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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.

Explanation / Answer

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

Answer is D public because simply engineer outcome is for people usage weather in any field. Therefore any wrong in responsibility public will suffer.

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.

The answer is a C.because Civil engineer is responsible for the land design only in terms of allocation and sizing. For transformation design client would need an electrical engineer.

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

The answer is D because he is not specialized in same.

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 on the services performed.

The answer is B, because, the contract is an agreement between two parties that creates an obligation to perform (or not perform) a particular duty. A legally enforceable contract requires: An Offer & an Acceptance

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