Ethics and Professional Practice Conceptual FE Questions Ple

Ethics and Professional Practice Conceptual FE Questions

Please help to further my understanding in the subject. My ethics course did not go over these types of questions and critical thinking situations.

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1.) To whom does the engineer owe ultimate responsibility?
(A) the engineer’s firm
(B) other registrants
(C) the client <==?

(D) the public <==?

2.) A civil engineer is contracted to design a parking structure that includes the design of a large power transformer. Which of the following actions should the engineer take?
(A) The engineer should refuse the project.
(B) The engineer may design the structure but must contract out the design of the power transformer to an electrical engineer.
(C) The engineer may design the parking structure but must ask the client to find an electrical engineer to design the power transformer.
(D) The engineer may design both the structure and the transformer.

3.) A mechanical engineer whose expertise is in submarine design is contacted by a local newspaper to comment on the design of a freeway overpass. Which of the following actions may the engineer take?
(A) The engineer may comment on the design but not receive any fee.
(B) The engineer may make comments and receive a reasonable fee.
(C) The engineer may refer questions to a friend who is a civil engineer who worked on the project.
(D) None of the above is true

4.) Which of the following need not be true of a contract for the contract to be enforceable?
(A) The contract must contain a clear, specific offer.
(B) The offer must be accepted.
(C) Compensation must be included in the offer.
(D) Compensation must be reasonable based upon the services performed.

5.) Which of the following statements about a corporation is FALSE?
(A) A corporation can have one or several owners.
(B) Corporate tax rates are relatively low.
(C) Corporations do not end with the deaths of founders.
(D) Corporations need not sell shares to the general public.

Solution

To whom does the engineer owe ultimate responsibility? Ans -> Public

A civil engineer is contracted to design a parking structure that includes the design of a large power transformer. Which of the following actions should the engineer take? Ans ->  The engineer may design the parking structure but must ask the client to find an electrical engineer to design the power transformer.

A mechanical engineer whose expertise is in submarine design is contacted by a local newspaper to comment on the design of a freeway overpass. Which of the following actions may the engineer take? Ans ->  The engineer may refer questions to a friend who is a civil engineer who worked on the project.

Which of the following statements about a corporation is FALSE? Ans -> Corporations do not end with the deaths of founders