assembling what I submit as the essential list of characteristics of a profession. It differs from what you will find elsewhere by way of its integrity. Moreover, it will serve as the body of characteristics used in this treatise as the baseline for reference throughout.
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