Ch:2 Engineering as a Profession

All engineers work on designing new and innovative products

• True

• False

Which of the following is true of nuclear power?

• It produces greenhouse gases

• It is not a sustainable source of energy

• It creates waste that is not only unusable but radioactive

• All of the above

Obtaining a ______________ is the first step to becoming a engineer or engineering technician.

• Job in an engineering field

• College Degree

• Title of Professional Engineer (P.E.)

• Code of Ethics

All states require engineers of certain disciplines to become registered if they are going to work directly with the public

• True

• False

____________ are guidelines that we use to help us make decisions about our behavior

• Criteria

• Algorithms

• Patents

• Ethics

Which of the following engineered products have societal impacts

• Television

• Computers and Internet Access

• Water Purification

• All of the above

A(n) ____________ is an exclusive right that is granted by a government to the creator of a new product or design so others cannot produce it without permission.

• Impact

• Patent

• Law

• Formula

Most negative impacts are foreseen and intended

• True

• False

Environmental impacts are not always known when a product is going through the design process.

• True

• False

A _____ is a process that identifies and evaluates as many of the potential impacts of an engineered solution as possible.

• Code of Ethics

• Biotechnology

• Risk Analysis

• Brainstorming