Professional Ethics Quiz 2

Moral principles that govern a person's or group's behaviour

• Personal Morals

• Ethics

• Professional

• Community

A way for a community to define appropriate activity; the collection of beliefs as to what constitutes a good life

• Ethics

• Professional

• Personal Morals

• Community

A person engaged in a specified activity, esp. a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime

• Ethics

• Personal Morals

• Professional

• Community

A group of people living together in one place, especially one practising common ownership

• Ethics

• Personal Morals

• Professional

• Community

Engineers shall not reveal facts, data or information without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized or required by law or the Code of Ethics.

• True

• False

Ethics refers to the study of the_____________that we all have to make in our lives.

• Financial choices

• Moral choices

• Professional choices

• Personal choices

What does NSPE stand for?

• National Society of Pipeline Engineers

• National Society of Petroleum Engineers

• National Society of Professional Engineers

• Northern States Power Enterprise

A conflict of interest is

• A general disagreement between two or more individuals.

• When an employee spends company time working on a personal project

• A conflict between an employee and his/her manager.

• A conflict between an individual’s personal interests and his/her professional obligations.

Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of __________________.

• Competence and expertise

• Honesty and integrity

• Compassion and consideration

• Confidentiality and sensitivity

The services provided by engineers must be dedicated to the protection of the _____________________.

• Public health, safety and welfare

• Public satisfaction, convenience and prosperity

• Public understanding, appreciation and reciprocity

• Public attention, engagement and participation